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The Careful Way to Go After Muslim Brotherhood Radicals
by Jonathan Schanzer
http://schanzer.pundicity.com/19665/the-careful-way-to-go-after-muslim-brotherhood
The Trump Administration is mulling an order designed to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. The best approach would be a piecemeal one: Some Brotherhood branches belong on that list, some don't — and making the distinction will help President Trump more effectively fight the war on terror.
It's no secret why the Muslim Brotherhood is in the crosshairs. Its hateful and anti-Western worldview has long served as an ideological gateway to jihadi terrorist groups. Famously, Osama bin Laden's partner in founding al Qaeda was a Muslim Brother named Abdullah Azzam. And while al Qaeda has broken with the Muslim Brotherhood on a range of political issues, Brotherhood thinkers have undeniably shaped al Qaeda's ideology over the years — and the ideology of other jihadist groups, too.
The Brotherhood has evolved quite a bit since its founding in Egypt in 1928. For one, the group now operates worldwide. Over time, the political and military pressure from host governments in the Middle East also forced the Brotherhood to dial back on its overt extremist positions. Under the threat of annihilation, these groups had little choice to but to lay down their weapons and embrace politics.
By the time officials in the George W. Bush administration considered making a case against designating the Brotherhood, the picture had become blurry. It appeared that many of the disparate groups comprising the global Muslim Brotherhood had soured on the strategic value of prioritizing violence. Of course, this didn't mean the movement no longer held extremist views. It had simply become difficult to definitively prove that its component parts formed a global terrorist organization.
If anything, there were some branches of the Brotherhood that seemed to meet criteria, while others were a heavier analytical lift. More than a decade later, this is likely still the case. The Brotherhood in Libya, Syria and Yemen (the Islah Party) have apparent ties to jihadis. The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan (Islamic Action Front), which has marketed itself as a political entity, may be more difficult to designate.
In the end, the intelligence will either meet the legal criteria, or it won't. There's no fudging it. Of course, we can augment our own intelligence with help from allied countries. We can ask for help from Arab countries like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, which designated the Brotherhood as a terror group.
Jordan and Egypt may also be willing to share intelligence about their local chapters, which have long sought to challenge the regimes. But Washington must vet that intelligence very carefully. These states have a longstanding desire to weaken their Islamist opposition at all costs.
Once some Brotherhood branches are designated, it may become easier to target others. When certain branches or even leaders of the Brotherhood are caught providing financial, technical or material support to listed entities, they immediately become candidates for designation.
Meanwhile, there will be opportunities to take further action at home. According to an official Treasury report submitted in December, "The US has not designated a domestic US-based charity since . . . 2009." In other words, it appears that the Obama administration placed an unknown number of terrorist financing cases on hold at the Department of Justice over the last eight years.
Trump should instruct the DOJ to reopen them. When these cases meet criteria, they should be prosecuted. And if they involve Muslim Brotherhood activists, that nexus should be made clear.
Finally, the Trump administration has one last crucial point of leverage to undermine the financing of the Muslim Brotherhood. Qatar and Turkey, two countries typically viewed as US allies, are the top financial and logistical supporters of the Brotherhood worldwide. They also serve as financiers and headquarters to the Brotherhood's most violent branch: Hamas.
The administration should call upon Qatar and Turkey to end support for Hamas. They should also be warned about their support for Brotherhood branches that appear to be engaged in violent activity or even simply spreading extremist rhetoric.
The administration has a number of options at its disposal shy of a blanket terrorist designation. Because going after the "mother ship" may not ultimately hold up under legal scrutiny, an incremental approach may have a higher likelihood of success. That may also ultimately lead to a broader campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood that enjoys the backing of foreign partners and American skeptics alike.
Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, is senior vice president at Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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Q: Convert to basic types (int, decimal, Datetime ...) from wire with all memory preallocated and pooled - how to bypass System.String We have an application that is continuously reading huge amount of data from network. We identified GC (even the cumulative effect of gen0 collections. We used ETW collecting to support our findings) as the biggest bottleneck, and so we try to perform memory pooling to avoid any collections from kicking in.
We can preallocate huge byte array to continuously read from network without allocations, we can perform same with char arrays (to avoid allocations during conversion with Encoding class), however there doesn't seem to be a way how to convert to basic types (int, decimal ...) without reinventing wheel (means reimplementing what the BCL does in TryParse methods) or without creating garbage (converting char[] to strings which are to be thrown away).
So here are my questions:

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*Is it possible to somehow inject a char array into the string, or otherwise force the string to allocate memory from reusable pool of memory? I was looking into reflected internals of string and it seems to be an impossible task, but I would welcome any suggestion

OR

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*Is it possible to leverage some standard conversion functions to convert to basic types from char[] (or other textual, but not System.String form)? Again - I was looking into reflected code of System.Number - it looks like the undercover functions takes char *, and so it would be possible to call them via reflection; DateTime conversions however still uses strings.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

A: If unsafe code is a viable alternative for your application then you can rewrite the contents and length of a string. This will allow you to have a pool of reusable strings which can be preallocated, thus avoiding garbage collection.
A C# string is laid out in memory like this:
int Capacity;
int Length;
char FirstCharacter;
// remaining characters follow

The character data is null-terminated (for ease of inter-operation with unmanaged C/C++ code), and current length and max capacity are also stored, to enable those pesky buffer overrun problems to be avoided.
Here is how to inject new contents into an existing string without allocating any new memory:
    static unsafe void RecycleString(string s, char[] newcontents)
    {
        // First, fix the string so the GC doesn't move it around on us, and get a pointer to the character data.
        fixed (char* ps = s)
        {
            // We need an integer pointer as well, to check capacity and update length.
            int* psi = (int*)ps;
            int capacity = psi[-2];

            // Don't overrun the buffer!
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(capacity > newcontents.Length);
            if (capacity > newcontents.Length)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < newcontents.Length; ++i)
                {
                    ps[i] = newcontents[i];
                }

                // Add null terminator and update length accordingly.
                ps[newcontents.Length] = '\0';
                psi[-1] = newcontents.Length;
            }
        }
    }

With that in place, you can recycle and re-parse the same string to your heart's content. Here's a simple example to demonstrate:
    private static void ReusableStringTest()
    {
        char[] intFromWire = new char[] { '9', '0', '0', '0' };
        char[] floatFromWire = new char[] { '3', '.', '1', '4', '1', '5' };

        string reusableBuffer = new string('\0', 128);

        RecycleString(reusableBuffer, intFromWire);
        int i = Int32.Parse(reusableBuffer);
        Console.WriteLine("Parsed integer {0}", i);

        RecycleString(reusableBuffer, floatFromWire);
        float f = Single.Parse(reusableBuffer);
        Console.WriteLine("Parsed float {0}", f);
    }

The generated output is as one would hope:

Parsed integer 9000
Parsed float 3.1415

And if unsafe code makes you nervous, just remember all those years we spent programming in C and C++, when everything was unsafe!

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I decided I'd put this up as a new topic.
-I have written this song -but I have not posted my version on one of the music sites I am a member of.
even tho' theres nothing here for me now.
Brilliant Grammer. Shine on man.
Poignant lyrics but, don't like any of those singers. It needs your gravelly voice,singing from the heart. Can't wait to hear your version.
Yes, Grammer, you pass with flying colours.. yours is the best..though PJ wasn't bad.
It must be great to hear them all singing your song. Take a bow Grammer you are some talent.
I deleted my previous post because I know didley crap about song writing and composing. Anyway, your own composition is by far the best one Grammer.
Have you thought about submitting it to a publisher ??
Why did you delete your post Dancer ???
so you do know what your talking about.
Gulliver oh to be young and innocent again -well I still am innocent.
Thanks for bringing back those old posts, haven't seen Ledwidge in years.
Tommy I had forgotten how handsome you were, mind you still look good.
Lyrics are very touching, haven't listened to the singing yet.
Pure C and W Grammer and as good as anything thats out there, love it.
Yeah , you were very handsome alright Grammer, what happened ?
cos they never mention me in their advertising.
never had that problem when I was young and washed me hair in Hairyliquid.
"I've got a toothache, a gumboil a bellyache, a pain in me left side and a pimple on me nose". Now it must be 50 years since I thought of that.
We used to wash the hair in Rinso!! it's a wonder we have any left (or right).
Would you believe we had a late night feed of those very same sausages tonight - I will be HICKcupping all night.
I think Grammer is a Fenderman too, so he would know what Buddy did to his strings and how he played. Good on you Grammer.
Well done you and Gabe. Great tribute.
Grammer you're a class act.Love the lyrics and regards the pimple on your nose,if it has red hair you have my wife's permission to squeeze it.
that guy Gabe is good is'nt he.
Thoroughly enjoyed it Grammer, can I use at a wedding next week?
Re: Grammer's Lyrics and Songs.
Great sound Grammer and even better through the headphones.
Couldn't believe I missed this Thread till I looked at the date other things going on at the time.
Well Grammer, the first song is GREAT, love the third singer best. I don't have head phones, none needed for you and Gabe it's brill. You'll have to post some more of your songs, I'll bet you have loads.
Ah go on, go on, go on, ye will, ye will, ye will. ...........Pretty Please.


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CONCORD - Today, on a party-line vote of 13-10, Senate Republicans voted Interim Study on SB 203, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy's (D-Manchester) bill to incrementally increase the minimum wage as follows:
· From September 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $10 per hour.
· From July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, $12 per hour.
· From July 1, 2024, and thereafter, $15 per hour.
After the vote, prime sponsor Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) issued the following statement:
"I have been fighting this fight for the New Hampshire workforce for over a decade now. But this year feels different. Our employers are struggling with a mass workforce shortage and our low-wage employees, many of whom were on the front lines during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, are still struggling to make ends meet. We are living in a different world than we were even just a year ago, and it is well past time that we acknowledge the very real needs of our constituents. I am extremely disappointed that, once again, my Republican colleagues refused to raise New Hampshire's minimum wage and do what is right for all Granite Staters."

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Identification. More than language, culture, government, or topography, history and economy define Burgundy. Burgundy's exact limits have fluctuated considerably, although they have centered on a corridor drawn south from Dijon to Mâcon (roughly the Saône River valley), and westward, overland, to the great bend of the Loire River at Digoin. Modern Burgundy is comprised of four departments (Côte d'Or, Yonne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire). This is essentially the Territory that was controlled by the Aedui, a Celtic polity that played an important role two millennia ago at the time of the Roman conquest of Gaul. Along the southeast-facing slopes of the Saône River valley, Pinot and chardonnay grapes are grown, making this region's name synonymous with wines of world renown. These vines were planted at least two millennia ago by the Gallo-Roman descendants of the region's Iron Age inhabitants. The region derives its name from neither the Celts nor the Romans but from the Germanic Burgundian kings, who ruled the area from their seat in the Rhône corridor until the mid-sixth century.
Location. Burgundy is located between 46° and 48° N and 3° and 6° E. Two principal river valleys, those of the Saône and the central Loire, have long figured in the historical gography and the economy of the region. Together with rivers that rise in Burgundy (particularly the Yonne and the Seine), passages between highlands and plateaus have connected the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the English Channel, and the North Sea, rendering the region a primary Western European zone of passage since at least 40,000 B.P. The complex geology of Burgundy, with major rock facies of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic origin, ensures an abundance of natural resources: coal, oil, precious metals, naturally radioactive deposits, and a variety of rich soils. North of the Loire and west of the Saône, the Morvan Mountains rise nearly 1,000 meters above sea level. This mountain range is the first obstacle that the westerlies, bringing moisture from the Atlantic Ocean, encounter in France. Characteristically moist, the Morvan is in contrast to the Rhône-Saône river corridor, which acts as a conduit for warm, dry Mediterranean winds. The collision of these two air masses over Burgundy ensures unsettled, sometimes extreme weather conditions and widely variable seasons.
Demography. Burgundy has approximately 2 million inhabitants, about a quarter of whom live in and around the six largest cities (Dijon, Chalon-sur-Saône, Nevers, Auxerre, Mâcon, Le Creusot). Only Dijon and its suburbs exceed 200,000 inhabitants. Somewhat over a quarter of Burgundy's population is considered rural, living in villages or on isolated farms; another quarter of the population lives in towns of a few thousand placed amid farmlands and vineyards. In sum, the region's inhabitants are distributed evenly across the landscape, in what is termed log-normal distribution. The population of Burgundy grew slowly in the first half of the nineteenth century, stabilizing around 1850. After that date, the rural population decreased steadily as a casualty of urban growth caused by industrialization. In many rural areas, half the population was lost between 1850 and 1950. Today, rural residence is enjoying considerable renewed popularity in the form of second or retirement homes, although this obviously does not reflect an increase in numbers of agriculturalists. On the whole, the rural population in Burgundy is markedly older than the urban population, especially in areas of reduced agricultural potential (e.g., Morvan) where population decline has been steep for more than a century.
Linguistic Affiliation. Burgundians speak French, although a characteristic regional dialect is reported from at least the twelfth century; a sonorous Burgundian r contrasts with the Parisian uvular r . Morvandeau and Brionno-Charolais, distinctive patois (dialects) with a sizable vocabulary unintelligible to most Francophones, are still spoken; numerous other dialects of French are common in the region.
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PCHR submits lawsuit against Israeli officials via Spanish national court
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On 24 June 2008, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) filed a lawsuit at the National Court of Spain, the highest Spanish judicial council, against seven former senior Israeli military officials. These include former Defence Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, his former military advisor, Michael Herzog, former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon and Dan Halutz, former Commander of the Israeli Air Force, who are all suspected of committing a war crime in the Gaza Strip in July 2002.
PCHR filed this lawsuit on behalf of six Palestinians who survived an Israeli extra judicial execution operation in the Gaza Strip in July 2002. This is the first time survivors of an Israeli military attack have filed a lawsuit against members of the Israeli military in Spain. The National Court of Spain has accepted to examine the case, the first step towards launching a formal prosecution.
At approximately midnight on 22 July, 2002, an Israeli Air Force fighter jet dropped a 2,000 lbs. bomb on the house of Salah Shehada, Commander of Izzedeen El-Qassam Battalions, the armed wing of Hamas, who was living in the Daraj district of Gaza city. The bomb killed Salah Shehada and seventeen civilians, including his wife, his daughter, his guard, eight children (including a 2-month infant), two elderly men, and two women. In addition, seventy seven other people were injured, eleven houses were completely destroyed and thirty two houses damaged. The Government of Israel apparently confirmed to [former] Israeli Army Chief of Staff, General Moshe Ya'alon, that it was fully aware Shehada's wife and daughter "Were close to him during the implementation of the assassination … and there was no way out of conducting the operation despite their presence."
PCHR embarked on this ground-breaking lawsuit via the National Court of Spain after lengthy consultations with international legal experts indicted the possibility of such action with regard to lawsuits of war crimes. The Centre notes that similar cases have previously been filed in Israeli courts, but did not lead to successful prosecutions. On the contrary, the Israeli judiciary was used as a legal cover for the perpetration of war crimes, and as a tool to deliberately hinder international jurisdiction under the pretext of a "fair" national judicial system operating in Israel.
This PCHR lawsuit is part of continuing and rigorous efforts by the Centre to pursue Israeli war criminals under universal jurisdiction in courts in Switzerland, New Zealand, Britain and Spain. PCHR's Spanish partners in this lawsuit are Antonio Segura, Gonzalo Boye, Juan Moreno and Raul Maillo, who have already worked on a number of high profile human rights cases, including representing victims of torture in Guatemala and the attempted prosecution of General Augusto Pinochet for the murder of Spanish citizens whilst he was president of Chile.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights previously filed a lawsuit in the UK against former Head of the Israeli Army Southern Commend, Doron Almog, for committing grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention during his army service, (considered a criminal offense in the UK under the Geneva Conventions of 1949) Almog arrived in the UK on 10 September 2005, after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Having been informed of the warrant before he disembarked, Almog subsequently fled straight back to Israel on the same plane.
Background to Lawsuit
Antonio Segura, Gonzalo Boye, Raul Maillo and Juan Moreno, are prominent human rights lawyers with extensive experience of cases concerning International Law and Humanitarian Law. In addition to attempting to prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, who was subsequently held in Britain for more than one year, they also represented the case of Jose Couso, a Spanish cameraman who was killed by US troops in Baghdad, Iraq, as well as representing victims of torture in Guatemala, and victims of the September 2004 Madrid bombing. They have subsequently become well known by human rights and solidarity groups around the world for their commitment to representing victims of human rights abuses. This lawsuit has been filed jointly with the Spanish lawyers and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) on behalf of the Centre' Director, Raji Sourani, and is the first lawsuit of its kind to be filed in Spain.
This lawsuit is the result of more than two year's collaborative work between Palestinian human rights organizations (including the Arab Cause Solidarity Committee and the Al-Quds Association for Solidarity with People in Arab Countries) and Spanish civil society organizations that focus on justice for Palestinians. PCHR commends the decision of the National Court of Spain to examine this case further, and welcomes Spain's decision to join the group of countries, whose courts have accepted cases against the Israeli military. To date, Great Britain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United States and New Zealand have also accepted cases against the Israeli military. PCHR regards this as an extremely positive step towards ensuring that victims of these war crimes eventually receive justice.
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The Poem Farm: Set a Mousetrap? Don't Set a Moustrap?
Set a Mousetrap? Don't Set a Moustrap?
Students - there are some moments in life which strike us two ways, which give us an ambivalent feeling, a mixed-two-way-feeling. I had one of these moments the other day. We live way out in the country, and at this time of year, the mice begin to creep into every hole in our old house. They appear in places you don't want mice: in the burners of the stove, on the counter top beside the coffee pot, running across the dining room floor. They are so cute, but they do carry diseases. And while one mouse is adorable, hundreds are a bit scary.
Two nights ago, my husband set some mousetraps. I don't check traps. Traps make me sad. I don't want to hear the snaps, and I don't want to kill mice. But I don't want to live with a mouse civilization either. After Mark set the traps out, one of our children asked, "Dad, are those the traps that catch the mice live or the ones that kill them?"
It was quiet for a few moments, and the gentle question hung in the air for a bit before Mark and I both answered honestly, "These traps kill." You know what? That is still bothering me.
Have you ever had a confused feeling about something? Is there something about which you can see both sides? If so, this might be an interesting place to begin a writing piece. Even writing about your confusion may help you clarify your own beliefs and help you understand who you are and what you think is true.
As for mice, I'm just not sure. I still see both sides. My side. Their side. Life can be tricky this way. Adults wrestle with these things too.
Tomorrow I am tickled to welcome my old friend, teacher Sallye Norris, along with her first graders and class pet...Hairy the tarantula. Please visit for our seventh Classroom Poetry Peek tomorrow - Poetry Friday!
My wife and I have mice moving in every fall, too. We've used both kinds of traps and have finally settled on live ones. Let me know - you can borrow my live traps anytime. They're more work, but I feel infintely better letting them go miles from my house than pitching their bodies into the woods.
Bill, Thank you for the offer. You know, I may actually buy a couple of those. Thank you for the experienced-tip. Let the countdown continue! A.


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Agabus phaeopterus is een keversoort uit de familie waterroofkevers (Dytiscidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1837 door Kirby.

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Our Creations
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Stampede Parade
Over 200 minifigs appear in this model as spectators and members of the parade. The procession passes in front of 7 tall buildings that are between 28 and 39 inches tall. Approximately 35,000 LEGO pieces were used to construct this model.
COSL Innovator Offshore Platform
This 1045-piece LEGO model included printed instructions, a custom printed box and several custom printed bricks and minifigures. It was commissioned by China Oil Services Limited as a prize to recognize employee's accomplishments.
Sea Turtle Family
These sea turtles were constructed using plates to produce the smoothest curves possible. The small turtles each used 207 pieces while the larger one used approximately 800 pieces.
Shiptember is an annual contest that challenges builders to construct large LEGO spaceships during the month of September. This was my entry in 2016. It was a somewhat unconventional submission because of its scale -- most Shiptember builds are microscale or minfig scale rather than sculptures.
Length: 109 studs (87cm)
Width: 109 studs (87cm)
Height: 84⅔ bricks (81cm)
Ship Weight: 13.2kg (29.0 pounds)
Alien Weight: 8.5kg (18.7 pounds)
Total Weight: 21.7kg (47.7 pounds)
Total Pieces: 22,000 (estimated)
Construction Time: 75 hours
The middle ring on the UFO spins! A video showing it in action, along with some additional pictures, is available here.
Calgary's New Central Library
Calgary's New Central Library is currently under construction in the East Village. It will open to the public in 2018 and will include ample space for books, technology and programs.
This LEGO model was constructed at the Calgary Library Foundation's request to help build further public excitement about the project. At approximately 100,000 pieces, it is my largest creation to date.
Height: 66 Bricks (25 inches)
Width: 288 Studs (91 inches)
Depth: 128 Studs (40 inches)
Pieces: 100,000 (estimated)
Construction Time: 15 months
Over 330 minifigs call this model home.
Want to see the model in person? It is currently spending most of its time in the atrium at Calgary City Hall. Additional pictures are available here.
Not-so-Mini Figs
At a height of over 3 feet, these figures definitely aren't miniature! The figures are mostly hollow. Otherwise they would be so heavy that they would be difficult to move.
Heights:
Red: 97⅓ bricks
Green: 98⅓ bricks
Widths:
Red: 72 studs
Green: 72 studs
Depths:
Red: 40 studs (approx.)
Green: 40 studs (approx.)
Weights:
Red: 11.890 kg
Green: 11.108 kg
Ball Machine 2.0
This is my second attempt at a LEGO ball machine. It is substantially larger than my previous machine, standing almost 6 feet tall. The design of this machine is also much more open than the previous one, making it much easier to view the balls as they travel through it.
When I constructed my previous ball machine I learned a number of lessons. This machine has incorporated them by using simple, reliable lifts. While they still malfunction occasionally, they are far more reliable than some of the lifts I used previously. This machine is also far less sensitive to how level the surface is that it is sitting on which makes it much easier to set up at shows.
Height: 120⅔ bricks (5 feet, 8 inches)
Width: 290 studs (7 feet, 7 inches)
Depth: 53 studs (1 foot, 5 inches)
Number of Pieces: 15,000 (estimated)
A video showing the machine in action is available on YouTube.
This LEGO elephant is the most challenging sculpture I have ever built. The ears were particularly difficult to construct because they are both thin and poorly supported. The trunk, which does not touch the ground, also caused some problems because of its weight and lack of support.
Length: 92 studs (29 inches)
Width: 42 studs (13 inches)
Weight: 10.0 kg (22 pounds)
Pieces: 6000 (estimated)
This three-tier wedding cake looks better than it tastes! Constructing it was a great way to put some of my pink and purple bricks to use.
Layer Diameters:
16 studs (5 inches)
24 studs (7.5 inches)
32 studs (10 inches)
Weight: 3.0 kg (6.6 pounds)
Are you interested in having this cake at your event? Contact us with the date and location for additional information.
Tall Buildings
The left building features a wall that sits at a 45 degree angle to the rest of the building and window sills that protrude half a stud out from the dark red wall. The middle building includes varied first floor and top floor architecture in addition to details like lions heads at the tops of the four columns of gray masonary bricks. The right building has a more modern style with lots of windows. The sidewalks around the buildings are between 6 and 8 studs wide.
Left: 102 bricks (38.5 inches)
Middle: 96⅓ bricks (36.5 inches)
Right: 105⅓ bricks (40 inches)
Foot Prints:
Left: 25 studs by 25 studs
Middle: 32 studs by 26 studs
Right: 24 studs by 24 studs
Pieces: 15,000 (estimated)
Ball Machine
This LEGO ball machine was constructed using 10 motors and thousands of bricks. Its 14 balls move continually through the machine, taking approximately two minutes to complete a lap.
Two Mindstorms NXT bricks control the green lift, blue lift and ball counter. A combination of Power Functions and traditional 9V motors drive the remaining lifts. The machine is built entirely from LEGO -- even the balls are LEGO parts.
Width: 63.5 inches
Depth: 24 inches
One day I felt inspired to build a pineapple, and this was the result.
Pieces: 350 (Estimated)
Width: 13 studs (4.1 inches)
Depth: 13 studs (4.1 inches)
Weight: 504 grams (1.1 pounds)
Construction Time: 2 Hours
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Gene That Shuts Down Immune System Found In 20% Of People Of African Descent
Science Daily, Posted: May 6, 2006
Gene That Shuts Down Immune System Found In 20 Percent Of People Of African Descent
Caspase-12 is a molecule with a death-wish. Found only in people of African descent, this protein shuts down our body's immune system, opening the door to potentially lethal infections.
In a groundbreaking new study published in the prestigious journal Nature this week, the team that first discovered the role of caspase-12 in humans has now uncovered the mechanism by which it sabotages us, allowing researchers to develop methods to counter its damaging effects.
Caspase-12 is found in around 20% of people of African descent, but was entirely lost from all other ethnicities around 60,000 years ago.
"It's a mystery why only African populations retained this enzyme," says Dr. Maya Saleh, a medical scientist in the Critical Care Division at the MUHC and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University. It's possible that in Africa the protein could once have had a protective function fighting autoimmune diseases or perhaps parasites, like malaria; today caspase-12 provides no benefit to those who carry it, and often leaves the body more vulnerable to life-threatening infections and sepsis ('septic shock'). "Only by investigating the mechanisms by which caspase-12 works can we hope to inhibit its destructive effects," says Dr. Saleh.
Dr. Saleh and a research team from Merck and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in San Diego conducted laboratory experiments using mice deficient in the caspase-12 gene.
"We discovered that caspase-12 blocks the body's inflammatory response to infection by blocking the activity of another useful enzyme," says Dr. Saleh. "It's kind of like the bad leading the good astray." Dr. Saleh's discovery is a major step forward and will allow researchers to develop treatments that may help strengthen the immune system of those people unfortunate enough to have the caspase-12 gene product.
This research was funded by a fellowship from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the MUHC and McGill University to Dr. Saleh.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0506234925.htm
Re: Gene That Shuts Down Immune System Found In 20 Percent Of People Of African Descent
Hmmm, I wonder if this will open any doors to questions about the evolutionary differences between human races. Very interesting, though.


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Official Publications: Home
A guide to finding British Parliamentary Papers, European Union and Northern Ireland official publications
UK Parliamentary Papers
Northern Ireland Official Publications
EU Official Publications
Official Publications at Queen's
A wide range of official publications is available to researchers at Queen's, both in print and online.
The McClay Library, College Park, holds British Parliamentary Papers, and acts as a repository for both European Union and Northern Ireland official publications.
Selected British and Irish departmental and agency publications can also be found in the official publications area on Floor 2 of the McClay Library; others can be found dispersed in the subject collections of the Queen's libraries.
Details of British departmental and agency publications held by Queen's are contained in the Library catalogue. British Parliamentary Papers and EU official publications are also available online.
Staff at the Enquiry Desk on Floor 2 of the McClay Library can help you find publications held in the major collections. They can also help you trace online sources of official publications.
The official publications collections are maintained by Donna McCleary (Tel: 028 9097 6347; Email lawlib@qub.ac.uk).
Official Publications Online
The following sources provide full text access to official publications:
Europa Website
EU official publishing
European Sources Online
European Sources Online (ESO) is an online database and information service which provides access to information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions and other international organisations of Europe, and on issues of importance to European researchers, citizens and stakeholders.
Official Documents of the United Nations
Official Documents covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. OD also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.
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Parliamentary Publications from the publisher, TSO
U.K. Parliamentary Papers
Parliamentary Papers that came before the House of Commons, 1688-2005/06
UK Government Web Archive
Archive of goverment web sites from the UK National Archives
Tracing Official Publications
The annual HMSO catalogues which appeared as bound volumes before 1996 provide a comprehensive listing of UK government publications up to that date. Print indexes are also available for Parliamentary Papers.
HMSO Catalogues and indexes to Parliamentary Papers can be found at the Enquiry Desk on Floor 2 of the McClay Library.
The following online sources can also help trace official publications:
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Those who have changed the face of homosexuality over the centuries are not completely heroic. Learn about the first great gay activist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, read of brave men and women of the Matachine Society and of the Stonewall riot, and relive the stories of the writers and artists who pushed a movement forward. Intriguing, shocking, and ultimately hopeful! Erin McHugh is a longtime gay activist and fundraiser, former publishing executive, and author of several books, including the five book series The 5 W's: Who? , What? , When? , Where? , and Why?


The government of Central Darfur has claimed that the security situation in the state is stable, and denied any clashes between the Sudanese forces and armed rebels in Jebel Marra. Rebel reports have claimed otherwise.
The governor of Central Darfur, Mohamed Ahmed Jad Elsid denied the existence of military operations in the Jebel Marra part of the state – which includes Rokoro locality – on Monday. The reports about continued clashes in the mountainous area are "tendentious", he said.
Elsid renewed his government's commitment to the unilateral ceasefire, at the same time saying that security organs have been in pursuit of members of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) in order to impose the state authority, to secure the farming season and also the voluntary return of displaced people and refugees to their areas of origin.
The Sudanese government and three armed groups including Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), SLM - Minni Minawi and SLM-Transitional Council have all declared a unilateral cessation of hostilities in Darfur. Both sides have not agreed on a joint ceasefire. The SLM-AW has not declared any ceasefire.
Governor Elsid underlined the security situation is completely stable. He pointed to certain testimonies of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (Unamid) and the Political Counsellor at the US Embassy in Khartoum, who recently visited Jebel Marra. Unamid has established a new temporary base in Golo in Central Darfur, to enhance the protection of civilians in the Jebel Marra.
Starting March, Radio Dabanga received reports from Central Darfur concerning a resumption of fighting between the government's forces and Abdelwahid El Nur's rebel troops. Clashes were reported by residents in the area and the SLM-AW.
Most of the reported clashes have taken place in southern Jebel Marra or Kass locality in South Darfur. As reported by Radio Dabanga mid-May, thousands of civilians had reportedly been displaced from villages in southern Jebel Marra as fighting broke out between government forces, allied militias and armed rebels in the area of Kass.


Help the Growth Hub and GFirst LEP understand what contribution Social Enterprise is making to the Gloucestershire economy and what extra support it might need.
Congratulations to the 36 businesses through to the final round of the Gloucestershire Business Awards 2016.
Goodflex Rubber recently unveiled its new factory extension, more than doubling its floor space, thanks to a University of Gloucestershire Regional Growth Fund.
Gloucestershire organisations are being invited to submit their interest as the Growth Hub expands across the county.
A new international school is set to open in Gloucester later this year, thanks to business support from The Growth Hub and financial backing from HSBC.
Have you entered the Gloucestershire Business Awards 2016?


Zimbabweans cast their ballots on July 30 in the country's first election since authoritarian leader Mugabe, 94, was ousted a year ago, with concerns over fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day.
If Mnangagwa does not take the vote - it will be the first time in Zimbabwe's 38-year history that the political party Zanu-PF will not be in power.
Long lines formed outside many polling stations in Harare, the capital, and elsewhere.
"So, I'm calling on all young people in the nation of Zimbabwe and in the diaspora and whatever you are, come, let's make history in the nation of Zimbabwe". "This is my future", said Emerina Akenda, a first-time voter.
The front-runners for the presidency are the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front's Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, Mugabe's one-time deputy and successor, and his main rival Nelson Chamisa, 40, a lawyer and church pastor who heads the Movement for Democratic Change.
Piercing whistles and cheers greeted Chamisa as he voted outside Harare, who declared on Twitter that "minus the ballot mischief".
"Victory is certain, the people have spoken", Mr Chamisa said after casting his ballot in Harare as a cheering crowd chanted: "President!"
The run-up to Monday's vote was largely peaceful compared to past elections under Mugabe, where the ruling party and war veterans were accused of violence against opponents. He urged the country to remain peaceful during the landmark vote.
He added that: "We had that freedom after 1980".
Disgraced former President Mugabe threw his weight - which still holds some clout amongst staunch supporters - behind Mr Chamisa on Sunday. "He can engage me anytime".
A record of more than 20 presidential candidates and almost 130 political parties were participating. Zimbabwe votes Monday in an election that could, if deemed credible, tilt the country toward recovery after years of economic collapse and repression under Mugabe.
"This is a critical moment in Zimbabwe's democratic journey", said Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and a leader of one of the global observer missions.
There were concerns in urban areas, which are opposition strongholds, that long queues were moving too slowly, raising fears of a repeat of the 2002 disputed elections that saw polling stations closing before thousands of people could vote.
Mr Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe confidante, has tried to recast himself as a voice for reform, inviting back dozens of election observers and pledging a free and fair vote.
The next ruler will have to administer an economy in meltdown after two decades of misrule and corruption under Mugabe, who the ruling party forced to resign in November, and a broke Treasury that's unable to service its loans or take out new ones.
Global observers from the European Union, the United States and the Commonwealth are watching polling stations across the country.
Important elections have been taking place in Zimbabwe in southern Africa.
Several global observers said the voting process had been slow at some stations, but it did not appear to them to be intentional.


What are Starch Blockers? How Do They Cause Weight Loss?
Dietary and weight loss supplements described as "starch blockers" or "carb blockers" are starch-enzyme blockers. They are typically designed to inhibit production of alpha-amylase – the body's starch-digesting enzyme.
To do this, starch-blockers commonly contain phaseolamin, an extract from the white kidney bean. The idea is that starch-blockers inhibit the breakdown of carbs into sugar and thus the starches (carbs) are excreted from the body before they can enter the bloodstream.
This, say manufacturers, leads to better calorie control, improved blood sugar levels and faster weight loss. Sales of starch blockers have jumped almost tenfold in recent years, stimulated no doubt by the low-carb dieting fashion.
Do Starch-Blockers Really Reduce Weight?
Yes. According to sellers of starch blockers, the supplements reduce between 30 and 45 grams of starches from entering the body.
No. According to critics, starch blockers, regardless of brand name, may work in the laboratory, but they are broken down by the digestive system before they can effectively neutralize starches in our diet.
Do Starch Blockers Have Side Effects?
Manufacturers of starch blockers list side effects such as gastrointestinal distress, heartburn, excessive gas and diarrhea.
An effective carb blocker usually addresses weight loss on 2 fronts.
It contains an appetite suppressant. This has the effect of reducing calorie consumption by diminishing appetite so you won't fall prey to the hunger pangs that usually accompany restricted calorie intake.
It reduces carbohydrate absorption. Though the appetite suppressant will already have reduced your caloric consumption, the carb blocker will prevent up to 82% of the remaining carbs from being absorbed into your system.
There remains doubt as to how effective starch blockers are for weight control. More weight loss studies are needed. Meantime, if you have tried and failed to lose weight with conventional weight loss programs, you may care to give starch blockers a try.
However, for best weight loss results, remember to combine your use of carb blockers with a healthy diet and exercise program. Starch blockers, carb blockers, diet pills and weight loss supplements are not yet a substitute for a healthy lifestyle.
One recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine Research finds some weight-loss benefits to a starch blocker.
According to George Blackburn, associate director of nutrition at the Harvard Medical School, starch blockers "are unproven, unscientific and unsafe." The dietary supplements are the subject of a lawsuit by the Maine attorney general's office and are also under scrutiny from federal regulators.
An increasing number of positive reviews on Carb Blockers can attest to the growing popularity of the Carb Blocker supplement.
In a landscape previously dominated by metabolizers, fat inhibitors and appetite suppressants, the carb blocker is the logical answer for those who believe that controlling carbohydrates should be the main focus of their weight loss efforts.
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MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) - The big news of the Donald Trump rally in Madison may not have come from Trump at all, but rather Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), who announced, "I am pleased to endorse Donald Trump for the presidency of the United States."
As far as the namesake of all those rally signs though, he did a lot of the greatest hits. He mocked Marco Rubio, who he called "Little Marco," honing in on his debate performance, "We don't need a fainter to negotiate with China and Putin. We don't need a fainter to knock the hell out of ISIS, do we? We don't need a fainter."
As far as policy, we heard about the wall, but Trump also laid out a plan to punish companies who send jobs overseas with taxes. Here he's talking about Carrier: "You're going to make air conditioners in Mexico, every single time you sell an air conditioner in the United States, you're going to pay a 35% tax. Every single time. And by the way, I hate to tell you this, I would say the exact same thing to Ford. And I would say the exact same thing to Nabisco. And I'd say the same thing to every damn company that wants to leave our country."
He also showed some of his rambunctious side, when a small plane flew overhead. He joked that it was ISIS, and that would "shoot that guy down so fast your head would spin."
Trump stirred controversy Sunday morning when he said didn't know enough to disavow former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke.
Trump often discusses flaps like this in his speeches, but he did not mention this one in Madison.
As the rally wound down, supporters thinned out, but Trump stayed locked in on loyalty, "I shouldn't say this. I shouldn't say this. But they say, I could do anything, and they'd still love me. And you know what, you could do anything, and I'm still going to love you too. Believe me."


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Leucophenga flavicosta är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Oswald Duda 1926. Leucophenga flavicosta ingår i släktet Leucophenga och familjen daggflugor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Home » What are the chances Kroos could return to Bayern?
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos talked about his team's recent success and the chances of him returning to former club Bayern.
Kroos says that a return to Bayern or the Bundesliga are very slim. The midfielder left the Munich club in 2014. He had previously only played in Germany. However, success at club level and with the national team made many of the top clubs come calling.
Kroos chose Real Madrid, a choice he is congratulating himself for having made. He has described his current club as the best in the world and called it "a cut above Bayern". After an initial difficult period where Kroos struggled to break into the first team, he is now one of Real's most important players. Some pundits have even described the German as being possibly the best midfielder in the world at this moment.
A move to Real Madrid is never an easy transition to make. Many talented players have been enticed by Real's reputation. And a lot of them have found themselves left on the bench of the Madrid giants once transferred. A move to Real certainly does not guarantee a long and succesful career. On the other hand, Kross has proven to be one of the positive examples of this classic story.
A World Cup champion with Germany, Kross admits that money played a role in his departure from Bayern. In 2014 the midfielder had just one year left on his contract. His wage demands were refused by the club, who ultimately decided that selling the player was their best option. Real, on the other hand, were glad to pay Kroos the salary he was demanding and won the player's signature.
Kroos is expected to start for Real when they play Juventus on Saturday in the Champions League final. A victory would secure the 27-year-old his third Champions League winners medal of his career.


Yesterday I was asked whether I observe Anzac Day. I don't.
In my childhood, it was the day when my father came home drunker than usual. In my teens I marched against Vietnam and in my twenties I visited Gallipoli (long before it was upgraded to its current status as a shrine). I was on a bus tour from Kathmandu to London; it was part of the itinerary. It didn't mean much.
Then, like most of my generation, I just ignored it.
But when Australia became involved in modern wars – Iraq, Afghanistan and now Syria – politicians decided that reviving Anzac Day was a great PR opportunity. Suddenly, young boys who'd joined the army for a chance of adventure when jobs were hard to find became self-sacrificing heroes. But the Indigenous men who fought alongside them continued to be overlooked, just as they had been when returned soldiers received land grants and other benefits.
Those who came home with shattered bodies and broken minds were also sidelined, as were the professionals who nursed them. There was scant mention of the wives and children who suffered bullying and domestic violence by men who couldn't fit in to life after the horror they had seen. Vietnam veterans continued to be ignored and no-one talked about how women who had taken on vital work during the war were sent back to their kitchens.
Anzac Day became a civil religion, with more people attending dawn services and marches. But while we heard more and more about mateship and sacrifice, as a nation we became less compassionate, demonising the victims of today's wars as they desperately sought safe refuge on our shores. We locked them up in hot, soulless conditions, called them queue-jumpers and let their physical and mental health deteriorate.
When I began thinking about this, I thought it might be time to put my cynicism aside and consider joining the ranks of Anzac observers. These days, Indigenous diggers are acknowledged, PTSD is taken seriously and Vietnam veterans are no longer pilloried.
But the story of Anzac, mateship and sacrifice remains a boys' only adventure. The sight of politicians grandstanding at dawn services, and further reflection on how we treat today's victims of war have left me with no choice but to remain a non-observer.
Lest we forget the wounded, the broken, frail and the lonely.
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Biografia

Formazione
Ha una laurea in giurisprudenza presso l'Università degli Studi di Parma e un MA presso la "School of Advanced International Studies" della Johns Hopkins University, che ha frequentato come borsista Fullbright. Tra il 1987 e il 1988 è stato Fellow presso il "Center for International Affairs" dell'Università di Harvard.

Carriera diplomatica
Roberto Toscano è stato Ambasciatore d'Italia in India dal 2008 al 2010, dopo essere stato per cinque anni, dal 2003 al 2008, Ambasciatore d'Italia in Iran. Dal 1999 al 2003 è stato Capo dell'Unità di Analisi e Programmazione del Ministero degli affari esteri italiano e ha presieduto il "Development Assistance Committee network on conflict, peace, and development co-operation" dell'OCSE. In precedenza ha prestato servizio, come diplomatico di carriera, in Cile (nel 1973 al tempo del Colpo di Stato di Pinochet), URSS, Spagna, Stati Uniti e alla Rappresentanza Permanente d'Italia presso le Nazioni Unite a Ginevra.

Insieme a Piero De Masi è tra i principali intervistati nel film documentario Santiago, Italia, realizzato da Nanni Moretti nel 2018 sulle vicende dell'Ambasciata d'Italia a Santiago del Cile, visto il ruolo centrale svolto dai due diplomatici per dare rifugio a centinaia di oppositori di Augusto Pinochet, consentendo poi loro di arrivare in Italia. Furono circa 600 i cileni che trovarono rifugio nell'Ambasciata nel periodo che va dal'11 settembre 1973 alla fine del 1974.

Attività Accademica
Dal 2000 al 2003 è stato visiting professor di relazioni internazionali presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche dell'Università LUISS di Roma. Ha insegnato anche all'Università di Pisa. Dal 2007, anno della sua nascita, è Presidente della Fondazione Intercultura onlus
. Nel 2011 ha trascorso un semestre al Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars di Washington per una ricerca su Iran e democrazia. Ha fatto parte del Comitato scientifico dell'Associazione Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations dedicata a promuovere il dialogo tra culture diverse.

Attività pubblicistica
È autore di libri e articoli (in materia di diritti umani, mantenimento della pace, prevenzione dei conflitti, etica e relazioni internazionali), pubblicati in Italia, Stati Uniti, Francia, Spagna e India. In italiano ha pubblicato Il volto del Nemico. La sfida dell'etica nelle relazioni internazionali (Guerini Editore, 2000) e La violenza, le regole (Einaudi, 2006). Questi due libri, così come molte delle sue pubblicazioni, sono dedicate ad un approfondimento degli aspetti etici delle relazioni internazionali e i legami con il diritto internazionale. Dal 2013 al 2017 ha collaborato come editorialista con il quotidiano La Stampa e dal 2017 al 2019 con il quotidiano La Repubblica.

Opere

 Il volto del nemico. La sfida dell'etica nelle relazioni internazionali, Guerini e Associati, Milano, 2000, pp. 175 ISBN 88-8335-107-X.
 La violenza, le regole, Einaudi, Torino, 2006, pp. 116 ISBN 88-06-18228-5
 Between terrorism and global governance: essays on ethics, violence and international law, Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, 2009.

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2017 Game of the Year – Kyle's Top 10 List
Posted on 01/05/2018 by Kyle Orr	Leave a comment
2017, if taken explicitly from a video game perspective, has been a fantastic year. So many games on my list are complete surprises to me. Some of this comes from Nintendo releasing the Switch, a fantastic console that has already delivered some of the best Nintendo games of all time. Couple that with the usual surprise indie hits and the massive success – and my massive enjoyment – of the dark horse known as PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS and you have a year that is one to remember.
Going into my top 10 I first need to say that there is a couple of games that I think had potential to make my list but for one reason or another I either didn't play them or didn't put enough time to form a full opinion. This includes games such as Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Assassins Creed Origins, Cuphead and I'm sure more. Sorry guys. It's not you, it's me.
With that little bit of shame out of the way, here are a couple of games I want to highlight that just barely missed my list:
There is so much that I like about Shadow of War. The Nemesis system is back, and it has grown and improved in fantastic ways. The addition of the Olegs add a nice mix to the system as well as in combat in general. It also goes full on crazy Lord of the Rings in parts of the story that I can really appreciate. However, the shadow of the loot boxes looms over the end game in a way that artificially drags out the game and leads to some of the most boring, grindy things I have ever put myself through, all to get a lame 30 second cutscene at the end of it. Sans that section, which feels like it only exists because of the loot boxes, and I think this game makes my list. With it, however, there's no way I can put it on there in good conscious.
If I were to give an award for the "Best Game I Didn't Play" it would go to Resident Evil VII easily. It's not a fault of the game that I didn't finish it. I honestly wish I had the constitution and willpower to play a game that involves as many jump scares and heart-pounding moments as it does. At the end of the day, unfortunately, I ended up turning it off after getting way too scared of being chased around the house by Jack. I ultimately got to experience the game by way of video and I really love a lot of what is going on. I just wish I was able to actually play it.
I doubt I ever thought I would bring up a Madden game on any type of Game of the Year list but man if this year's Madden didn't bring a splash with their new single player campaign mode. Now honestly, I didn't really play much Madden beyond the single player, but I truly enjoyed the experience of becoming Devin Wade, a college dropout on his journey from being a reality contestant on Longshot to just barely squeaking by in the seventh round (at least that how my story ended) and the hope of possibly making it in the NFL. It was well-acted, well-constructed and way better than I thought I would ever get from a Madden game.
Okay with that little bit out of the way here is my top 10 games of 2017:
10. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
This is my first experience personally with Ubisoft's Rabbids and so far, I have to say I'm enjoying their odd take on Mario. I've laughed out loud several times over some of the dumb things the Rabbid versions of Mario, Luigi and Peach have done. Rabbid Mario whipping out a banjo and plucking out Mario's theme while humming is great. Rabbid Peach's need to constantly snap selfies – especially during highly inappropriate times – never gets old. Couple that with XCOM-style gameplay that starts out feeling overly simple only to unveil a nice layer of complexity underneath and you have the makings of a great game.
9. What Remains of Edith Finch
I'm not much for "walking simulators" (let the record show that I hate that term and I apologize for using it). That being said, of the few I have played, What Remains of Edith Finch offers the best storytelling and moments of all of them. True, the game is nothing but a series of vignettes but so many of those vignettes are effective at conveying something special. The game is a tall tale, an over-embellished story of a cursed family and all the terrible things that have become of them. Whether true or not, the message is entertaining just the same. Not all sequences work (I'm looking at you Barbara Finch) but the ones that do are special. This is especially true for the Cannery sequence, which unfolds in spectacular ways and does things that I've never seen in a video game before.
8. West of Loathing
While I laughed several times while playing Mario + Rabbids, West of Loathing manages to be an even funnier game, and one that I'm sure I spent my entire time with some sort of goofy grin. It's a game featuring black and white stick figures that somehow manages to be one of the funniest games I have ever played. Everything is conveyed through text and the writing is superbly clever on a consistent basis, from the main plotlines and characters all the way down to simple flavor text items and menus. Everything is worth reading and digging into. However, at the end of the day, I will never forget the various spittoons in the game and the terrible, awful things I put my character through to acquire stench-covered, disease-ridden loot out of them.
7. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
I am a huge fan of the rebooted Wolfenstein: The New Order from 2014. This sequel follows up on everything that was good about the style and attitude of that game, except it decides to turn it up to eleven. The first game was already goofy enough with a Jimi Hendrix cameo and a trip to the moon, but The New Colossus takes things to an entirely new level. No spoilers here but even knowing that there was some crazy stuff in here, I still wasn't prepared for what happens in this game. It's ludicrous and amazing and I cannot wait to see where they go in the next one.
6. Destiny 2
While Destiny 2 does earn a spot on my GOTY list, it remains a disappointment that it comes in so low. I love Destiny 1, problems and all. What started out as a good game with some excellent parts eventually snowballed into one of my favorite games of all time. Destiny 2, at first glance, fixes a lot of the problems that I had with Destiny. The environments are way better. Doing patrol missions are worthwhile and fun. We get a real story with characters and cutscenes. However, at the end of the day Destiny is about the endgame and the grind for max level and this is where Destiny 2 starts to disappoint.
I truly enjoyed most of my time with Destiny 2, starting over at level one and working my way up to max light. Sure, there were small things along the way that were concerning such as shaders being consumable, the mod system and the lame integration of strikes. However, you also have some really cool ideas in play, such as the weekly milestones, exotic quests and great clan support. Of course, you also have the Raid which, apart from the boss fight, is some of my favorite content in all of Destiny 1 and 2. With these activities getting great loot becomes less about running the raid every week three times – a Destiny 1 standard – and more about just playing the parts of the game you want to. Turns out, however, that when that great loot is too easy to get, it makes all of it lose its splendor rapidly. Now Destiny 2 is in a problem on the opposite spectrum of Destiny 1: too much loot means that none of it feels special and there is little to no reason to keep playing the game on a weekly basis. Is it a problem that is unfixable? Of course not. Does it make the incredible journey to that endgame any less enjoyable? Not in the slightest. Until they figure out a better endgame, however, Destiny 2 is going to have a hard getting me to come back regularly.
5. Yakuza 0
I have always heard about the Yakuza games, but I had never dipped my toes in. On the recommendation from others I dove into Yakuza 0, figuring that a prequel is probably the best time to jump in. I could not be happier with my decision. Yakuza 0 is a game that walks the line between serious and wacky like an expert. You have straight man Kiryu who is trying to uncover a plot to frame him but is constantly finding himself in odd situations. On the other hand, you have Majima, an over-the-top club manager who is just trying to get back into the Yakuza but tends to be the odd in the situations he finds himself in.
Like many of the best games, the world of Yakuza is filled with interesting side missions. While most are fairly straightforward from a gameplay perspective, they make up for it with interesting characters and stories. There are also two side activities in the Cabaret Club and Real Estate that are so interesting I think they could legitimately be spun off into their own mobile game. The main plot is also engaging, featuring amazing characters (especially the three lieutenants) and plenty of twists and turns to keep you going all the way to the end.
4. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
I honestly still can't believe that I ever got into PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG is simply not my type of game, or at least that's what I thought. It seemed too janky, too hardcore, too boring. With the splashes that it made in the world of videogames, however, one can certainly not ignore the juggernaut that is PUBG forever. So, I dove in. I tried it out. Within the first match I was a believer. Not that it was potential Game of the Year material (that would come later) but that what people had been ranting and raving about was legitimate and, more than that, this was actually a game I enjoyed.
Fast forward a couple of months and I'm still playing PUBG a couple of times a week. The crazy thing is that the reason I'm still playing is about as simple and basic as it gets: it's just plain fun. I'm not chasing loot, I'm not after experience points or leveling up, I'm not trying to become the best PUBG player ever. I'm just playing because it's fun and it's an experience unlike anything I have had in videogames (and also chasing more chicken dinners, naturally). The tension and excitement, the highs and lows, the few kills and the many deaths. Playing PUBG is just a blast to experience. The singular win I have under my belt is one of the highlights of my gaming life, not because of my skill (I got 1 kill and spent a lot of time crawling on my belly in the fog) but because of the feelings it caused. The heart-pounding stress leading up to it and the expression of pure joy between myself and Addam after winning our chicken dinner. Add that to dozens of other matches with close calls and near misses that did not end in victory, yet still elicited amazing feelings. PUBG is a fantastic game.
3. Nier: Automata
I jumped into Nier: Automata only just a couple of months ago, long after the hype of how good of a game it is had been spread all over gaming. I knew going into it that you played through it multiple times. I knew it had something to do with machines, that it was a mix between hack n' slash and shoot 'em up and that it was developed by PlatinumGames. Knowing all of that going into it, I still was in no way prepared for how much I like Nier: Automata.
The funny thing is that everything I knew about Nier prior to playing it is the thing I ended up caring the least about. The gameplay is fine, with solid combat and good bullet-hell sections that honestly go on a bit too long too often. The multiple playthroughs things I find to be an unnecessary point. You play through the same section twice, from different perspectives and then every other "playthrough" is entirely new content. It's an interesting way to break up the progression but at the end of the day this game is entirely about the world that was crafted, and the stories being told within. Nier: Automata makes you think about life, something that few games aim to do and even fewer accomplish. You're dropped in a landscape without humans, filled with androids and machines trying to become like humans. Trying to figure out emotions, struggling with complex ideas, trying to find meaning in their existence.
The twists and turns the story takes throughout is fascinating, but perhaps more touching is the small moments in between. The android that erases its memory to shut out the terrible things it has done in the past, a group of machines trying to recreate theater but not understanding the reason why theater exists, a machine who shuts himself away because he is afraid of the world. Of course, the pinnacle of this is Pascal's arc, the tragedy of a machine who simply wants peace. The game has a lot of sorrow and pain that it works through but after a long journey Nier ultimately delivers a beautiful message of hope and love in one of the most touching and moving sequences I have experienced.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I love Zelda games. It's a fact. In all actuality I am not one of those Zelda fans that has gotten tired of the formula. I really enjoyed Twilight Princess. I even enjoyed large parts of Skyward Sword. I'm not the type of person who has been calling for Zelda to switch it up and change the formula. All that being said, man am I glad that Nintendo did. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a literal breath of fresh air for the franchise in a way that I didn't know I wanted. The throw out almost all the things I have come to expect from a Zelda game while also maintaining a clear devotion and appreciation for creating a world that exists within the same universe of the past games.
It's still honestly kind of shocking to me that Breath of the Wild works. Combat is drastically different, with degrading weapons and brutally difficult enemies within the first 20 minutes of playing. Gone are traditional dungeons with their focus on a specific special item. Really items are gone all together. In place of dungeons are the fantastic shrines, which take the cleverness and puzzle-solving aspect of Zelda games and splits it into bite-sized chunks spread all over the world. Within the first hour or so, Breath of the Wild gives you everything you need to finish the game. The rest is up to you to do, or not do, as you see fit.
Really through Breath of the Wild is a game about exploration and discovery. Nintendo has crafted what just may be the best open world ever created. The map is huge and varied but details and surprises are hidden on seemingly every section of it. More importantly Breath of the Wild trusts the player to find the way themselves. Where Zelda games of the past have been lambasted for being the worst kind of hand-holding, Breath of the Wild is the kind of game that drops you off in the middle of the woods and says "Have a great time! See you at home!" The game is best when you just ignore all quests prompts and just go exploring because you're almost always sure to find something anywhere you go in the map. Doing just that is what keeps me coming back to this game again and again. No matter how much time I spend exploring, there seems to always be something new to find.
1. Super Mario Odyssey
In a year where Nintendo puts out one of the best Legend of Zelda games of all time, I am amazed to also see one of the best Mario games of all time as well. In general, I would say I am more a fan of Zelda than Mario, so it is perhaps even more surprising that I ended up liking Super Mario Odyssey even more than Breath of the Wild. Super Mario Odyssey is a nearly perfect game, in my opinion. I have very few, if any, complaints about my time that I spent getting each of the games 800+ moons. My entire experience, from the first moments with Cappy and taking control of a frog to the last moments of tackling the hardest, most grueling section of the game, is wonderful.
Super Mario Odyssey is a game about pure joy. I feel like I spent my entire time with a smile on my face. Every new area I went to, every new secret I found, every new creature I possessed; all of it brings out just pure happiness. Everything is bright and colorful and surprising in where it goes next. On top of just the joy of being in these worlds, Super Mario Odyssey is a master class in platforming perfection. The addition of Cappy, which in many other games would end up being a tacked-on gimmick, has a wide effect on the movement of Mario. Surprisingly it's not the possessing of creatures that I'm talking about, it actually ends up being just using the new ability of Cappy to propel and move yourself in ways that Mario has never been able to before. Once you get the mechanics of doing hat jumps and long dives down, it completely opens up the way the game feels and plays.
I also love how much time Super Mario Odyssey spends doing stuff that is entirely new while also existing as a great love letter to past Mario games. The locales that Mario visits are all interesting and wildly different from each other. For the most part these areas are unlike anything you have seen before in a Mario game. You also get to dress up Mario is a variety of outfits based on these areas. Yet within you have great callbacks such Dr. Mario, Mario Maker and Mario 64. There are many sequences in Odyssey where you transition to 2D gameplay and it's great, original Super Mario Bros. style and feel. It recreates 1-1 within the game as well as doing a great throwback all the way back to Donkey Kong.
Moreover than all of this, though, Super Mario Odyssey is a game that I just had a blast just being in that world and experiencing everything it had to offer. It's the perfect marriage of fantastic gameplay, great locales, amazing music and just a constant cheeriness. Super Mario Odyssey manages to offer worlds that are great to explore but somehow densely packed so that you are still constantly finding new things. It's the type of game that I enjoyed so much that even after spending dozens of hours finding every last little moon in the game, I still would have gladly kept going if given the chance. That is why Super Mario Odyssey is my game of the year.
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Toronto, ON, May 22, 2018 — The NDP's momentum has continued (+2) as the Progressive Conservatives have stumbled (-4) in an intensifying two-horse race, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News.
If the election were held tomorrow, 37% of decided eligible voters in Ontario would vote for the NDP, up 2 points since last week, while 36% would vote for the Progressive Conservatives, down 4 points since last week. The Liberals are holding relatively steady at 23% of the popular vote, up 1 point, while 4% would vote for some other party (including the Green Party) and nearly two in ten are either unsure (12%) or say they wouldn't vote (5%).
• In the 905 region of Toronto, 36% would vote for the NDP while 35% would vote for the PCs. One in four (27%) would support the Liberals.
• In the 416, Toronto proper, the Tories (37%) and NDP (34%) are also statistically tied, with the Liberals (27%) trailing in third place.
• In SW Ontario, the NDP (43%) holds on to its lead over the PCs (35%) and Liberals (15%).
• In Central Ontario, the PCs (43%) have a narrow lead over the NDP (40%) and Liberals (14%).
• In Eastern Ontario, the Tories (40%) lead the NDP (30%) and the Liberals (28%).
• In Northern Ontario, the NDP (41%) holds on to its solid lead over the PCs (29%) and Liberals (28%).
• Men favour the Tories (43%) over the NDP (33%) and Liberals (20%).
• Women strongly prefer the NDP (40%) over the PCs (29%) and Liberals (26%).
• Those under 35 prefer the NDP (39%) to the Liberals (34%) or Tories (22%).
• Those aged 35-54 lean towards the PCs (45%) over the NDP (36%) and Liberals (15%).
• Those aged 55+ are leaning slightly towards the PCs (39%) over the NDP (36%), while the Liberals (22%) trail.
Four in ten (40%) Ontarians believe that Andrea Horwath and the NDP are gaining the most popularity and momentum in this election, while 34% say that title belongs to the PCs and Doug Ford. Just one in ten (12%) believe the Liberals and Kathleen Wynne have the momentum. One in ten (14%) say no party has momentum at the moment.
• Among NDP voters, 48% think the PCs will win, while 38% think the NDP will win and 13% think the Liberals will win.
• Among PC voters, 90% think the PCs will win, while few think the Liberals (6%) or NDP (4%) will win.
• Among Liberal voters, a majority (53%) thinks they'll win, while fewer think the PCs (29%) or NDP (18%) will win.
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between May 18 to 21, 2018, on behalf of Global News. For this survey, a sample of 1000 Ontarians eligible to vote and aged 18+ from Ipsos' online panel was interviewed online, supplemented by river-based sampling. Weighting was then employed to balance demographics to ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the adult population according to Census data and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe. The precision of Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the poll is accurate to within ±3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, had all Ontarian adults been polled. The credibility interval will be wider among subsets of the population. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error, and measurement error.


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the 1988 Nova Scotia general election, the 54th overall general election for Nova Scotia, for the 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia, but considered the 32nd general election for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.


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Edificios de finanza Hong Leong ( Es un rascacielos de gran altura en el distrito central de negocios de Singapur. Este es el buque insignia de Hong Leong Holdings Limited. Se encuentra en el muelle 16 Raffles, en la zona de Raffles Place.

Está justo al lado del histórico Lau Pa Sat Market. Hay muchos rascacielos cerca del edificio, como One Raffles Quay, 6 Raffles Quay, Torres Robinson, John Hancock Tower y AIA Tower, todos a menos de 100 metros de distancia. Con 45 pisos de espacio de oficinas (niveles de estacionamiento de 4 a 7) y un sótano que consta de tiendas y una cafetería, el edificio se extiende 158.0 metros sobre el suelo.

Edificios de finanza Hong Leong alberga la Embajada de Panamá en el piso 41 y la Embajada de Noruega en el piso 44.

Historia
El edificio de Hong Leong fue diseñado por Swan y Maclaren, y fue terminado en 1976. Otras firmas implicadas en el desarrollo incluyen Ssangyong Ingeniería y Construcción Privada Limitada, y Knight Frank.

Temblores
En marzo de 2007, unos 5000 trabajadores fueron evacuados del edificio, después de que sintieron algunos temblores. Fueron causados por dos terremotos en Sumatra, Indonesia. Algunas personas se quejaron de dolores de cabeza y mareos, mientras que otros vomitaron. La mayoría de estas quejas se originaron en aquellos que trabajan en los pisos más altos del edificio. Varias empresas que operaban en el edificio fueron interrumpidas después de la evacuación.

Inquilinos
Los inquilinos de la oficina incluyen KPMG Singapur, Mitsui Sumitomo, etc. Los arrendatarios de la planta baja incluyen Maybank, Watsons y United Airlines.

Véase también
 Lista de edificios más altos en Singapur

Edificios y estructuras terminadas en 1976
Rascacielos de Singapur entre 150 y 199 metros
Rascacielos de oficinas de Singapur del siglo XX
Singapur en 1976