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O Homem de Tepexpan é um esqueleto de mulher da era pré-colombiana, descoberto pelo arqueólogo Helmut de Terra em fevereiro de 1947, nas margens do antigo Lago de Texcoco, no centro do México. O esqueleto foi encontrado perto de restos de mamutes e acredita-se que tenha pelo menos 10.000 anos de idade. Foi fantasiosamente saudado pela revista Time como o soldado mais velho do México. O esqueleto foi encontrado deitado de bruços, com os braços sob o tórax e as pernas encolhidas na altura do estômago. O corpo provavelmente afundou na lama ao redor, deixando ombros, costas e quadris expostos, o que pode explicar por que esses elementos estão faltando. É possível que o corpo tenha sido originalmente depositado no lago.

Análises

Idade

Depósitos aluviais sobrepostos por camadas de carbonato de cálcio, sedimentos lacustres e depósitos recentes dataram o local onde o Homem de Tepexpan foi encontrado em cerca de 8 000 a 10 000 anos atrás. Escavações revelaram os restos de cinco mamutes que foram encontrados perto do esqueleto e associados a flocos de obsidiana. Portanto, acreditava-se originalmente que o Homem de Tepexpan datava de cerca de 10 000 anos atrás. No entanto, anos depois, os pesquisadores revisitaram o esqueleto e dataram os restos mortais usando métodos de radiocarbono. Em seguida, descobriu-se que tinha cerca de 2 000 anos. A Dra. Silvia Gonzalez, professora de geoarqueologia da Universidade John Moore em Liverpool, Reino Unido, usou a análise de isótopos de urânio para datar o esqueleto. Os resultados mostraram que o Homem de Tepexpan tinha 4 700 anos. Ela argumenta que a contaminação dos restos mortais levou às datas obscuras de radiocarbono. Outros críticos afirmaram que o Homem de Tepexpan tratou-se de uma intrusão, pois ele foi enterrado em uma data posterior, mas escavado em materiais do Pleistoceno.

Uma análise do Homem de Tepexpan publicada na edição de 1947 da The Science Newsletter afirma que o indivíduo tinha pelo menos 40 anos no momento de sua morte. Isso foi determinado por "linhas de junção unidas no crânio" (referindo-se a suturas) e epífises fundidas em ossos longos.

Sexo

Em seu relatório preliminar, Helmut de Terra afirma que "Os outros ossos, em conjunto com o crânio, indicam que a pessoa era do sexo masculino." Com base na análise de DNA, um arqueólogo mexicano propôs que o Homem de Tepexpan era na verdade uma mulher.

Trauma

O Homem de Tepexpan exibe uma fratura curada em sua ulna direita. De Terra formulou a hipótese de que, devido à sua fratura e proximidade com os fósseis de mamutes, o Homem de Tepexpan pode ter sido um caçador que foi morto por seus semelhantes ou mortalmente ferido durante a caça. A Science Newsletter afirma que o indivíduo sofria de rigidez da nuca devido aos muitos depósitos calcário nas vértebras cervicais. Isso significa que o Homem de Tepexpan provavelmente sofria de uma artrite.

Outras

A Science Newsletter descreveu o Homem de Tepexpan em sua edição de 1947. Ela o descreveu como tendo "um crânio de abóbada alta e revestimento fina" que continha "um cérebro com o mesmo tamanho dos de índios atuais". Os escritores descreveram uma linha mandibular "solidamente construída" e sobrancelhas "proeminentes", bem como um "queixo brusco proeminente" que o separaria dos primeiros Neandertais. O Homem de Tepexpan tinha apenas três dentes restantes em seu maxilar. Em sua mandíbula, todos os molares haviam desaparecido antes de sua morte. Isso foi evidenciado pelas cavidades alveolares sendo cicatrizadas e alisadas na mandíbula. O que sobrou na mandíbula incluía incisivos, "dentes de olho" e pré-molares desgastados, mas ainda em condições decentes.

Ambiente do Lago de Texcoco

A Dra. Gonzalez também reconstruiu o ambiente do Lago de Texcoco na época do Homem de Tepexpan, analisando sedimentos e fósseis da área. A Dra. Gonzalez e sua equipe analisaram areia, argila e cinzas vulcânicas, bem como fósseis de diatomáceas (algas microscópicas) e ostracodes (uma forma de pequeno crustáceo). Quando o Homem de Tepexpan era vivo, o lago era muito profundo, cheio de peixes e rodeado por árvores. O ambiente ao redor do Lago de Texcoco passou por grandes mudanças nos últimos 20 000 anos, incluindo várias erupções vulcânicas, mudanças nos níveis de água e vários tipos de vegetação. Essas mudanças ambientais afetaram claramente as populações que viviam na área. Hoje, o Lago de Texcoco está quase seco. Situa-se na periferia nordeste da Cidade do México.

As datas de radiocarbono AMS associadas à sucessão sedimentar em Tepexpan mostram idades entre 19 110±90 e 612±2 214C anos AP. Novas séries de urânio datam o esqueleto em 4 700±200 anos AP, o que indicaria uma idade holocênica. A sucessão sedimentar foi estudada por meio de análises isotópicas, diatomáceas, geoquímicas orgânicas e tefrocronológicas. Essas linhas de evidência sugerem que houveram grandes mudanças ao redor do Lago de Texcoco em termos de equilíbrio entre plantas aquáticas e terrestres, plantas C3 e C4, condições salinas, alcalinas e de água doce, atividade vulcânica, retrabalho de sedimentos do lago e entrada da bacia de drenagem ao longo do final do Pleistoceno e final do Holoceno. Essas mudanças também tiveram grandes efeitos nas populações humanas pré-históricas que viviam ao redor do lago nessa época.

Ver também

Lista de fósseis da evolução humana

Notas

Ligações externas

Biografia, bibliografia e artigos sobre Helmut de Terra e a Exposição INAH de 2007

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Arqueologia do México
Fósseis de hominídeos

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Loud calls for single agency
PETALING JAYA: Better coordination between the federal and state governments is needed to overcome water woes, with some experts calling for a single federal agency to manage the country's precious water resources.
Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia president S. Piarapakaran said there must be a central team of experts, at the federal level, to protect and prevent the pollution of our country's water resources.
"Yes, water resources fall under the state government's jurisdiction and the development plan eventually goes back to the local authorities.
"However, when we talk about pollution, this becomes a tricky area. We must remember that state governments are not resource-rich.
"They have limited resources to hire high-end technical teams and equipment. It will not be cost-effective for state governments to do so in silos," he said.
"Rivers which supply raw water for household consumption and agricultural use should be protected from all activities that can potentially cause pollution.
"We cannot allow risky operations at these locations. It is as simple as that. These are not new ideas," he said.
Ecotourism and Conservation Society Malaysia co-founder and chief executive officer Andrew Sebastian said a single federal authority should regulate rivers.
He said the protection of vital assets such as rivers and water catchment areas should not be politicised.
"A single federal agency to solely monitor, maintain and regulate water catchment areas, down to water supply, is sorely needed.
"Such an agency has to be given teeth where law and enforcement is concerned.
"Everything has to be regulated from restaurants to consumers, we can't allow restaurants to just pour cooking oil and dishwater down the drain," he said.
He said authorities should take measures, including monitoring entire water catchment areas, especially river basins, in order to protect them.
"There must be another way for industries to self-regulate with proper incentives followed by monitoring by the relevant authorities," said Sebastian.
Sahabat Alam Malaysia president Meenakshi Raman also called for the urgent establishment of a single, federal regulatory authority to seriously protect all rivers, as they were the nation's lifelines in the supply of water.
"We reiterate this call which has been made in the past, in view of the major water disruption in the Klang Valley these past few days, caused by pollution from factory sources.
"As the Klang Valley water disruption incident has shown, about 1.2 million consumers have been adversely affected, and damage was also caused to many businesses, which were unable to operate without water.
"As is well known, currently there are too many agencies and authorities involved in the protection of rivers, and there is a lack of coordination between them," she said.
She added that piecemeal approaches, poor planning and a lack of strong enforcement measures would not work anymore, as exemplified by the Klang Valley disaster and the Sg Kim Kim disaster in Johor, not to mention other river water pollution cases over the years.
Malaysian Water Forum president Saral James Maniam said having one federal agency was vital to manage and protect the water supply in the country.
"This must be a holistic management of the entire water supply chain, which includes regulation, management, enforcement and distribution," she said.
She added that having different bodies at both federal and state levels had made it a challenge to oversee proper water management in the country.
"We have seen, for instance, forests being cleared by the state government which supposedly followed the principle of sustainable development, but it actually affected water catchment areas.
"Was there any environmental impact study carried out before allowing the factory to operate along the river basin which leads to a water treatment plant?" she said, referring to the latest incident of odour pollution involving four Sungai Selangor water treatment plants.
Global Environment Centre river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said water resources must be seen as a joint responsibility and be treated as a matter of national security.
"We also need to enhance a more proactive role on enforcement, as well as monitoring.
"The community must be also empowered to be on the front lines on pollution monitoring," he said.
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SpaceX – which he founded, and still owns - has already launched more than 900 of his Starlink satellites into space, potentially spelling trouble for the operation of SKA, the world's largest radio telescope.
The company disputes the claim that its planned network of 42 000 satellites will interfere with SKA's sensitive astronomy hardware.
However, an impact analysis by the SKA Organisation found it impossible for SKA to remain unaffected by Musk's project.
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School Board rules punishment for teacher accused of yelling at Pre-K student was justified
By Travis Gibson tgibson@staugustine.com
In a rarely used move, Sarah Jane Todd, a St. Johns County School District teacher who had been denied on two previous grievances by the principal and the school district, took her grievance to the highest level Tuesday in order to appeal a letter of reprimand she received after she allegedly yelled at one of her students.
In 30 years of service, St. Johns County School Board member Tommy Allen said he's seen anything like it. Apparently, neither had anyone else on the School Board.
Todd, a Pre-K teacher at Picolata Crossing Elementary School, was formally reprimanded earlier in the 2019-20 school year after being accused by her principal of yelling at a 4-year-old student. Although she was not suspended and remains a teacher at the school, Todd chose to fight the allegations against her by going through a formal grievance process over the past few months in order to get the letter of reprimand removed from her personnel file.
"It is not just a letter going into my folder, this is the first step towards termination," Todd said this week during an interview with The Record. "I feel very strongly that it was a misperception of what had occurred.
"I love all of my children and I can name every child I have taught over 36 years and it is hurtful to me that someone's perception of me is that I am not appropriate with students."
She faced the final step of the grievance process Tuesday when she had the chance to argue her case in front of the five members of the St. Johns County School Board.
The incident in question happened on Sept. 26, when Todd was working with a student who she said was refusing to complete an assignment. Todd then got close to the child's face — about two inches from the student's face, according to Picolata Crossing Principal Ken Goodwin — and said, "I need you to do this." But, it was the way she said those words that have become a point of contention.
In a letter of reprimand, Goodwin, who witnessed the interaction between the student and Todd, wrote that Todd used a "harsh tone" which caused the student to immediately start crying.
"I did not realize I sounded harsh," Todd said during the hearing Tuesday. "If asking a child to do something is harsh or inappropriate, then we are no longer teachers, we are just babysitters."
Todd said she had been corrected for her voice being too loud in the past, including one occasion earlier in 2018, but had not been formally written up before the incident before the board Tuesday.
"I do have a loud voice. Not in anger, I just have that voice," Todd said during the hearing.
But Goodwin, and the St. Johns County School District who previously denied her grievance over the matter, disagreed.
"This behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated," Goodwin wrote in a letter of reprimand. "You are being reprimanded for failing to meet professional and instructional expectations as well as the principles of professional conduct for the education profession in Florida."
Those standards, Goodwin wrote, include speaking to all students and adults at all times in a pleasant and caring tone.
After hearing both sides of the story, the School Board agreed with the District and Goodwin, noting that the formal letter of reprimand was the appropriate punishment.
St. Johns Education Association President Michelle Dillon, head of the local teacher's union representing Todd throughout the three-step grievance process, said she wasn't surprised by the outcome but appreciated the thoughtful questions from board members in the unique case.
"I don't believe that they backed their teachers today," Dillon said Tuesday.
Dillon said the union believes the discipline against Todd was handed down without "proper or just cause."
"A proper investigation was not conducted. There was another adult in the room who was never interviewed. We don't believe the investigation was fair or objective," Dillon said. "I strongly feel it was an administrator's word against two educators word, and they went with the administrators."
Todd said the student is still in her class and she doesn't feel like the incident damaged their relationship. Although she disagrees with the School Board's decision, Todd said she feels like her voice was heard.
There is still a possibility that Todd could face more discipline as her case has been referred to the Florida Department of Education's Professional Practices and Services Department in Tallahassee which handles misconduct evaluations.
Toward the end of the hearing on Tuesday, School Board member Patrick Canan urged Todd to use the entire experience as a way to reevaluate how she interacts with children.
"To me, this is just a teachable moment," Canan said.


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Instagram has announced that they are working on new functions dedicated to the safety of its users, especially that of the youngest, adolescents who use the social network, remembering that the minimum age required to register is 13 years old.
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, explained in a video what were the next 3 steps that the company will take in terms of security, both for teenagers and for all its users. The first is the launch of the "take a break" feature, which reminds teens and other users that they may have been on the social network for too long, and invites them to take a break. This feature was announced in October, but from today it begins to be available in the first territories: the United States, Canada, and Australia. In addition, users will be able to set reminders to warn themselves when they have spent a long time on the platform.
The second announcement is the arrival of functions for parental control. According to Mosseri, this will allow parents to know exactly how much time their teenagers spend within the social network, and configure limits for daily use (in the video you can see options that go from 30 minutes to 3 hours), in addition, It allows parents to know if their children have reported users for any reason, and who those users are. The idea, according to the person in charge of the platform, is that this is an agreement between parents and teenage children.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Former Spartan quarterback and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will speak at the Michigan State University undergraduate convocation on May 3.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will speak at the MSU advanced degree graduation ceremony on May 3.
Cousins and Whitmer, both Spartan alumni, will receive honorary degrees during the commencements.
Cousins will receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree and Whitmer will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, according to a press release.
Cousins is the starting quarterback of the Vikings. He played quarterback as a Spartan from 2009-11. He received an undergraduate degree from MSU.
Whitmer is the current governor of Michigan. She received an undergraduate degree from MSU, and is a graduate of the MSU College of Law.
She also has taught at MSU and the University of Michigan.
Willian Demmer, president and CEO of Demmer Holdings Inc. in Lansing, and Reimund Neugebauer, president of Fraunhofer-Gelleschaft, also will receive honorary degrees during the ceremonies, according to a press release.
The convocation will be at 1 p.m. May 3 and the advanced degree ceremony will be at 3:30 p.m. Both will be held at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center, 534 Birch Road.
Attendees will not be allowed to bring bags or purses into the Breslin Center for these or any other commencement ceremonies for safety reasons, according to the release.
No food or drinks, including bottled water, will be allowed.
A metal detector will be used to screen all attendees.


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Doing a bit of surfin' and found these.
Red deer leases could actually start to pay for themselves.
I had a meeting with Cervelt a month or so ago. Really interesting what they are trying to do. Technically the fibre is excellent, it's warmth to weight ratio being much better than merino or cashmere. It's also very soft and because the yarn doesn't have any "barbs" on it like most wool it's not at all itchy next to skin.
However, it's not commercially viable in the real world. If the luxury brands like Burberry can work on the "story" and the exclusivity of it perhaps it might sell, but not to us normal people, it will be the Chinese and Russians who buy it.
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PREP FOOTBALL: IHSA announces playoff teams, pairings; AHS in, but Marquette misses cut
Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com
Updated 1:21 am CDT, Sunday, October 21, 2018
Alton coach Eric Dickerson's Redbirds (5-4) will play their first-round Class 7A playoff game at Rolling Meadows (9-0).
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History repeated itself for some of the area high school football teams, who found out Saturday night their postseason fate - if there was one.
Teams around the state found out if and where they would play when the Illinois High School Association announced the qualifiers for this year's football playoffs.
Among area teams, Alton, Carlinville, East Alton-Wood River, Carlinville, Edwardsville and Carrollton all returned to the postseason, while Greenfield got back after a one-year absence and Jersey and Staunton were among the teams getting back to the playoffs for the first time in several seasons.
Schedule details of the first round of the playoffs will be announced later.
For Alton, the scenario is familiar. The Redbirds qualified for the Class 7A playoffs as an at-large team at 5-4. The Redbirds followed the same path as last season, which saw them go 3-1 down the stretch to earn the at-large bid. Alton, a No. 27 seed, will play its first-round game at No. 6 seed Rolling Meadows (9-0).
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River and Carlinville will renew a postseason get-together for the third consecutive year in Class 3A. The Oilers, a No. 15 seed at 6-3 qualified as champions of the Prairie State Conference and will travel to No. 2 Carlinville for the third consecutive year. The Cavaliers blasted SCC foe and fellow 3A qualifier Greenville 66-0 Friday. Carlinville finished 9-0 and won the South Central Conference championship.
Jersey, which got into the playoffs for the first time since 2014, earned that postseason berth by beating Columbia Friday to get to 5-4. The Panthers are a No. 16 seed in Class 5A and will open the playoffs at No. 1 seeded and undefeated Country Club Hills.
Edwardsville qualified for the Class 8A playoffs at 6-3. A No. 23 seed, the Tigers will open at No. 10 Evanston (7-2).
In Class 2A, Staunton, a No. 16 seed at 5-4, will play iuts opener at No. 1 Decatur St. Teresa (9-0).
In Class 1A, Greenfield and Carrollton each advanced. Greenfield, a No. 15 seed at 6-3, will open at No. 2 Camp Point Central (8-1). Carrollton, a No. 10 seed at 6-3, will play its playoff opener at No. 7 Sesser Valier (7-2).
There were disappointed teams Saturday as well, including Marquette Catholic, which came up just short in its bid for a playoff spot. The Explorers won Friday at Kincaid South Fork to become playoff eligible, but their playoff points total of 37 was short of the cutoff.
The final team to get in at 5-4 was Watseka, which had 38 points and whose defeated opponents' wins totalled 13. The first team out was Harvey Thornton, which also had 38 points, but its defeated opponents' wins total was 12.


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Franck Ribéry's Race against Time
July 28, 2014 Rahul Rangarajan 0
While a nation rejoiced in the city of Berlin as Die Nationalmannschaft returned home with the coveted World Cup for the first time since reunification, a calming aura was captured in the heart of Munich: Franck Ribéry completed his first training session with FC Bayern since an unfortunate back injury ruled him out of participating in Brazil.
The moment Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal final, a colorless Ribéry first began to trudge into his own abyss of doom. A man once known for his bombastic celebrations (he attempted to lightheartedly escape with the DFB trophy after winning it in 2010), Ribéry was uncharacteristically reserved throughout this celebratory night. Caught in two minds, his aloofness may have stemmed from a physically damaged state and an overwhelmed psychology.
It wasn't the easiest year for the Frenchman. His drastic capitulation since losing out on the Balon d'Or to Cristiano Ronaldo forced Bayern to rely heavily on Arjen Robben's directness and Thomas Müller's industry during the latter stages of the previous season. Ribéry's mental absence led to a decline in form, and a lethargic attitude caused him to become a yoke limiting the full potential of Guardiola's side. At the age of 31, it'll be difficult for the winger to re-attain his explosive pace.
It's a shame, because Ribéry is considered one of the best footballers in the world, a reputation partially stemming from his ability to overcome his unfortunate history. From facing expulsion in high school to playing football without wage in Turkey, he has experienced a variety of life's pastures. A sex scandal with an underage prostitute and a failed coup against Raymond Domenech in the last World Cup have induced France enthusiasts to point the finger at Ribéry's narcissism to overshadow his technical genius. Franck Ribéry became a pariah in the land of his upbringing.
And throughout all of this, Bavaria has stood by him.
To emphatically bounce back, he rediscovered his inner beacon: Ribéry not only lifted Bayern to a treble in 2013, but he reflected a great deal of leadership while doing so. Mentoring David Alaba and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg as his own, Franck also managed to rekindle the child within by pulling pranks on teammates. Winning European Player of the Year was only the icing on the cake, as such a prestigious award granted by reputable journalists in Monaco represented his opportunity to be positively received closer to home. Guiding France to a World Cup berth against Ukraine while playing with a broken rib illustrates the lengths he will go to win back hearts he once lost.
This denotes his blue-collar attitude that makes him a fan favorite in Munich. His work-rate and prodigious technical ability pay tribute to the harsh realities he's had to confront. Franck Ribéry is more than just an archetypal winger; his ability to channel his troubles into unwavering dedication on the field makes him unparalleled as a professional footballer.
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Sadly, missing the World Cup hindered everything he'd been fighting for. Brazil was the platform for him to redefine his career in the Les Bleus colors. Upon retirement, Zinedine Zidane dubbed his protégé as the 'crown jewel of French football'. The latter was ready to fulfill prior aspirations and regain the faith of his compatriots. And yet, it seems all the more impossible.
In an article written by Susie Schaaf, Ribéry was perceived as Bayern's biggest disappointment of the year, and it's hard to argue otherwise. Bayern's drubbing at the feet of Madrid in the Allianz Arena is best exemplified by the frustrated winger, who was flailing elbows into faces and was very lucky to stay on the field when everyone else demanded he leave it.
It was a cathartic moment, to say the least. We were witnessing a player being haunted by ghosts of his past, who was expressing his discomfort through hysterical frustration. The elements of Ribéry's youth that made him so unpredictable was alarmingly missing. From Bayern's secret and Bavaria's pride, Franck Ribéry became just another aging footballer.
And with new recruit Juan Bernat only adding to the competition for a starting berth in one of the most demanding clubs in the world, Ribéry must desperately seek solace if he is to rediscover the form that has made him a cult figure in Munich. If he expects to be served in a silver platter of yesteryear, he's in for a shock. Pep Guardiola isn't going to be doing him any favors.
Nonetheless, I'm hoping that Franck Ribéry shadows the elongated career of Ryan Giggs at Manchester United. Giggs shifted from the wing to the middle during his late-twenties to showcase his technical brilliance, while maintaining the rudimentary physical standards to participate in top-flight. To combat his recurring hamstring injuries, Giggs took the initiative of practicing yoga as a regular form of mind- and-body sustainability. Retiring at the staggering age of forty, Giggs hasn't looked back since. The transition from winger to playmaker requires less pace and greater vision, making it a feat Ribéry can achieve only if he stays disciplined to the club's cause and obedient to the manager. Losing his chi may force him to hang up his boots much earlier than expected.
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Articles tagged: SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is an American company founded in 2002 that designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX employs over 4000 people and manufactures the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and the Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX is the only private company to have returned a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit and landed the rocket first-stage on a droneship back on Earth.
13 November 2020 NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission gets ready for launch tomorrow
...Human Exploration and Operation Mission Directorate. Crew-1 is SpaceX's second crewed trip to the ISS - the first...human spaceflight system in history to be certified by NASA," said SpaceX boss Elon Musk. "This is a great honor that inspires confidence...
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12 April 2016 SpaceX booster back in port
... Air Force Station in December but roughly half of SpaceX's missions cannot return to land because of their speed... hangar for inspections. If it is in good enough condition, SpaceX hopes to test-fire the booster's nine Merlin engines multiple times...
29 April 2016 SpaceX Announces Plans for Mars Mission.
... system would be used to slow the spacecraft's descent through the Martian atmosphere and to land on the surface. SpaceX and NASA signed an amended agreement on April 25 and 26 respectively, which changes the original schedule to a mission-oriented...
30 September 2019 Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's massive new Starship
... Texas on Saturday. Musk has been giving regular updates on SpaceX's ambitions over the years, but this time he had something... the ground. Mk 1 is currently equipped with three of SpaceX's next generation Raptor engines at its base, however this could...
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03 May 2021 NASA tells SpaceX to halt HLS development after protest by rivals
... the lunar surface in 2024, NASA has now instructed SpaceX to halt its progress following protests submitted by its rivals... funding amounting to $579 million, Dynetics: $253 million and SpaceX: $135 million. Bids tended by two other companies, Vivace ...
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05 November 2021 Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX lunar lander contract
... to and from the International Space Station (ISS), only SpaceX's Crew Dragon has made it to the orbital station, Boeing... respect the court's judgment, and wish full success for NASA and SpaceX on the contract." His rival, Musk, also took to Twitter ...


ASIC is principally responsible for the enforcement of the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act) which regulates the conduct and disclosure obligations of financial services providers (including superannuation trustees that hold an Australian financial services (AFS) licence).
As the conduct and disclosure regulator, ASIC's role primarily concerns the relationship between trustees and individual consumers. ASIC aims to look after consumers ensuring they receive proper disclosure, are dealt with fairly by qualified people, continue to receive useful information about their investment or product and can access proper complaints-handling procedures. Promoting confident and informed investors and financial consumers is one of ASIC's strategic priorities.
undertaking surveillances to ensure compliance with the provisions of the relevant Acts administered by ASIC.
We may also grant relief in appropriate circumstances, and provide policy guidance outlining ASIC's expectations in relation to certain requirements in the legislation.
Trustees that hold AFS licences with ASIC are required to notify ASIC of significant breaches under section 912D of the Corporations Act. See ASIC's Regulatory Guide 78 Breach Reporting by AFS licensees (RG 78).
If a trustee breaches both APRA-administered legislation and ASIC-administered legislation, the trustee may choose to use the APRA online form to notify ASIC as well as APRA of the breach. Further information is available on the APRA website.
Co-regulators of the superannuation industry are APRA and the ATO, with ASIC and APRA being principally responsible for the supervision of the Corporations Act 2001 and the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 respectively. The ATO has a regulatory role in relation to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). Super funds also have important reporting and administrative obligations to the ATO.
ASIC has a memorandum of understanding in place with both ATO and APRA to help facilitate the exchange of information, where appropriate, between the regulators.
The Government has introduced new laws that change the way ASIC is funded. Under the new arrangements, regulated entities will receive an invoice for ASIC's regulatory services delivered in the prior year.
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Variant of 'Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift, D. S. P. D.' Swift Poems Project, 553- See also headnote in The Complete Poems ed. Rogers: this version is described by him as version (4).
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DTH Van Der Merwe
28th Apr 1986 1.83m/92kg Left Wing
Born in South Africa, DTH began playing rugby aged five before progressing to the Boland U16 team. In 2003, the Van der Merwe family immigrated to Canada (Regina) where DTH attended Dr. Martin Le Boldus High School.
He made the Saskatchewan u18, u21 and Rugby Canada Super League Prairie Fire teams. In 2005 Van der Merwe moved to Victoria, where he played for James Bay AA and won three straight BC Championships in'06-'08 and a National Title in 2007.
Van Der Merwe is now Glasgows leading marksman having overtaken Thom Evans in the try scoring charts. He became the ninth Warrior to be selected for the Rugby World Cup in 2011 when the Canucks included him in their squad for the global gathering in New Zealand.
In 2015 the South-African born Van Der Merwe represented his adopted nation at the 2015 World Cup in England, having been selected in the final 31-man squad. The South Africa-born Canada international joined the Scarlets ahead of 2015/2016.
DTH left the Scarlets at the end of the 2016/2017 campaign and joined Premiership side Newcastle Falcons.
In March 2018, he joined Glasgow for a second time from Newcastle Falcons, where he made just three appearances. The Canada international signed a deal with Warriors until May 2020.
Van der Merwe is Warriors' all-time leading try scorer, touching down 43 times in 96 appearances between 2009 and 2015.
As of the 2018/2019 Champions Cup, Van Der Merwe has had 30 European Cup appearances scoring 12 tries and 50 points.
As of December 2019, he has made 120 appearances for Glasgow and has scored 52 tries.
In November 2020, Van Der Merwe signed for American Rugby League side, LA Giltinis on a two-year deal.
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Outside Centre 2006 - present
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Left Wing 2021 - present
Hooker 2015 - 2017
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Matthew Vadum is an award-winning investigative reporter and the author of the book, "Subversion Inc.: How Obama's ACORN Red Shirts Are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers."
A Democratic congressman tried to use the might of the federal government to crush an investigation into reports that an Islamic terrorist group is using the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez as a base for launching an attack on the U.S. using car bombs or other vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs).
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, Texas, contacted the local offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) "in an effort to identify—and evidently intimidate—sources that may have been used by" Judicial Watch, federal law enforcement sources told the nonprofit good-government group.
Judicial Watch, which has been legally recognized by the courts as a media outlet, reported on the terrorist conspiracy on August 29. Citing high-level federal law enforcement, intelligence, and other sources, the group reported that the federal government was bracing for an imminent terrorist attack on the southern U.S. border.
Agents in the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and Justice are all reportedly on alert and have been directed "to aggressively work all possible leads and sources concerning this imminent terrorist threat," Judicial Watch reports.
According to the Obama administration, Islamic terrorists are not operating in Ciudad Juarez. But the administration isn't known for truth-telling. The White House has long downplayed the wave of violent crime, much of it committed by drug cartels, that rages along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. Border Patrol instructed its officers to steer clear of the most crime-infested portions of the border because they're "too dangerous" and patrolling them could lead to an "international incident" involving a cross-border shooting, Judicial Watch previously reported.
Yet a parade of Democratic politicians including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano have declared the southern border to be secure despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
In addition to being soft on immigration and national security issues, left-wing lawmakers also don't like being exposed by reporters.In the Obama era Democratic politicians have a habit of punishing pesky journalists for doing their jobs. Many suspect the Obama White House played a decisive role in investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson's abrupt departure from CBS News this past March after several of her news stories proved embarrassing to the administration.
Eric Holder's Justice Department cracked down on investigative reporter Matthew Boyle, compounding its wrongdoing by unethically coordinating with the George Soros-funded character assassins at Media Matters for America.
And the Obama administration, in the words of CNN's Jake Tapper, has used "the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists … more than all previous administrations combined." At least twice federal investigators have meddled in newsroom practices and put journalists in legal jeopardy.
Obama's hostility to press freedoms doesn't end there. His Federal Communications Commission wanted to place federal observers in newsrooms, ostensibly to study the news-gathering process. The media cried foul and the study has been dropped, at least for now.
Federal Election Commission chairman Lee E. Goodman, a Republican, warns that his Democratic FEC colleagues could try to ban books during election season by regulating book publishers. "We have wounded the free-press clause of the First Amendment," Goodman said earlier this year after the commission failed to rule that a book by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was entitled to a routinely granted so-called media exemption.
This it "the same exemption that typically lets newspaper editorials, television channels and other outlets say what they want about political figures without worrying about campaign finance laws," Fox News reported.
Many leftists want to go even farther in regulating the media by abolishing private news organizations altogether.
While the Obama administration dithers, the Australian government dramatically dismantled an ISIS plot to murder Australians for propaganda purposes.
Police in Sydney, Australia thwarted a plot Thursday by Islamic State supporters down under to randomly behead Australians.
"The raids involving 800 federal and state police officers – the largest in the country's history – came in response to intelligence that an Islamic State group leader in the Middle East was calling on Australian supporters to kill, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said," according to the New York Post.
Will the Obama administration be as conscientious and effect as Australia has been when U.S.-born jihadis fighting for ISIS begin to return to America?
We're going to find out, and probably sooner than you think.


A fiber-y new spin on an old childhood fave!
Melt butter spread in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Add both cereals. Stir until well coated. Using a spatula, press mixture evenly into a baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Allow to cool. Cut into 25 squares.
Pumpkin, crunch and cream all in one bite...Mmmmmmm!
Combine pumpkin, Cool Whip and Jell-O in a bowl. Stir in Fiber One. Spoon into nonstick mini muffin tins and freeze. Makes 15 yummy "nuggets."
Chewy, chocolatey, cherry goodness in every bite!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients together. Place batter into muffin tins lined with paper or sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.
This Saturday, September 9th, is National Hot Dog Day. Celebrate with some yummy 45-calorie 97% Fat Free Hebrew National Franks.
*HG note on nutritionals - If a brand name is mentioned, nutritional info was calculated using that brand. Numbers may vary accordingly.


This BTO 'Build to Order' model MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 2.13 13" (Late 2010) is powered by a 2.13GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" (SL9600) with dual cores with a 6MB shared level 2 cache running on a 1066MHz frontside bus, 2GB or 4GB of internal (non-upgradeable) DDR3-1066 (PC3-8500) SDRAM, 64GB or 128GB solid state "SSD" drive plus an NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor running 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM (shared memory).All of the MB Air hardware resides in an ultra-svelt 2.9 lb, 0.68" tapering to 0.11" drool-worthy aluminum housing. This model also 1 SD card slot, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 analog audio out and 1 Mini includes. a "FaceTime" video camera, a non-backlit full-size keyboard and an 13.3" 1440X900 widescreen LED gloss display.Ports and connectivity come via AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 1 SD card slot, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 analog audio out and 1 Mini DisplayPort.


For well over a year now, I have been to court multiple times in a desperate effort to remove my mother's conservator, and have been rigorously documenting that she has been isolated since his appointment and finally, FINALLY, I have proof of that, and it came just in time.
I have a mediation in two days in a final effort to remove my mother's conservator, and I have no idea what I am walking into but, all the work that I've done to get rid of him might just pay off. I've discussed the financial, mental, psychological and emotional abuse she has endured, and just when I think no one listens to me, or believes me, I get this message from her long time friend.
I've never been in a mediation before, and I am not sure why we're taking things outside the court but, his lawyers requested to have a mediation and the court appointed attorney for my mom agreed. However, there is something fishy about the fact that they want to keep things private but, in my opinion, there is nothing to mediate. There is only one end goal and that is full termination. But I have this sick feeling that he is going to try and remain the trustee of the estate, and allow the temporary conservator that is currently in place continue to take care of her "well-being." What a joke. There can never be any well being when you have a person in charge that isolates and ostracizes family members, and long time friends while simultaneously draining the estate.
I've said awhile back that I have put this is God's hands, and getting that text from my mom's old friend over the weekend seems like divine intervention. I am not one to go to God for answers but, I did make a decision a long time ago to do what I can to stop the madness, and allow God to guide me along the way. So, I've come to realize that through this nightmare it can be the little things, soft signs like that text that proves to me that I am not alone. It demonstrates that even though the conservator has tried to paint me as "crazy," I never gave up. I never gave into his manipulative ways, and I have myself and God to thank for that.
Thursday is a big day. Thursday I come face to face with destiny, and I don't think he is going to back down, but, neither am I.


We describe a parameter-free estimation-of-distribution algorithm (EDA) called the adapted maximum-likelihood Gaussian model iterated density-estimation evolutionary algorithm (AMaLGaM-IDEA, or AMaLGaM for short) for numerical optimization. AMaLGaM is benchmarked within the 2009 black box optimization benchmarking (BBOB) framework and compared to a variant with incremental model building (iAMaLGaM). We study the implications of factorizing the covariance matrix in the Gaussian distribution, to use only a few or no covariances. Further, AMaLGaM and iAMaLGaM are also evaluated on the noisy BBOB problems and we assess how well multiple evaluations per solution can average out noise. Experimental evidence suggests that parameter-free AMaLGaM can solve a wide range of problems efficiently with perceived polynomial scalability, including multimodal problems, obtaining the best or near-best results among all algorithms tested in 2009 on functions such as the step-ellipsoid and Katsuuras, but failing to locate the optimum within the time limit on skew Rastrigin-Bueche separable and Lunacek bi-Rastrigin in higher dimensions. AMaLGaM is found to be more robust to noise than iAMaLGaM due to the larger required population size. Using few or no covariances hinders the EDA from dealing with rotations of the search space. Finally, the use of noise averaging is found to be less efficient than the direct application of the EDA unless the noise is uniformly distributed. AMaLGaM was among the best performing algorithms submitted to the BBOB workshop in 2009.
Bosman, P.A.N, Grahl, J, & Thierens, D. (2013). Benchmarking Parameter-free AMaLGaM on Functions With and Without Noise. Evolutionary Computation, 21(3), 445–469.


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Poland, Belarus & Ukraine Report: January 21, 2005
21 January 2005, Volume 7, Number 3
LUKASHENKA REGULATES FOREIGN MUSIC. Last week the Belarusian Information Ministry issued official warnings to three FM stations -- Hit FM, Unistar Radio BDU, and Novoe Radio -- for their failure to execute the government's order that Belarusian musicians be given at least 75 percent of the total music airtime as of 1 January.
According to the ministry, monitoring showed that the three stations failed to abide by their commitments regarding the broadcasting of local artists in prime time. The FM stations may have their licenses revoked by the National Commission for Television and Radio Broadcasting if they fail to take corrective measures within seven days after receiving the warning.
In 2004, the ratio of foreign and domestic music on Belarusian FM stations was officially decreed to be 50-50, but the authorities were not strict in implementing that decree. Radio stations broadcast mainly foreign music in prime time, while domestic performers were given their chance late in the evening or early in the morning. Now, however, the situation has radically changed.
The new decree on music airtime ostensibly pursues the goal of enlivening the domestic music scene. However, the decree has left many radio stations struggling to fill their schedules, as they are reportedly complaining that there is not a sufficient amount of domestically produced music suitable for airing in terms of artistic values or quality of recording. Additionally, a number of Belarus's most popular bands -- including Palats, Drum Ecstasy, Neuro Dubel, N.R.M., ZET, and Pomidor/OFF -- have been unofficially blacklisted for performing last year at an opposition-sponsored concert to protest President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's 10 years of rule.
According to independent Belarusian journalists, the new threshold put on foreign music played on the airwaves will not contribute to the development of the indigenous musical culture. They argue that the bulk of Belarusian-made pop songs are local, Russian-language copies of the Russian-made "popsa," a derogatory name used for a melodiously sugary and lyrically silly song. Additionally, most serious Belarusian composers and musicians are on the aforementioned blacklist, and radio stations will hardly risk their broadcasting licenses by giving airtime to politically disfavored performers.
RFE/RL's Belarusian Service reported on 17 January that the Minsk-based Radio Roks, which was known for its "classic rock" format, has recently switched to a new format in order to obey the new directive of the distribution of music airtime. Radio Roks now reportedly airs 75 percent Belarusian-made and 25 percent Russian-made "popsa" songs (sung exclusively in Russian). "We have been forced to follow this line," Radio Roks Director Dzmitry Ausyannikau told RFE/RL. "We are expecting that our audience will not shrink in number but will change in quality." Ausyannikau did not elaborate on the anticipated "quality" change of his audience. (Jan Maksymiuk)
WILL YANUKOVYCH TURN TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS? Viktor Yanukovych is pursuing his claim to the Ukraine presidency relentlessly, despite having his appeals rejected repeatedly by the Ukrainian Supreme Court.
He is seeking to have declared void the result of the 26 December presidential election rerun, officially won by his rival, Viktor Yushchenko. He said if the Supreme Court rejects his last appeal -- which it did on 20 January -- he will go to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
If he does, he will need patience. Normally it takes the court about three years to issue a verdict.
The court was established in 1959 by the Council of Europe, the 45-nation body that seeks to foster democracy and cooperation across the continent.
The court's chief spokesman, Roderick Liddell, explained that the long delay in handing down decisions stems from the workload, which grows by about 15 percent each year as more and more people turn to the court for redress. "Last year, I believe, we had something like 40,000 applications coming into the system, and currently we have a list of pending cases of around 75,000. So that is an enormous amount. But when you consider this court deals with applications from 45 states, soon to be 46, with a population of some 800 million, then that is hardly surprising," Liddell said.
Liddell said, however, that the statistics make the problem sound worse than it is. Few of these cases actually get as far as a verdict. Most are rejected at earlier stages of the legal process. "Of these cases, a very large percentage are inadmissible, and are not examined on their merits; we calculate that about 90 percent of the applications that come into the system are inadmissible, and they are dealt with fairly rapidly," he said.
The court consists of 45 judges -- equal to the number of member states in the Council of Europe. Its rulings are binding on member states and without appeal. Theoretically, that means that if Yanukovych were accepted, Yushchenko would have to give up the Ukraine presidency sometime in 2008.
Countries that fail to abide by the court's rulings face possible expulsion from the Council of Europe. That, however, is very unlikely to happen. Colin Warbrick, a professor of law at Britain's Durham University, said that Yanukovych has been given the opportunity to present his case to the Ukraine Supreme Court, and that court appears to have had sufficient ground to reject his appeals.
Warbrick told RFE/RL that the European Court would be very unlikely to overturn the national court's verdict unless new information of large-scale wrongdoing in the election comes to light.
Noting the growing popularity of the European Court for Human Rights, Warbrick described it as "one of the most remarkable of the post-[World War II] experiments" in Europe. "Not just the court, but the Council of Europe as a whole, has laid down a mechanism which is the most effective there is -- which is not to say it is perfect -- but the most effective there is anywhere in the world, for protecting human rights at the international level," Warbrick said.
Warbrick said the council and the court achieve this because they try to enlist the states in the protection of human rights, rather than condemning them. To this end, the council has extensive training programs, financial assistance to improve judicial systems, and the like.
Warbrick said both council and court see their work as a continuous process, as there will always be human rights violations to protect against. (Breffni O'Rourke)
UKRAINE: ENERGY OVERVIEW (PART I). In 2003 Ukraine, a country the size of Texas, consumed 74 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas, more than the combined gas consumption (44.1 bcm) of the Central European states of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, according to the CIA's World Factbook. Moreover, a study prepared by Margarita M. Balmaceda of the Woodrow Wilson Center, "Ukraine's Energy Policy and U.S. Strategic Interests in Eurasia," found that Ukraine, with a population of only 48 million, was the sixth largest gas consumer in the world.
That same year, Ukraine consumed some 290,000 barrels of oil per day, considerably less then the roughly 823,000 barrels of oil per day used by the four above-mentioned Central European countries, and burned roughly 100 million metric tons of coal. It also consumed 154.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity.
Despite the huge amount of energy it consumes -- 6.08 quadrillion British thermal units or 1.5 percent of the world's total energy consumption, according to the U.S. International Energy Administration -- Ukraine's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) purchasing power parity of $260.4 billion was far below Poland's GDP of $427.1 and one-third of the combined GDPs ($800.2 billion) of the four Central European states, which had a combined population of 64.2 million in 2004, according to the CIA's World Factbook.
The Balmaceda study, along with research by the U.S. International Energy Administration, came to the conclusion that Ukraine exhibits very low levels of energy efficiency. Balmaceda writes: "Not only does Ukraine have one of the highest levels of energy intensity in Europe and the world, but its energy intensity (measured as its energy consumption per unit of GDP) actually increased by about 50 percent from 1991 to 1999."
The Woodrow Wilson study found that "the share of energy in the cost structure of Ukrainian goods was 25 percent in the late 1990s, 8.3 times more than in France and 4 times more than in the United States. The other side of the coin is that energy subsidies are a way of subsidizing this inefficient production, with dual negative effects: The incentive for increasing efficiency is lost, and the state as a whole must carry the costs of such subsidization."
As a result of these hidden subsidies, such major Ukrainian enterprises as Interpipe, Kryvorizhstal, and others are able to remain profitable and make their owners enormously wealthy.
Ukraine in 2003 had proven natural-gas reserves of 560.7 bcm and produced 18 bcm. It also had 395 million barrels of proven oil reserves, mostly in the Donetsk basin and in the Crimea.
Its largest energy resource was coal, with estimated reserves of 34.1 billion metric tons.
Ukraine is also a major producer of uranium. In 1999 Ukraine was the 10th largest producer of uranium, accounting for just over 3 percent of the world's total. Its reasonably assured resources (at up to $80 per kilogram of uranium) are put at 42,600 tons, according to the World Energy Council's "Survey of Energy Resources 2001."
THE COAL INDUSTRY
About two-thirds of Ukraine's 193 coal mines are unprofitable and require large government subsidies, which in 2002 were to have been $324 million, of which only $159 million was paid out, according to the Woodrow Wilson study.
The study further found that the coal industry's debt level has risen to more than $2 billion -- over 50 percent greater than the value of annual production and twice as much as its accounts receivable.
A $300 million World Bank structural adjustment loan that was designed to close down more than 80 loss-making pits between 1997 and 2000 failed to close even half of those mines. If they were shut down this would have meant a significant rise in unemployment in the region, which is highly dependent upon the coal industry for jobs (some 450,000 are employed in the coal-mining industry).
In addition to these indicators, the coal industry is considered by most observers to be one of the most corrupt and dangerous in Ukraine. A prime example of this is the government-owned Zasyadko mine, the largest coal mine in the world. It has one of the highest mortality rates in the world and its miners are perpetually owed millions of hryvnyas in back wages.
Furthermore, the coal industry is located in the most densely populated region of Ukraine which is also the base for the "Donetsk clan," the informal grouping of business and political leaders in the Donetsk region. The leaders of this clan fervently supported Viktor Yanukovych, the former head of the Donetsk State Administration, in his bid for president due to his pledge not to change the status quo in the energy sector of the country.
RUSSIAN ENERGY IMPORTS
Russia is by far the largest supplier of energy to Ukraine. Prior to 2005 Russia's Gazprom paid Ukrainian transit fees for gas going through the Ukrainian pipeline system to Europe in kind -- which in 2004 totaled 28 bcm of gas.
Ukraine buys 80 percent its oil imports from Russia and in 2003 this consisted of 232,000 barrels per day. Its main suppliers are the Russian companies LUKoil and BP-TNK.
The second largest supplier of energy to Ukraine is Turkmenistan. According to a contract signed on 3 January, Turkmenistan will deliver 36 bcm of gas for a period of two years at a price of $58 per 1,000 cubic meters, a $14 increase over the previous price of $44. Ukraine will pay for this half in barter goods and half in cash.
All Turkmen gas transits Russia before it reaches the Ukrainian border and is therefore reliant upon a contractual agreement with Gazprom, the owner of the pipeline to the Ukrainian border, in order for it to arrive at its destination.
Ukraine's total energy dependency is one of the highest in Central and Eastern Europe. According to the study by Balmaceda of the Woodrow Wilson Center, "this is the result of declining domestic [energy] production and inefficient energy use, among other factors." According to a study by the Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Studies, if the current trends continue, Ukraine's total energy import dependency "could rise to 65-70 percent in 2020, leaving the country even more vulnerable to price fluctuations and dependence on Russia." (Roman Kupchinsky)
QUOTES OF THE WEEK "The old government is going: on the way out, it is stealing what is still there in the state ownership, transferring public funds into offshore accounts, antedating privatization deals, appointing dozens of officials to new positions, destroying information in state agencies' databases, and burning documents by the tons. This adds another top-priority task facing the new government to the long list that has already been compiled, namely, to revise all decisions the public administration made after 1 November 2004." -- The 15-21 January issue of the Kyiv-based weekly "Zerkalo nedeli."


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I'd like to dedicate today's post to my mom who would have turned 76 today. Sadly she passed away 21 years ago at the too young age of 55. She taught me how to sew when I was young and by the time I was 12 I was making all my own clothes. Now in order to sew you need fabric, and every seamstress has their stash, usually a ridiculously large stash that you'll never put a dent in but you keep adding to it, buying fabric that you just need to have! I think we sew as an excuse to buy fabric! She got to see my art in a lot of places but I think she would have gotten a real kick out of going into joann fabric stores and seeing so many of my prints. I haven't sewn in a few years now but this weekend I did add to my stash, just in case…!
Here is just a little sampling of what I have there, also a couple of links to more.


On Tuesday the 27th of November was the Manual Grinder was officially handed over by director Paul Hartendorp. The new machine replaces the widebelt grinding machine, which Timesavers donated to Technum in 2007. In the technology center in Vlissingen, Scalda students make various metal workpieces. The sharp edges (for example burrs and dirt) can now be easily removed mechanically on a brand new multifunctional machine for deburring, edge rounding and finishing of metal.


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Image: Stephan Lemke for 25hours Hotels
Timely addition
Despite eyebrow-raising growth since starting in 2010, 25hours hotel group hasn't strayed far from its Hamburg flagship for its latest property, which opens in March. The tasteful 49-room stopover is located in a former harbour master's house in the German port city and joins the growing chain's pretty premises in Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna and Zürich. The brand's aesthetic has struck a chord with business travellers across the German-speaking world and garnered fans for being less expensive than most competitors. "Five-star properties don't tell stories anymore; now the big chains see they have a problem," says CEO Christoph Hoffmann, one of the brand's four owners. "I don't know what's going to happen in the industry but one thing is certain: everybody is eager to create something more special and of a higher quality than in the past."
Image: Kasper Christensen
Viva la print
With artistic showcases including the Material and Zona Maco art fairs drawing droves of global art collectors to Mexico City, the first week of February has felt like an unofficial art week in the Mexican capital. To round things off, one of the largest private repositories of contemporary art in Latin America, the Museo Jumex, is hosting the second edition of the Index Art Book Fair, which continues this weekend. The annual celebration of print brings together more than 70 publishers and independent titles from home and abroad. The public can also get involved in roundtable discussions and workshops to glean insights from the industry's most innovative thinkers, including Cay Sophie Rabinowitz from New York's Osmos art magazine. The fair is yet another symbol of the city's multifaceted ascent in the realms of design and culture.
Image: Courtesy of the artist / Daido Moriyama Photo Foundation
Daido Moriyama, the godfather of Japanese street photography (and that is something worth being the don of), wraps up his last decade of new work in Paris this weekend at the beautiful purpose-built Montparnasse glasshouse that is Fondation Cartier. Moriyama's favoured black-and-white slips into colour for this new show that seems to revel in reality rather than signposting symbolism; "Colour describes what I meet without any filters," says the artist. TV close-ups, mesh tights, Harajuku-pink lip gloss, sex and suggestion grab the eyeballs, while tired carpeted foyers and painted-over posters tell of a Tokyo in constant transit. When will it stop? When Daido lays down his camera.
Image: Anders Schønnemann
Noma in NY
Many yearn for the chance to experience the lauded fare from Copenhagen's Noma, voted best restaurant in the world on four separate occasions. Now Brooklynites are one step closer as the restaurant's co-founder, Claus Meyer, has launched a Saturday pop-up of his Danish pastry-shop concept Meyers Bageri. Williamsburg's authentic French bakery Margo Patisserie will transform on weekends until Meyer takes over completely in the spring. Today's pop-up selection includes traditional flaky pastries with chocolate icing and vanilla cream, whole grain rye bread, wheat loaves and morning buns that come buttered with jam or cheese, as well as pastries with cinnamon swirls or poppy seeds.
Image: Julie Feinstein
Cities on screen
Alongside the team behind Monocle 24's 'The Urbanist', we're trekking through a metropolitan maze as we explore how cities are depicted on screen. We hear from 'Detroit Free Press' on how its city has been given the cinematic treatment, while much-praised film-maker Mark Cousins discusses his relationship with Belfast ahead of his upcoming artistic documentary. Plus: secrets and myths behind the closed doors of New York's Dakota building.
Kioskafé
To celebrate the recent launch of Monocle's first Kioskafé in Paddington, we talk to editor in chief Tyler Brûlé about the concept and branding and the enduring appeal of print.


Lib Dem councillors were left shocked at a meeting last night to see the Conservative administration propose a 20% increase for community safety alarms. The systems, that allow the elderly, vulnerable, disabled and ill to call for help via a button on a cord will now have to stump up extra cash to pay for this lifeline.
It's something many of those affected can ill afford, especially when those reliant on a pension or Universal Credit.
"This is totally unreasonable, has no justification and will hit those residents that need the council's help the most."
The same applies to bogus caller alarms and smoke detectors.
The Tories voted this through and it will go to the budget setting meeting with a recommendation to approve it.


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It looks like Apollo Nida isn't the only "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star in trouble with the federal government. According to reports, former housewife Sheree Whitfield is in deep tax trouble… we're talking more than $100,000 in debt!
Sources say the IRS filed a lien against the reality star on Dec 12, 2013, claiming she failed to pay her taxes in 2011. According to legal documents, she failed to pay a total of $111,226.58 and the feds are still waiting on their money.
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As Radar Online points out, this isn't the first time Whitfield has been in hot water with Uncle Sam. "She was reportedly slapped with another tax lien in early 2013 which accused her of owing a total of $41,752.83 for unpaid taxes for the years 2009 and 2010," the site reports. "Last year, news also surfaced that Whitfield — whose conflict with her ex-husband, former Atlanta Falcons football player Bob Whitfield, was a storyline on RHOA – had been ordered by a judge to give her divorce lawyers $119,000 for an unpaid legal bill."
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Evaluation Concludes FirstVue HBSAG Test is Preferred over Other Rapid Tests
AT First Diagnostic LLC has announced that a recent evaluation conducted by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the FirstVue™ HBSAG Test, was released at the Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care meeting, sponsored by the Department of Defense.
The purpose of the evaluation, entitled "Laboratory Evaluation of Hepatitis B Rapid Test for Use in Screening Walking Blood Bank Donors," was to determine the best rapid HBSAG test to use for screening blood donors for Hepatitis B ("HBSAG") in the theater of war. The FirstVue HBSAG test was selected as the preferred test based on all facets of the study evaluation.
Out of all manufactures in the rapid diagnostic industry, six rapid tests were initially selected based on an evaluation of published claims and sensitivity testing using HBSAG positive samples. Those tests were then compared in a comprehensive evaluation of test performance using plasma and blood specimens. The study indicated that the FirstVue HBSAG test had the highest sensitivity (95.4%) and the highest specificity (99.7%) among all the tests evaluated.
In addition, the evaluation indicated that the FirstVue HBSAG test detected HBSAG antibodies approximately three days sooner than available laboratory-based enzyme immunoassays. Early detection of seroconversion is an important measure of the sensitivity of a test and means that Hepatitis B infection can now be identified even with relatively recent exposure.
"We are very pleased with the results of the Walter Reed evaluation, it's just another confirmation of the quality of our product line and of the HBSAG rapid test we are providing the military," said Jonathan Barash President of AT First Diagnostic. "We are eager to complete our paperwork for the FirstVue HBSAG test and submit our findings and applications for both FDA and CE registrations on this product. Based on the performance data generated to date, we believe this test will play an important role in identifying HBSAG infections in the future and will enable infected individuals to receive the proper care and treatment they need."
This extensive study was conducted at The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and involved investigators from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Division of Retrovirology, The US Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Division of Military Casualty Research, the U.S. Army Blood Program, the Army Medical Department Center and School, the Robertson Blood Center and the American Red Cross.
Rapid Hepatitis "B" or "C" tests are not currently available for commercial sale in the United States by the US FDA. AT First Diagnostic is in the process of collecting all the technical data together in order to obtain FDA guidance and approvals for this HBSAG test utilizing multiple specimen types, whole blood, plasma and serum. The data stage is nearing completion and a pre-market application will be in progress for submission to the FDA soon.
Source: PRNewswire
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The Major League Soccer playoffs — remember them? — are back after a long break with the first leg of the conference finals on Tuesday night. Last year's finalists, Toronto and Seattle, are both still alive, and both will be traveling for the first leg.
The Eastern Conference finals is the stuff of sports movies: underdog Columbus, beleaguered by the owner's threats of moving, will take on title favorites Toronto, which posted the best record in league history. The Crew will have a sellout crowd backing them for the first leg, in spite of the off-field turmoil. They will also benefit from because TFC is missing two stars: Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore are suspended.
Houston scored a lot of goals at home this season, but in the playoffs, the torn-up field at BBVA Compass Stadium has produced two choppy, ugly games, both of which were scoreless after 90 minutes. In addition, the Dynamo has not allowed a goal at home in more than 350 minutes. Two more football games were played on the grass surface over the break, which probably hasn't improved matters. With the away goals rule in effect, it's up for debate whether the field conditions will benefit the visiting Sounders.


we'll address in our study of Acts 13 through 16 today.
what we know of as his missionary tours or journeys to preach the gospel.
separated from the world to do the work of Almighty God.
do the work of God and to put our trust in the Almighty.
by whose stripes we are healed." It's through His blood that we're saved.
and the white out paper used to have the white out tape you have to use?
creek and washing clothes on a washboard. Those things are obsolete.
word and from the gospel!
begged that the these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
preach the truth in love, Ephesians 4:15.
He is the one true and living God. How does he do that?
we making that? Are we making that happen? Of course not! Who did that?
notice what the Scripture says in Acts chapter 14 about Paul being stoned.
bloody and bruised and lying there looking dead? Why did he do all that?
himself to following Jesus- no matter what.
example we don't find pastor, one pastor leading it. We don't find the Pope.
We don't find someone else in authority doing that.
has told us to do to be saved.
importance of our soul friend.
powerful message? Jesus is Lord and Christ. He's the Savior of the world.
forgiveness of sins. Listen to the first gospel sermon and the response to it.
1. What question is asked in Acts 16:30?
2. According to Acts 13:2, who selected the men?
3. According to 1 Corinthians 15:58, what must we do? Why?
4. When should we "work" according to John 9:4?
5. What does Revelation 14:13 say of the ones who die in the Lord?
6. According to Acts 13:38-39, how was this different from Moses' Law?
7. According to Matthew 1:19-21, what will He do for His people?
8. According to Hebrews 8:13, what did He make obsolete?
9. In Acts 14:23 what did Paul appoint in the cities?
10. According to Ephesians 5:11, what must be exposed?


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News Blog posts R-Type Final 3 Evolved and R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos revealed in the Granzella livestream!
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We hope you enjoyed our livestream with Granzella Inc, doods! In case you missed it, two exciting titles were revealed:
R-Type Final 3 Evolved and R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos!
Keep scrolling for details on these games, and don't forget to watch the full livestream on Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/nisamerica
R-Type Final 3 Evolved
R-Type Final 3 Evolved unites R-Type Final 2 and the PS5™! Coming in Spring 2023, this version includes exclusive stages created by Kazuma Kujo, all of the homage stages from the first Stage Pass, and update Version 2.0.0 which contains new playable ships, a new multiplayer mode, global rankings, and more!
A Special Edition will be able to pre-order on the NIS EU Online Store on the 4th of November.
R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos
R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos is coming to Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5 and PC in Summer 2023.
R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos combines the side-scrolling, shoot-'em-up action the series is known for with tactical, turn-based strategy gameplay. This collection includes two titles that have remade in Unreal Engine 5, and marks R-Type Tactics II's debut in the West! R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos also features a number of exclusive features for R-Type Tactics II, including branching missions and a new third campaign.
You will be able to pre-order R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos on the NIS UK & EU Online Stores at a later date.


Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 234 is the two hundred thirty-fourth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.
"Unthinkable": Sonic and the Freedom Fighters have one mission: see Elias and his family leave the city safely. That'll be hard to do as Dr. Eggman attacks with his latest, most loathsome weapon to date! In such a high-stakes mission, even the unthinkable can happen. Then, in "Dark Hearts," learn the untold history between Ixis Naugus and Dr. Eggman!
Elias and his family are preparing to leave New Mobotropolis to avoid causing even more trouble than there already is, although Sonic would like them to stay. The Freedom Fighters are escorting them out of the city to the Feral Forest in the Mobo-Cruiser. Sonic is leading the ground defense with Antoine and Bunnie supporting, while Tails and Amy are providing air support. Soon after they leave they are confronted by the Death Egg and upgraded Egg Pawn designs. They easily fend them off, but Bunnie is having trouble adapting to being normal.
On the Death Egg, Snively tells Dr. Eggman that they are suffering heavy losses as he himself predicted. Eggman tells him to "launch the players for act two".
They let out Metal Sonic and an upgraded, weaponized Mecha Sally. Mecha Sally easily takes out the Tornado. Sonic goes to back up Tails and Amy when he is attacked by Metal Sonic. Bunnie tries to help him but isn't strong enough and is pushed away by Metal Sonic and is knocked down by Mecha Sally. Lien-Da tells Eggman the convoy is unprotected and they have a clear shot. But the convoy has a target scrambler and the all the lasers miss the Mobo-Cruiser. Eggman orders that Metal Sonic latch onto the Mobo-Cruiser and self destruct, much to Snively's disapproval. Metal Sonic leaves it's fight with Sonic and is replaced in battle by Mecha Sally. Sonic tries to talk to her, but it fails.
Antoine goes after Metal Sonic and holds on to it and prevents it from latching on to the convoy. Eggman, learning that Metal Sonic is latched to Freedom Fighter, demand Metal Sonic be detonated right then and there. Antoine is caught in the center of the explosion. The Freedom Fighter are stunned and Eggman is ecstatic at having finally taking out a Freedom Fighter. Much to Snively's shock, Eggman decides to leave at that moment. Despite having the Freedom Fighters on the ropes, Eggman decides that this is better than killing the former king of New Mobotropolis and that going any further would be pushing his luck. He then dismisses Snively from the deck for ruining his mood. Finally pushed over the edge, Snively decides to wait no longer and that it is time to take the doctor down.
As the Death Egg, the Egg Swats and Metal Sally leave, Elias calls to see what happened to Antoine, and Sonic tells him that Antoine made sure they could get away safely. Bunnie is hysterical, Sonic remarks that Antoine is still breathing and picks him up to run back to New Mobotropolis to take him to Dr. Quack.
Ixis Naugus contacts Dr. Eggman via the purple Chaos Emerald, offering information on an ideal time to attack Sonic and the remnants of the Freedom Fighters. He also asks Dr. Eggman about the time when he and Naugus met for the first time to see if he remembers, and also to check and see if their stories line up. The latter motive comes from the fact that Dr. Eggman is not Robotnik Prime (Naugus alludes to this, saying he is told that Eggman is "not quite the man I remember); Naugus needs to see if his first meeting with Robotnik Prime is identical to the first meeting of Eggman and Naugus' own alternate self.
Dr. Eggman recalls that shortly after his coup d'etat of the old Mobotropolis, he decided he would check up on the Zone of Silence to see King Maxmillian and Warlord Kodos. Upon entering the Zone in his Egg Mobile, he was captured by Feist, who was, at the time, a minion of Ixis Naugus. Ixis Naugus revealed to Dr. Eggman that Maxmillian and Kodos served him, and that Mobotropolis actually belonged to him. Ixis Naugus forced Dr. Eggman to serve him for a short while, but Dr. Eggman managed to escape by contacting Snively Robotnik from the Zone of Silence, mentioning that he could trust Snively in the early days. After escaping, Dr. Eggman instructed Snively to never again let him into the Zone of Silence.
Ixis Naugus then discloses with Eggman that Elias planned to leave New Mobotropolis with his family, escorted by the Freedom Fighters, a prime opportunity to attack them.
The story ends with Naugus bidding Dr. Eggman farewell as Geoffrey St. John enters the room, reminding Naugus of Elias's departure, leading to the events of the main story "Unthinkable".
As to the earlier raised question of whether Eggman's first meeting with Alternate Naugus happened the same way as the first meeting of Robotnik Prime and Naugus Prime, it turns out that Eggman's version of the story lines up with Naugus Prime's--no surprise, given that Mobius Prime and Eggman's Mobius had identical events up to a certain point (one far beyond the events Naugus was concerned with).
Tails and his amazing magic hat returns and Tails ensures that he's got it this time. He says the magic words and pulls Ixis Naugus out of his hat, who scares him by shouting "boo". Tails gets mad and proceeds to stomp down on the hat in anger.
At the part in the first story where Sonic is attacked by Metal Sonic, but Bunnie comes and tries to take down Metal Sonic but fails, Mecha Sally's eyes are miscolored red, where it originally is blue.
Sally's line 'Where were you when they were handing the brains out?' is a reference to the Sonic the Hedgehog episode "Sonic's Nightmare", which also showed Sally being roboticized.
It is noticeable that, after Metal Sonic has exploded, Antoine's face isn't seen.
This issue marks the last on-panel appearance of Feist, who would be one of the many characters to be barred from the comic due to the Archie v. Penders case.
In France, this issue was printed in Delcourt Sonic 4: Le Jeu De Alliances.
In Germany, this issue was printed in Panini Sonic the Hedgehog #5.
Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 234 at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.


On Thursday (14 September) at the SsangYong Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, it was time for the riding clubs to compete in the Dodson & Horrell Eventer Challenge classes in the Bladon Arena.
In the Dodson & Horrell 100cm Riding Club Team Eventer Challenge, Cropthorne Riding Club came out on top. The team consisted of Tracey Paxton (Kiwi), Ross Paxton (Sunset Hill), Verity Roberts (Piacenza Jmen) and Yvonne Goss (Untilla Legend).
Second was the Berkeley and District Riding Club, while Northallerton Riding Club took third place.
Sam Morgan, riding Trequite for the Houghton and Huntingdon Riding Club, won the style award.
In the Dodson & Horrell 90cm Riding Club Team Eventer Challenge, SWDG (South West Dressage Group) were victorious. The team was made up of Pippa Tucker (Rambo II), Kirsty Cox (Clonea Cheree), Charlotte Walters (Breaffy Bandit) and Boo Walters (Holnest Finnegan).
Buckingham Riding Club was second, with Llandudno and District Riders' Club third.
The style prize went to Macey Smith from Cobham and District, riding Dancing Canderal.


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Rangia cuneata Clam Decline in Lake Pontchartrain from 2001 to 2014 due to an El Niño Southern Oscillation shift coupled with a period of High Hurricane Intensity and Frequency
Michael A. Poirrier, University of New Orleans
Claire E. Caputo, University of New Orleans
The clam, Rangia cuneata, occurs in low salinity zones of Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Prior to 2001, it was abundant in Lake Pontchartrain, a large and shallow oligohaline estuary, located north of New Orleans. However, abundance abruptly decreased by 96% after an extreme drought from an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) shift (1998-2000). Stable higher salinities resulted in the establishment of higher salinity communities. The hooked mussel, Ischadium recurvum, increased abruptly and colonized live Rangia. Competition from Ischadium and the Rangia decline occurred at the end of the drought, despite a decrease in salinity. After the drought, there was a period of high hurricane intensity and frequency which stifled clam recovery. Their densities remained relatively low due to declines from hurricane disturbances in 2005, 2008 and 2012. In 2014, after two years without severe hurricane effects, density and biomass recovered to baseline years (1954 and 1997). Barrier island erosion caused by Hurricane Georges in 1998 and adverse effects of the ENSO drought on wetlands may have set the stage for increased effects of subsequent hurricanes. High relative sea level rise, wetland loss and erosion of barrier islands, which occurred with each successive storm, potentially increased the size of surges. Surges resuspended sediments which buried clams and abruptly increased salinity and lowered dissolved oxygen. Salinity stratification persisted after storms and caused hypoxia in bottom waters. Storm surge interactions with the Bonnet Carré Spillway, a Mississippi River flood diversion structure, and the MRGO, a ship channel, also exacerbated hurricane effects.


We 're back after a month break that saw Michael make the big move across the pond to Germany. But the news never stops and, as you 'd expect, we have a ton to catch-up on. Full list of topics after the break.
Valencia Orange F20 1 Series?
6 Series Gran Coupe boring?
Lots of good topics guys. DTM should be fun for sure, Would love to see the Z4 take over in ALMS for the M3.


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