*/Option: 1/* Sunday is market day (morning only) in Bastia, so we've built in an easy cycle along quiet country lanes criss-crossing the Paduan plain to get you in your stride. Stroll around the stalls before heading off to the tiny village of Lovolo, a charming village square with its ancient lime kiln, for lunch. Your return route takes you through the delightful hamlet of Monticello as you wind your way back to Villaganzerla. */Option: 2/* /https://www.exodus.co.uk/sites/exod/files/styles/panopoly_image_original... alt="" class="media-element file-default panopoly-image-original" data-delta="1" width="127" height="38">/ Today you ride through the Paduan plain to Bastia (market on Sunday mornings). It's an ideal coffee stop before you ride a succession of climbs through the hills of the national park, the Colli Euganei. You're rewarded with stunning views from this unique terrain. The medieval village of Arquà Petrarca, one of Italy's prettiest villages and, long ago, home to the poet Francesco Petrarca, is a good stop for lunch before heading to the historic walled towns of Monselice and Este.
*/Option: 1/* Today's route takes you along wonderfully tranquil valley lanes and on to Lake Fimon, a totally undiscovered gem surrounded by shaded woodland. There are lots of little spots for picnicking by the water's edge, or you can take lunch at one of the lakeside trattorie. It's a lovely 5km circular cycle around the lake, before you meander back amidst the green backdrop of lush valleys and rolling hills to your agriturismo. */Option: 2/* /https://www.exodus.co.uk/sites/exod/files/styles/panopoly_image_original... alt="" class="media-element file-default panopoly-image-original" data-delta="1" width="127" height="38">/ Today you head to Lake Fimon, a residual feature from the last Ice Age, where you ascend the Berici hills and into the Berici Archaeological and Natural Park. Dipping into the Strada dei Vini, along the foothills of the Berici hills, you have the possibility of wine tasting at the village of Nanto, locally well known for using the red Tokay grape originating from Hungary. After a lunch stop at Barbarano you cycle back through the vineyards of the Berica plain.
Heading north this morning, your first stop is the lovely village of Costozza, named after the network of caves in the cliffs above, with its impressive campanile, beautiful villas and extensive formal gardens lined with statues. Ice cream lovers should call in at the locally renowned gelateria before looping south and on to Lumignano, famous locally for its annual pea festival! Your route then follows the Northern Strada as you wind your way through rows of immaculately tended vineyards, against the rolling backdrop of the Berici Hills. This is the only area outside Hungary where the red Tai Rosso grape is grown. Stop off for some tasting, perhaps in Castegnero or Nanto, with its striking Venetian bell tower, before pedalling east and back in time for a swim before dinner.
*/Option: 1/* A cycle path (those feeling lazy can catch the bus) takes you to UNESCO-recognised Vicenza, nicknamed 'Venice of the Terra Firma' for its marvellous architecture. Palladio designed dozens of the city's buildings from the Basilica Palladiana in the main square to the Teatro Olimpico, so there's plenty to explore. On the way home you can visit the famous Villa Rotonda and its surrounding gardens. */Option: 2/* /https://www.exodus.co.uk/sites/exod/files/styles/panopoly_image_original... alt="" class="media-element file-default panopoly-image-original" data-delta="1" width="127" height="38">/ Today's ride takes you to Palladio's city of Vicenza, traditionally the centre for gold jewellery artisans. From Vicenza you ride towards the foothills of the Venetian pre-Alps and into the picturesque medieval walled town of Bassano del Grappa. Here you can enjoy a glass of the digestive after lunch and before heading to Castelfranco. From here you can take the train back to Vicenza.
All continental breakfasts and evening meals included.
will find a lighter cuisine with lots of fish dishes.
Av. daily ride: 29.4km (18.7miles).
traffic-free). There are a few ascents and descents along the way.
bikes are all set up and will be on call throughout the trip should you need.
at your own pace, while your bags are transported from one hotel to the next.
pleasant as possible, however, on occasion we have to use busier routes.
picking or whisked away to the local grappa distillery just down the road!
and airy and serves fresh, regional cuisine according to what's in season.
Everything, even the wine, comes from the farm!
interest. Your luggage is transferred and route notes and maps are provided.
of a room will apply if only 1 person travelling on a departure date.
afternoon of Day 1 of the itinerary.
then British Airways Venice Marco Polo to Gatwick 17:25/18:35.
Business/club/first class seats are available on request.
for you (there may be an additional charge).
Transfers included from Vicenza train station at 14:03, and back to at 13:15.
in summer, with potential summer storms.
take advantage of any bathing opportunities that come your way.
there are good restaurant choices, please allow some spending money for this.
We recommend approximately €10-20 per lunch.
Ved skriftlig aksept av vårt tilbud bekrefter du/dere at våre betingelser er både lest og forstått og at evt kansellerings gebyrer kan tilkomme ved en evt. avbestilling av reisen.


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eBay extend Retail Revival application deadline
City of Wolverhampton business Goodstart Jones, maker of custom backpacks, has signed up to the Retail Revival Programme.
Pictured (L-R): Paris Walker-Barnes, Goodstart Jones Illustrator and Designer, Rob Hattrell, eBay UK Vice President, Councillor John Reynolds, City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for City Economy, Goodstart Jones owner, Paul Jones, and Anson Carridice-Davids, Goodstart Jones Lead Designer
eBay has extended the deadline to Sunday, October 14 for City of Wolverhampton's small businesses to apply for its pioneering Retail Revival programme.
The online marketplace announced a 12-month partnership with the City of Wolverhampton at the end of last month to help small retailers get online, grow the local economy and demonstrate that online and high street retail can coexist.
The partnership will see experts from the marketplace stationed in the city to provide exclusive support to small retailers who want to start up or expand their online presence.
More than 60 City of Wolverhampton businesses have already applied for the UK pilot programme.
The scheme comes on the back of new research commissioned by eBay and conducted by YouGov and Development Economics that shows a quarter (25%) of small retailers do not have an online presence aimed at generating sales - defined as a website, social media channels or a presence on an online marketplace. Worryingly, nearly three quarters (71%) said they had no plans to close this 'digital gap' in the future. The research shows that were these businesses to close the 'digital gap', they could benefit from as much as £4.1 billion in extra sales revenue each year. This equates to £19,250 in additional annual revenue per individual business currently without an online presence.
Expert support for small retailers
The partnership will see eBay provide the following support to Wolverhampton's retailers, who can apply to participate at ebayinc.com/wolverhampton
Onboarding assistance – one-on-one support to create a personalised eBay shop, including their full inventory.
Training – Retail Revival sellers will participate in a comprehensive training program that covers eBay selling basics, strategies for getting the most out of eBay's platform as well as digital skills such as SEO, online advertising and social media marketing.
Store Subscription - Retail Revival sellers receive a complimentary one-year Premium store subscription, which offers free listings, shipping supplies and other valuable perks.
Promotional support – eBay will highlight and help drive traffic to participating sellers' eBay stores through a dedicated landing page on eBay.co.uk. eBay will also feature select Retail Revival sellers across its online and social media channels
Dedicated customer services support – Retail Revival sellers have access to a dedicated customer service team that will provide strategic guidance and troubleshooting support to enable their growth on eBay.
eBay will work with research consultancy Development Economics to evaluate the partnership as it progresses and create a blueprint that can be adopted by other UK towns and cities to bolster their retail businesses.
Rob Hattrell, Vice President of eBay in the UK said: "We know that customer shopping behaviour is changing – but online should play an important part in helping businesses in our local communities to thrive. I've seen that Wolverhampton businesses have the creativity matched with the entrepreneurial skill to create products needed and wanted all over the world – and eBay will help them to sell in the way they want to online. We should be very proud of the incredible strength of the small businesses of the UK and must seek to empower them more."
City of Wolverhampton Council Leader, Councillor Roger Lawrence, said: "I'm delighted a global brand like eBay has chosen to work with us on an initiative which is the first of its kind in the UK. We value our small retailers that bring so much character to our city centre and we have recognised their achievements through the City of Wolverhampton Independent Retail Excellence (WIRE) Awards over the last two years.
"eBay will provide valuable support to city retailers in the wake of a challenging national retail climate affected by changes in consumer behaviour and the economy. It is an exciting programme that will help businesses with their digital marketing and sales skills, giving them a solid platform for sustainable growth.
"In an increasingly digital world, such skills are ever more important to business success and survival, complementing and boosting in-store, over the counter sales.
"We announced in July we will establish a city centre commission to further develop our strategic vision for the city centre. This programme will help shape our thinking and make the most of the £1 billion of investment currently on site or planned in the city centre."

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Q: Find a null space of matrix A Let $0 \neq a_1,a_2,a_3 \in \mathbb{R}^3$ such that every pair of vectors are not collinear and
$3a_1+2a_2+a_3=0$
Find the kernel of the matrix $A=\begin{bmatrix} a_1& a_2& a_3\end{bmatrix}$ whose $i$-th column is the vector $a_i$.
Since two of vectors are linear independent and $dim\ ker(A)>1$ then $dim\ ran(A)=2$ and $dim\ ker(A)=1$, so that $ker(A)=span(3,2,1)$, is this ok?

A: As the columns of the matrix are linearly dependent (because $3a_1 + 2 a_2 + a_3=0$), $dim\ ker(A) \geq 1$. (You wrote $>$ and it should be $\geq$.)
Suppose $dim\ ker(A) > 1$, then $dim\ ran(A) < 3 - 1 = 2$, so $dim\ ran(A) \leq 1$. As $A$ is not the zero matrix, $dim\ ran(A) =1$, but that implies, for example, that $a_1$ and $a_2$ are collinear, which is absurd.
So we conclude that $dim\ ker(A)=1$. As $(3\ 2\ 1) \in ker(A)$, we conclude that $span(3\ 2\ 1) = ker(A)$.

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Newsweek: "We Are All Socialists Now."
Written by	Gary Benoit
Newsweek magazine published the following headline on the cover of its February 16 issue: "We Are All Socialists Now: The Perils and Promise of the New Era of Big Government." Of course, it's hard to imagine that we have only now entered the era of "big government" — weren't we there already? But there is no doubt that both money creation by the Fed and spending by the federal government are accelerating to finance the proliferating bailout and stimulus programs.
T-Bills Gone Wild: A Crash in Progress?
Written by	Thomas R. Eddlem
The credit rating of the U.S. government is falling fast. Treasury debt mechanisms have crashed in bond markets this year, forcing Treasury officials to offer a spiral of steeper discounts at auction. Investors are becoming increasingly reluctant to purchase the notes in the face of a rising flood of debt that will be floated by the Treasury Department this year.
This Year: $2 Trillion Budget Deficit?
"Easily in fiscal year 2009 it's not out of the realm of possibility to have a $2 trillion deficit," Mary Ann Hurley, vice president of fixed-income trading in Seattle at D.A. Davidson & Co, told Bloomberg News on February 3. "That's a huge number, and it has to be financed by debt issuance and the taxpayer."
Obama: Capitalist "Risk-Taking" Created Recession
President Barack Obama blamed the current economic recession on "a binge of risk taking" by bankers in a Today Show interview that aired February 2. Specifically, here's how Obama explained how the nation has found itself in a deepening economic crisis:
Obama Budget Needs Trimming With an Axe
Written by	Kurt Williamsen
Barack Obama appointed Nancy Killefer as his "chief performance officer." It will be her job to find government waste to cut. Obama hopes to cut much of an expected $1.2 trillion federal deficit. (Most of this deficit takes the form of new bailouts and stimulus packages and can be cut anytime — but that's not "waste" in the mindset of the incoming Obama administration, which is pushing for both more bailouts and stimulus.) Killifer's problem, as aptly described by David Greising in the Chicago Tribune: "Name a government function, and there is likely a critic who sees nothing but waste, countered by an advocate who will defend every penny spent."
Socialism's Success
Socialism, once abhorrent to most Americans, is increasingly being embraced by them. But is more socialism likely to reinvigorate the U.S. economy and help Americans?
A Crisis of Dollars and Sense
Written by	Edwin Vieira, Jr.
The "dollar" bills that we routinely exchange for goods and services are not genuine constitutional dollars, but promissory notes substituting for the real thing.
In a Free Market, Money Doesn't Grow on Trees
Written by	Charles Scaliger
Supporters of big government have been blaming the current economic crisis on the free market. We shoot down five of their anti-free-market fallacies and show where the fault really lies.
Government Will Bail Out Homeowners
First Wall Street bankers. Then government lending agencies known as Fannie and Freddie. Next in line for federal handouts was the international insurance company A.I.G. It begins to look as though the recipients of the hundreds of billions in bailouts will include virtually everyone. While the federal gravy train is still dispensing its favors, state governments are now looking to Washington to cover their huge deficits.
Voter Outrage Against Mortgage Bailout
Anger is on the rise all across the country concerning the proposed government bailout of the mortgage industry. The $700 billion dollar price tag, at a time when Americans are already suffering from ionospheric fuel and food prices and are awaiting winter heating bills with trepidation, has stirred resentment among those whose taxes will have to foot the bill for such extravagance.
Henry Paulson to Become Overseer of U.S. Economy?
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is on the verge of becoming the most influential man to hold that post since Alexander Hamilton, and the most powerful Secretary of the Treasury in U.S. history, if the massive bailout legislation being contemplated in Congress is passed. In the words of the Christian Science Monitor, the legislation "would transform Paulson's office into that of temporary overseer of America's entire financial system" with "the power to buy virtually any financial instrument from any institution, as a means to relieve it of bad assets and pump credit back into the economy." It is hard to imagine that even Alexander Hamilton, who was something of a supporter of big government relative to most of the other Founding Fathers, would support such a revolutionary change.


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The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Jammu & Kashmir
Two civilians, including 7-year-old, wounded in LoC clashes
The clashes were the first since a new Indian government came to power, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Violation takes place in Nakyal sector of Kotli, a child is among the injured. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
MUZZAFARABAD: Pakistan accused Indian troops on Friday of wounding two civilians, including a seven-year-old boy, in separate incidents of "unprovoked firing" from across the de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region.
India's army in turn blamed Pakistan for firing on its troops, alleging its arch-rival and neighbour had breached a ceasefire.
The clashes were the first in the Himalayan region since a new right-wing Indian government came to power last month headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They follow a spate of cross-border skirmishes last year between the nuclear-armed powers, which have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.
On the Pakistani side, local police official Chaudhry Ameen told AFP "a seven-year-old boy was injured due to unprovoked shelling by Indian troops in Nakyal sector," referring to a border district located 125 kilometres (78 miles) from Muzaffarabad city.
But Indian defence spokesman Manish Mehta said the Pakistani army was responsible for firing on Indian soldiers "using automatic weapons and mortars" in the district of Rajouri, which borders the Nakyal area in Pakistan.
Mehta said the Indian army responded to the firing, which continued for about half an hour, adding there were no casualties or damage reported on the Indian side.
Separately, another Pakistani civilian was wounded after Indian troops allegedly opened fire in Battal, a district 65 kilometres north of the first clash, according to local government official Malik Ayub.
Indian defence officials told AFP they had no knowledge of a second incident.
Friday's events, described as a "ceasefire violation" by India, come a day before India's new Defence Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to visit the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir for a security review.
The last war between the two countries was in 1999 when Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was last in charge of the national government and Pakistan's current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was in office during a previous stint in power.
But Modi has been reaching out to Pakistan since his landslide victory last month, inviting Sharif to his inauguration in a surprise move seen as a significant olive branch.
The two leaders held talks in New Delhi after the inauguration, with both saying the discussions were positive.
In a letter to Sharif released Friday by the Pakistani premier's office, Modi expressed his desire to work closely with him in "an atmosphere free from confrontation and violence".
Muslim-majority Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan by a de facto border known as the Line of Control, or LoC, since the two countries gained independence.
The rivals both claim the territory in full and agreed on a border ceasefire in 2003, which has largely held, with occasional violations reported from both sides.
Previous incidents
On May 11, Indian troops had resorted to 'unprovoked firing' after midnight at the Bhattal sector of the LoC. Pakistan Army had lodged a protest with Indian authorities after the incident.
On April 25, after almost three months of calm, the two sides had accused each other of breaching the ceasefire agreement following mortar shelling and firing in the Poonch Sector on the LoC.
Three days later, the two sides had exchanged fire again. Although, no loss of life was reported from either side during these clashes, the situation indicates the fragile nature of the truce.
India violates LoC ceasefire again
ISPR says Indian army resorted to 'unprovoked firing' in the Bhattal sector of LoC shortly after midnight.
Line of Control: Army lodges protest against ceasefire violation
Protest lodged after Indian troops resorted to 'unprovoked firing' at Bhattal sector of LoC, say military officials.
LoC violation: Indian Army carries out mortar shelling, firing in Poonch Sector
Pakistan Army retaliates which forces Indian side to stop shelling, firing: ISPR
Jun 13, 2014 - 11:38AM
India says the same: that Pakistan violated the ceasefire and one of their soldiers died on the spot while 5 others were injured. Now truth needs to be established. But how? There should be a mechanism to determine the truth. Accusations and counter-accusations only vitiate the atmosphere and kill the truth, truce and trust.
Jun 13, 2014 - 12:03PM
Indians will now play innocent and will claim that so and so many of their soldiers have been killed. These guys never learn. Always love to adopt oh-so-innocent attitude.
Now there will be hue an cry from Indians who will try to prove that their army is innocent in the entire situation.
baby doll main sone di
Just a divergence tactic from the government to distract the people from revolution.
Pie in the face kind of situation for someone!!
And the Blame Game begins!
Jun 13, 2014 - 1:02PM
Cover fire is usually given when one needs to send infiltrators into the other side. This acts as a distraction and intruders can sneak in.
Tell me who is in the business of infiltration? India or Pakistan?
Since, its Summer the mountain passes are open, time is ripe for infiltration into Kashmir. Alas, after all the talk of Pakistan is fighting Terror, it shows why Terror will never go away from Pakistan.
Terror in India is Fight for Freedom, but in Pakistan its Terror. This dual, hypocritical policy has started to backfire. Pakistan is sinking due to this..
Lunacyassailam
Noble Indians can never violate a ceasefire.It must be the Arabs trying to infiltrate into Kashmir,which garnered a response.
So so predictable by the war machines from both sides of the border. The moment these politicians try to interact, there is a skirmish on the LOC. I salute both the armies for making sure that the people of subcontinent never get peace!
So predictable! The moment the politicians try to interact there is a skirmish on the kashmir border. I salute both the armies for making sure that the people of the subcontinent never live in peace.
@Lunacyassailam:
Wake up! Because of 20 years and more of supporting Terror in Kashmir, now Pakistan is a target.
Radicalisation and Jehad will destroy Pakistan.
VINOD
As per reports pouring in Indian media, since 7:30 am to day the 13 June 2014 Pakistan troops have opened heavy fire in Mendhar, Poonch and Rajouri sectors in J & K.Here the Pakistan media reports "Indian troops violated ceasefire once again when they carried out shelling and fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Kashmir on Friday, injuring two soldiers and a child."
Our famous blame game has started from both sides. We must carefully see this game. It is for the people of both these countries to judge who is benefiting from this flare up and why this is happening after the bold steps taken by PM of Pakistan resulting in mutual letter writings to come closer to each other.
It is a very delicate moment in the history of both the countries and people must keep their eyes and ears open not to fall in any trap being laid in the name of pseudo nationalism. Understand who will be the biggest looser in case Mr Nawaz Sharif and Mr. Modi succeed and both countries become friendly. I hope people will understand …. not the same drama again that is played the moment there is a little hope.
The problem is that it is so easy to flare up the populations on both sides of the border. One bullet from either side and the rhetoric starts. I think people should ask themselves why ceasefire violations only occur when the two governments are trying to engage each other on some platform.
The other thing people of both the countries should ask is who benefits the most in terms of finances and overall importance if the hostilities increase.
Who benefits from ceasefire violations? Indian troops who are guarding their positions or Pakistani troops who are trying to send infiltrators? I don't want to here from Pakistanis that they lost 50k people to terrorism. You cannot raise a snake in the backyard expect it to bite only your neighbor.
AreyouReddy
I agree with you Reddy. Pakistan may have made more mistakes than India, but the way forward is not to continue the blame game. Both the countries can achieve much more without always wanting to fight each other. I hope you don't start with but Pakistan…I am just saying the way forward is that these violations and these hostilities should cease to exist even among the people of the subcontinent.
Mohibullah Khan, Islamab ad
It is not that who will benefit of these ceasefire violations, but who will lose credibility. There are elements in Pakistan like Hamid Gul, Zaid Hamid, Hafiz Saeed who represent TTP, LET, LEJ, JUD etc.etc.
I wonder if general public in Pakistan is aware that Army in India, as an arm of the state, is fully subordinate to the will and directions of civil government. .They have no say in any political matter like foreign policy or affairs of ministry of home affairs unless asked for. Ministry of defense governs all matter concerning the armed forces and the commanders are consulted when ever required. It is a recorded fact that even in Kargil war Air Force was pressed in service only after the clearance of Prime minister. And thus it is imperative that if the parliament and the government is pursuing a policy of peace towards a country, defence forces will toe the same line.
It is sad that when ever a new government in India tries to restore cordial and fruitful relations with Pakistan some how disruptions prevail and opportunities lost. This has happened with Mr Bajpai, Mr Manmohan Singh and now happening with Mr Modi. I only hope that this time it must be carefully analysed and established that who are the people who benefit from bad relations and are again trying to divert efforts of peace.
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Q: send() before recv() i have two projects: one is a client and one is a server.
lets say the server as to send 2 messages one after the other to the client.
the client code is like this:
while(1)
{
      recv(acceptedStr, socket);
      printf("%s\n, acceptedStr);
      *other code lines*
}

while the server code is like this:
while(1)
    {
          send(socket, "First String");
          send(socket, "Second String");
          *other code lines*
     }

if there is no TIME_OUT for the second send, will the recv of the client get "Second String"? or does he have to make sure that he is in a recv before the server send?

A: Answer to your question
Yes, That is enough and your code will work. But if you want to extend it more, or if the server and the client need to be at sync at all times, do continue reading.
Sync of server and client
Do read this if you want synchronous operations of server and client.
I have previously worked with send and recv and one thing that I would suggest you is that you always alternate the recv and send in complementary ways. As an example
Server:
send()
recv()
send()
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Client:
recv()
send()
recv()
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This usually gets tiring to keep track of. (I think the return send from a entity on recv is called ack).
But, at some point you would like to turn the flow of events. For this, you can just send and recv some random data.
I had previously written a wrapper around send and recv for a project of mine. Feel free to check it out: https://github.com/ArenaGrenade/Simple-FTP-Server/blob/main/utils.cpp. (Its pretty well documented, so even if you did not understand my explanation you would understand the one in code.)
Let me know if you understood by marking mine as an answer. Happy to help! If you have doubts just comment below. :)

A: No, the receiving end does not need to have an recv active for the send to work.
Once a connection is established, the data is buffered by the OS network stack. And recv will succeed once data has arrived and send will succeed if the data was delivered to the network stack of the receiver.

A: The client does receive the Second String, but it does not work as you think it should.
I created the client and server through the two official samples:Complete Winsock Client Code and Complete Winsock Server Code
I modified the sample so that the server only sends data and the client only receives data.
When I try to send data twice in a row, the client will receive the following content:

You can see that the client does receive Second String, but because you keep sending these two data, it will cause problems in the picture.
Because the data is being sent continuously, the client will also receive the data sent multiple times at one time, and save them to the same buffer, although only part of it is displayed (because it is truncated by'\0'), but It can be seen from the size of the buffer that the data sent multiple times is received at one time.And the content received later will be unpredictable


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They have revealed a plan –with contracts– to bring their portfolio to 55 percent renewables by 2026, retiring 660 megawatts of coal generation and adding 1,100 megawatts of new wind capacity, 750 megawatts of solar generation, 380 megawatts of flexible gas sources and "ZAM BOOM" 275 megawatts of battery storage!
Excel says this move could save customers $215 million and cut carbon emissions by half.
So many excellent institutions and individual's have said this would not happen until the distant future, but here it is, happening now. This trend truly puts our emissions reductions pathway on or ahead of the best-case scenario of Paris Accord emissions reductions.
So, what's the most important part of this announcement? Batteries. With wind and solar, many of us are becoming accustomed to the dramatic plummet of costs far ahead of schedule (see here) and the regular headlines with "record low alternative energy costs" and "the end of coal as we know it." But batteries now, that's been a different story.
The battery story has been like the solar photovoltaic story six or eight years ago and the wind energy story ten or 12 years ago — not gonna happen in time frames that matter. But subsidies kept up. This catalyzed industrial construction capacity and ZAPPO! With this rapid scaling up of production, costs have fallen below fossil fuel costs and POW! Our energy infrastructure changed paths–without government regulations. THWAPP!
So now batteries are on this plummeting path and the dispatchable problem is under control. Those good folks whose graphs and charts appeared all too true for so long will still hold to the projections (ZOING!), at least for a while, but just like with wind and solar, batteries are here to stay.
The other piece of good news? PLORP! BLAM! KAPOW! Xcel is a gas provider. New gas generation is only 17 percent of the total of the 2230 megtawatts of new energy generation being built and they are retiring 660 megawatts of their baseline coal facilities (POW! ZING!) This further proves that traditional fossil fuel energy companies are first, energy companies. They provide us with and make profits from providing the best energy, which is now wind, solar and SKREEECH! Batteries!
Have we won???? NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! The Joker is alive and well and bigger than ever before. Extreme weather is literally a hundred years ahead of schedule and abrupt earth systems collapses have begun.
The new 1.5 C limit to dangerous warming that will be released from the IPCC in 2019 will not (from what I have seen so far) include abrupt changes–they are still too difficult to model, and climate policy is based on what we can model and project into the future.
Because the extremes have already increased so absurdly beyond previous projections, and because we have now entered the nonlinearly changing phase of warming, and because abrupt change collapse initiations have begun, we now have to reduce warming from where it is today.
If we were just to limit warming to 1.5 C (which is 350 ppm CO2 btw,) abrupt changes already begun like the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Shutdown of the Gulf Stream, collapse of permafrost methane, flip of the Amazon from carbon sink to carbon source, flip of western North American forests from carbon sink to carbon source; these things would all complete.
Because half of the warming we are experiencing today is now being caused by earth systems themselves–warming from greenhouse gases released by melting permafrost, warming from greenhouse gases released by the Amazon and temperate and sub arctic forests, if we don't reverse warming from its 0.94 C in 2017, we lose.
Batman! HOLY ATMOSPHERIC CO2 REMOVAL! We have to clean up the sewage in our sky. And… finish this job of decarbonization of our energy generation infrastructure.


First volume in this collection featuring rare 1950s rock 'n' roll and rockabilly from Canada.
31 rockin' tracks featuring Bernie Early, The Astreroids, Barry Boyd & The Frantics, Tommy Danton, The Rockatunes, The Bluetones, The Hi-Fives, The Dukes, Jack Bailey and many others.
15Vanda Kings - Oh Watcha Do!


Since the infamous 6.0 Powerstroke has been out in use for well over a decade we are starting to see more and more problems that we haven't had to deal with before. We all know that the Ford 6.0 Powerstroke engine has it's fair share of head gasket problems. These trucks are getting enough miles on them that they are coming in for their second set of head gaskets. Worse yet, some trucks have been run for a long time with bad head gaskets or stretched head bolts which lead to cylinder head or block surface damage. So what's the huge problem we are running into?
If the head gaskets were already done once and someone did it properly, the heads should have been surfaced. It usually takes somewhere between .006-.008 to clean up most virgin heads. And yes, I don't care what Ford says, you can surface the heads. There is absolutely no reason to replace them if they are warped. I couldn't guess how many 6.0 Powerstroke head gasket jobs we have done and every single one of them we surfaced the heads. If you know what you are doing, there is absolutely no problem with this. But we are starting to have a problem if the truck is coming in for it's second set after a failed job or worse from someone who ran the truck with bad gaskets for a while. What do you do if you need to take more than .010 off the head? Why throw away an otherwise good head?
A couple of years ago we decided to have some steel head shims made to test. We had a truck that had severe grooves wore into the head from the head gasket being bad and we needed to take roughly .015" off the head surface. This would cause all sorts of geometry problems with the valve train, put the valves too close to the pistons, and just be a problem in general. So we had a company design a 6.0 Powerstroke Head Shim to our specifications. This shim is .020 thick and goes directly onto the engine block with adhesive gasket material. You then put your cylinder gasket on like normal. This worked excellent!
So every time we got a head or pair of heads that needed severe surfacing, we installed a set of shims and saved the head. There is absolutely no reason to throw away an otherwise good head if it can be surfaced. We have had a set of shims running in our own Low Dollar Hauler shop truck for over a year now with absolutely no issues. We use the truck mainly for towing and it gets used hard. We have been using it for a daily driver for the past 6 months as well to make sure there are no issues at all. Between all the customer trucks we have done and our own that has held up so well, we feel there is absolutely no reason not to release them to market and start saving everyone a fortune by not having to buy new heads constantly.
Will these shims hold up over time?
Yes, they will. Steel head gasket shims like these have been used for decades in many other applications. This isn't new unproven technology. Even Nascar engines have used steel shims like these with great results.
Are you better off just getting a new head?
Probably not. First, there is no reason to throw away your head if the only problem with it is that you need to take more than the .008 limit off the surface to get it true. None. Worse, many of the reman and sometimes brand new heads we get into the shop still need to be sent to the machine shop since they are sometimes warped. Have your head surfaced and checked by a good machine shop and you will not only be better off, but also save yourself money.
I'm worried about the head gasket sealing to the shim. Is it a problem?
Not at all. In fact, the head gasket will actually seal better to the shim than the un-machined block surface. There is a layer of sealer that gets applied to the bottom of the shim and top of the block before the shim is installed. This bonds the shim to the block. The head gasket now has a perfectly smooth, clean, and flat surface to seal to. Most times this is superior to the pitted block surface we see when removing heads from a higher mileage Ford 6.0 Powerstroke Engine.
Does adding the shims change the compression ratio?
Yes. How much depends on how much you had to take off the head to true it up. We are assuming that since you are using a head gasket shim at least .010 had to be taken off the head. Calculating exact compression ratios gets tricky since there is a huge variance in block, piston, and head heights in production motors, but in this scenario compression should only be lowered by less then ½ a point. To be honest we did compression tests on a couple of the engines that we only put a shim on one side and saw almost no variance between all the cylinders. It's pretty much a non-issue.
Will the intake manifold and other accessories still line up if I use a shim?
Yes. Just to give you an idea of how much we are changing the head's distance from the block, a piece of regular printer paper is about a third as thick. So if you placed three sheets of computer paper under your head, it is barely moving anywhere. All the intake manifold bolts will line up without issue.
Can these shims be used in high horsepower applications?
We believe so, but are still testing them in applications above 430 rear wheel horsepower. They have held up great to trucks running stock injectors. Power levels beyond that will be confirmed later.
When used properly and with proper preparation, steel shims are 100% reliable.


Thirty weeks! I'm practically a native!
Worked 34 hours due my grandmas funeral, which I talked about several times over the last week if you did not hear already. Work is work. In the words of a mentor at Kohler, "Some days it [engineering] is the most interesting thing in the world, other days it is work." To be honest I was productive and finished two projects this week, but I had other things on my mind as well which made it difficult to stare at a computer screen for eight hours a day.
My running went okay. I have my best pace variation tempo ever Monday but no other quality running the rest of the week. 77 miles total including the seven mile tempo in 38:42 or something.
Coaching we had our regional meet this Saturday. Several of the kids set personal records, but not as many as I hoped. Frankly, I was disappointed, not with the kids, but that we didn't set them up to PR at the last meet of the year. On the other hand ten out of eleven runners set personal records this year which is a good percentage for any team. Also, I would like to mention that we had the cross country runner with the most playing time at regionals this year. That is to say last place in the men's race. While some may be shocked that he ran so slow, it was nearly a 30 second PR for him and he improved with every single race this year, plus he is a 10.9 100 meter guy so 8k is not his strong suit.
What else? I suggested buying Deere stock a few weeks ago at 61-62 and it is up to 75 now. I did not buy any because I had no money, but Bill Gates bought $571 million around that time. I am not going to suggest selling it now (I would retire with it) but if you needed a quick 20% profit there you go.


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Passion meets philanthropy
Learn how one woman's newfound midlife passion reshaped her charitable giving.
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When it comes to philanthropy, longtime Natick, MA resident Carol O'Neil "walks the talk." As a homemaker and mother of 4, Carol spent most of her life raising a family and volunteering her time at the local schools and teaching religion at her church. When Carol reached her late 40s, she found herself at a challenging time: approaching midlife, soon to be an empty nester, with a need to reinvent herself, and she "just wasn't feeling super healthy."
Then a friend told her about yoga, and a lot changed. "I went into the class feeling stressed and came out feeling so calm, so at peace, so relaxed," she says. "Yoga made me feel good, more vibrant, stronger, and clear-headed."
After a weekend in 2004 with her sister at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA, a passion was born. Carol is now a 500-hour trained yoga teacher, and yoga informs her strategies for philanthropy.
Supporting each other's passions
While Carol and Jack O'Neil share one Giving Account, they each have charitable causes to which they are particularly devoted. "My husband and I most often share the same interests, but if one of us feels more strongly than the other about supporting a particular mission or initiative, we take the time to discuss all the reasons why, weigh any pros and cons, share concerns, and maintain an open mind once we have made a decision together," says Carol. "The balance comes from respectful listening, discussing desired goals, endorsing each other's preferred charities, and witnessing the genuine passion that we each have for a particular cause. Simply stated, we decide by agreement."
"I am a Kripalu yoga teacher and I know about the ability and power of yoga to enhance one's health and well-being," says Carol. "I want to make it accessible to more and more people, and I'm blessed to have the resources to try to make that happen. That's my passion."
The O'Neils also have common causes, including hospitals, colleges, social services, and charities that help children. They've done everything from supporting an emergency room in an urgent care facility and helping to fund scholarships for inner city students to supporting the work of a yoga research scientist and endowing a college teaching position. The majority of their charitable causes are in Boston and in their local community.
Seeing their philanthropy have a direct impact on an organization has encouraged the O'Neils to increase the amount they donate to Fidelity Charitable. Adds Carol, "One of the best ways to validate the impact of a contribution is by working closely within the organization and in our case, serving on the board or development committee. This activity has created a personal connection or even a 'calling' to one or more of those causes that ignites our interest and energy. While we may not each have the same level of intensity supporting a specific charity, we both feel supported and encouraged by one another, expanding the diversity of our giving decisions."
Gaining alignment on how to give
Three or 4 times a year, the O'Neils think about which organizations to support and the level of support for each. Then, once a year (usually at the end of the year), they have a fireside chat and plan the grants they will recommend from their Giving Account.
Early on, Carol and Jack talked about the missions and endeavors they were each aligned with, and then they made donations at a modest level. Says Carol: "For many years, our giving strategy focused on giving to several well-known educational, health, and social services nonprofits. Over the last 5 years or so, we've shifted our strategy to focusing on ones where we believe our philanthropy can make a specific, intentional, and significant impact. This approach allows us to become more involved with and provide more support to a smaller number of nonprofits whose mission resonates profoundly with one of us. With these groups, we volunteer our time and individual talents as well."
"It is also very meaningful to us to assist in facilitating an organization's growth and potential through capital campaigns, innovative research projects, and other initiatives, thus serving future generations for a long-term impact," says Carol. "However, we still care about short-term results and we will continue with traditional giving, making sure current mission-driven needs are also met."
The O'Neils decide if they want to donate appreciated assets from their brokerage account and if so, which ones. As a next step, they then make a grant recommendation via Fidelity Charitable to a nonprofit charitable organization. Knowing that every dollar counts, they consider carefully where the grants could have the greatest effect, and recommend grants to those organizations.
Read Viewpoints on Fidelity.com: Strategic giving: Think beyond cash
A family foundation for giving
Carol and her husband Jack, a commercial real estate developer, established a Fidelity Charitable® Giving Account® in 2010, and their charitable contributions have been growing over the years. They use the Giving Account to make annual grant recommendations to the charities of their choice. They both feel that Fidelity Charitable provides a seamless, efficient, and supportive way to do that.
Carol and Jack share a pedigree for giving, having come from altruistic families who raised their children to appreciate the importance of helping those in need. The O'Neils have started involving their children in charitable giving and plan to involve their grandchildren, too.
The O'Neils' children are all grown adults. The eldest is already engaged in philanthropy, and the others are prepared to follow suit. "We've started a conversation with them about how they may get involved," says Carol. "Once they turn 30, we ask them to think about a nonprofit charitable organization with which they would like to align themselves. We then have them present to us their ideas on how we can best support these organizations together, as a way for the family to continue our legacy of giving."
Funding what you love
For the O'Neils, charitable giving is about far more than taking a tax deduction: It's about funding what you love.
Carol loves Mother Teresa's quote: "We are not called to do great things. But we can do small things with great love." Carol urges people to get a little more interested and involved in charitable causes in their own communities. "Sometimes the universe presents you with a path to your philanthropic efforts, but you can also go out on your own and see where there's a need," says Carol. Her mantra is simple: "Contribute to what has meaning to you; contribute to what you love."
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The Calgary Police Service continues to investigate a fatal collision that occurred this morning in the city's northwest.
On Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at approximately 8:50 a.m., emergency crews were called to southbound Stoney Trail underneath the overpass of Nose Hill Drive N.W.
A 2004 Ford Explorer being driven by a 39-year-old man was travelling south on Stoney Trail approaching the overpass when it veered left onto the shoulder, rode up onto the cable barrier and made contact with the concrete base of the support pillar for the overpass.
The driver and lone occupant was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Down Syndrome in Prime Time Television
Down syndrome in the media
Down syndrome in the media National Down Syndrome Awareness Month 2016
On October 19, 2016 October 19, 2016
After Life Goes On ended in 1993, actors with Down syndrome were rarely seen on television except for the occasional guest appearance. The current generation has been able to watch several characters with Down syndrome in episodic, prime time television beginning in 2008.
In 2008 viewers of The Secret Life of the American Teenager (an ABC Family series) were introduced to Luke Zimmerman.
He had a frequently recurring part, appearing in 90 episodes over 5 seasons. In this series of clips from Season 1, Episode 9 "Slice of Life" [Aug 26, 2008] Tom cooks up a little mischief.
There are several ways to look at this story line. Do you see stereotypes? Is the moral of the story too obvious? Did you laugh? Did it remind you of someone?
Some of the story lines that include actors with Ds are to be expected. Glee used two actresses to expose some of the everyday discrimination that goes on in our schools, and how those situations might be addressed. My favorite segment appeared in season one, when Robin Trocki was playing Coach Sue Sylvester's sister, Jean. [Episode 17, Bad Reputation]
The first time we see Jean in this episode, she's sitting at a table talking to her sister.
Sue: I never really understood how hard it is to be laughed at, particularly in slow motion. I try to make it seem like nothing can touch me, but boy. Jean I'm so sorry you ever felt that way. I'm sorry I didn't protect you more.
Jean: Remember what we used to do Sue? Whenever I got sad we helped at the animal shelter to give back.
Sue: Because there's always someone who's got it worse than you do.
After Sue resolves her dilemma she returns to her sister:
Sue: After all these years, how is it that you still know so much more about everything than I do?
Jean: I'm the smart one!
Unfortunately, it's been reported that Robin was written out of the show because of advanced Alzheimer's disease after appearing in only four episodes.
Jamie Brewer's part as Adelaide on American Horror Story – Coven is anything but typical. Still, we see a familiar theme in Episode 4 – Halloween: Part 1 [(26 Oct. 2011) Director: David Semel Writer: James Wong].
Addie knows what she wants to be for Halloween: "Make me a pretty girl, like you Violet."
When her mother discovers the make-up on her face, she screams hysterically at her to take it off. Brewer makes a convincing emotional response.
Addie: "I wanna be a pretty girl!…I don't wanna be Snoopy! I wanna be a pretty girl!"
Next week, for our final DSTV blog we'll look at the next logical step in this evolution – reality docudrama tv – Born This Way.
#American Horror Story - Coven#Glee#Jamie Brewer#Luke Zimmerman#Robin Trocki#The Secret Life of the American Teenager
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For Audemars Piguet's 4th Arts Commission, the British creative duo aims to show viewers how cutting-edge science works.
Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt of Semiconductor. Courtesy of the artist and Audemars Piguet.
Not long after finishing their new Audemars Piguet-commissioned project for Art Basel, artists Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt realized something. The British duo, who work under the name Semiconductor, had created the very same kind of device for which the Swiss company has come to be known for the last 150 years: a timepiece.
Semiconductor, HALO (2018). Installation view. Courtesy the artists and Audemars Piguet.
Semiconductor's project, the 4th Arts Commission from Audemars Piguet, is a site-specific installation titled HALO. It takes the form of a 13-foot-tall, 33-foot-wide cylinder that translates subatomic data into visual and aural experiences.
On its interior walls is a 360-degree screen that displays animated graphics generated from data collected by a subatomic particle collider at CERN, one of the world's leading laboratories for particle physics in Geneva. The outside of the cylinder is lined with 360 vertical piano strings, stretching from floor to ceiling, which are struck with small hammers—also triggered by the data. The strings aren't tuned to a musical system; their tonality is determined by the space in which the project is installed. Thus, the sounds the installation emits—which, according to the artists, are not traditionally pleasant—are an acoustical manifestation of particles colliding.
Detail of Semiconductor's HALO (2018). Courtesy the artists and Audemars Piguet.
CERN is home to the Large Hadron Collider, a 16-mile-long tube of superconducting magnets that crashes protons into one another at nearly the speed of light, simulating the conditions that existed one billionth of a second after the Big Bang. The collision breaks apart the protons and produces new particles of energy, allowing scientists to study the very makeup of matter. The collider is the biggest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world.
The seeds for the project first began in 2015, when Jarman and Gerhardt participated in a residency at CERN. For two months, they spent their time conducting research, filming the campus, and simply walking around. "We poked our noses into things as much as possible," Jarman says. "We wanted to have a first-hand experience." She recalls a couple of occasions in which she and Joe came out of rooms to find that there was a radioactive sign on the door.
That knowledge gap was itself of interest to the artists, though. "We're always looking at the language of science, whether it be the tools they use or the verbal language or the way they document their data," Jarman says. The duo sought to create a work that could be appreciated by everyone, regardless of their knowledge of particle physics.
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Courtesy of CERN and Audemars Piguet.
Jarman and Gerhardt working with Mónica Bello, the head of arts at CERN. Courtesy the artists and Audemars Piguet.
HALO will be on view June 13–17 at the Messeplatz exhibition space in Basel.


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Hwang Minhyun – The beautiful flower blooming late
Finally, after a long time being unknown, … he is now shining. And that is the important thing! Hwang Min Hyun is a beautiful flower that blooms late.
Hwang Min Hyun said that in the 3rd year of high school, while he was going out with friends for a meal, he was recruited to work for Pledis Entertainment Company. Before debuting with Nuest, he played the leading role in the MV called "Wonder Boy" of Afterschool Blue, in "Shanghai Romance" and "Bangkok City" of a small group named Orange Caramel.
After having quite a lot of experience on the stage, he officially debuted as a member of Nuest in 2012. Nuest got a lot of attention because all members were teenagers who looked beautiful like flowers. In 2013, he was an actor in a sitcom named "Unconditional Family" season 3 of MBC Channel. He also played a role in a Japanese movie whose name was "I Like You". Up to now, he has quite much experience in acting.
He soon had an abroad tour but the group's song did not receive much attention from the audience, which made his group be unknown for a long time. Hwang Min Hyun finally felt how much it hurt when NUEST was left behind. Therefore, when he joined Produce 101, he showed off his hidden charm and let people realize his true value even if it was late.
In his field of expertise, Hwang Min Hyun shows his outstanding singing and dancing skills. During his time with the group, his singing ability was enhanced day by day and he became the main vocal of the group. Moreover, he was also a composer who wrote his 1st song in "Canvas" album of Nuest, and he could speak Japanese fluently.
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Travel to and from Auyuittuq, from Pangnirtung or Qikiqtarjuaq, can be arranged with licensed outfitters. Outfitters, who typically provide transportation only, will take you to and from the park by boat or snowmobile, depending on the season and your request. Contact the Angmarlik Centre if travelling to or from Pangnirtung, the Piqalujaujaq gathering house if travelling to or from Qikiqtarjuaq, or your outfitter directly. They can provide you with availability and current rates.
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News KANYE ACCUSES KUSHNER OF SABOTAGING TRUMP
KANYE ACCUSES KUSHNER OF SABOTAGING TRUMP
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"These guys might have really been holding Trump back."
During his interview with Tucker Carlson last night, Kanye West savaged the Kushner family, accusing former White House advisor Jared Kushner of sabotaging Trump.
"After talking to them, and really sitting with Jared and sitting with Josh and finding out other pieces of information, I was like wow, these guys might have really been holding Trump back," said Kanye.
Kanye also claimed that Jared Kushner and his brother Josh only arranged the Abraham Accords between Israel and Arab countries to "make money."
During the interview, West appeared to be somewhat nervous about the subject, at one point asking Carlson, "All these things with Israel … I just think it was to make money. Is that too heavy-handed to put in this platform?"
"I just think that that's what they're about, making money, I don't think they have the ability to make anything on their own, I think they were born into money," West said.
"For me as a maverick and a talent and a person that has been beaten, kicked, lost everything, said to have lost my mind… It's a weird thing. A person who has built something from nothing when I sit across the table from Josh Kushner and he feels so entitled to that idea and this person has never brought anything of value other than being a good venture capitalist, I have a major issue with that. It makes me feel like they weren't serving my boy Trump the way we could have."
Kanye West on the Kushner family: "They are all about making money, I don't think they have the ability to make anything on their own, they were born into money" pic.twitter.com/Va3BgzJhkw
— A Very Serious Place (@SeriousPIace) October 7, 2022
As Chris Menahan notes, "Though West didn't know the minutia of Kushner's dealings, his suspicions were entirely correct. Kushner sought $100 million in kickbacks from Israel after securing them $38 billion in foreign aid from the US."
"The Abraham Accords consisted of bribing Arab kings to normalize relations with Israel by offering them billions of US taxpayer dollars and high-tech weaponry to oppress their own populations."
The rapper also separately attacked Kushner's brother, Josh Kushner, for investing in Kim Kardashian's underwear line without his knowledge.
"FUCK JOSH KUSHNER," wrote Kanye in an Instagram post.
"WHAT IF I HAD 10% OF KARLIE KLOSS UNDERWEAR LINE WITHOUT YOU KNOWING," West wrote, adding, "AND YOU ONLY HAD 5%."
In the same post, Kanye also said, "JARED WAS HOLDING TRUMP BACK."
The latter message is a sentiment held by many Trump supporters, namely that Jared Kushner was a globalist plant within the administration.
As we previously highlighted, Jared Kushner recently criticized Ron DeSantis over the Florida Governor's migrant flights to to Martha's Vineyard, claiming he was 'troubled' by the situation.
"I personally watch what's happening, and it's very hard to see at the southern border, I also—we have to remember that these are human beings, they're people, so seeing them being used as political pawns one way or the other is very troubling to me," said Kushner.
However, he didn't have much criticism for Joe Biden for using migrants as political pawns to flood America, 4.9 million of whom have crossed the border since he came to power, paving the way for demographic changes that will permanently alter the country.
Jared Kushner criticizes Desantis's flight of migrants to MV: "We have to remember that these are human beings, they're people, so seeing them being used as political pawns is very troubling to me." pic.twitter.com/zVCWxMUeES
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) September 22, 2022
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Home / Fatwa House urges GNC to study UNSMIL draft carefully before signing
Fatwa House urges GNC to study UNSMIL draft carefully before signing
Written By: AbdullahBenIbrahim
The Fatwa House Research and Sharia Studies Council (RSSC) in Tripoli issued a statement, on Friday, urging for eyeful attention to some articles contained in the draft dialogue.
The Council expressed bewilderment at the draft as it did not state clearly any commitment to the Sharia law, and that it did not indicated that all what opposes Islamic laws would be unacceptable and invalid.
"Astonishingly, the Islamic law is referred to only in the general preamble of the draft instead of being stated in the first ruling principles of the draft." The statement reads.
The Council also called on the GNC to be patient, not to rush, and to carefully study the draft since the country destiny depends on it. In addition, the Council called on civil society organizations and the Court Gatherings to give the GNC an adequate thinking space and an opportunity to study the draft, asking them not to interfere in its job and exert pressure on it, and to express their demands in a peaceful and civilized manner.
"We asked the negotiating parties to define the term "terrorism" before finalizing the draft so that the term would not be liable to individual interpretations. Besides, we made it clear that any dispute arising from interpreting the text of the draft after approval should be referred to the nationals of the country be they judges or otherwise, but never to foreign parties." Continued the statement.
The Research and Sharia Studies Council also called on all negotiating parties to prioritize the national interest, and that the dialogue should not be a cause for the "external forces" to dominate Libya.
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Ratings: 6.45/10 from 40 users.
That's really amazing concept of extreme pushing bodies.
If you think humans are incredible, you should see animals. We're not the best, fastest or strongest physical predator on the planet - what makes us so dangerous and successful are our brains.
thank you very much you scientist people for informing us by this great information that makes our mind full and taking us into your research to an ordinary world ... than you again .
soo cool i didn't believe that a human body can do all of that when pushing to its limits thanks guys that made human body :pushing the limits i didn't find any information like that in any library but whatever thanks to the gays that made it and the guys that helped in making it.
Liked the interesting details inthis documentary but I found it extremely annoying when they were just showing recontructions over and over, I mean I get the point go on tell me the interesting stuff.
Wow... cyborg vision... the wonderful possibilities for new adventures, positive experiences, learning opportunities, and original horrors.
I have always thought that we have less freedom of 'choice' in life than people always tend to think. So much of our experience and desire is automatic, intellectual free choice is often just a slave to the lower instinct. We have very little power even over our own bodies! Though hopefully in the future this will change.
Personally I have never experienced life-like dreams, as some of the lucid dreamers describe. My dreams rarely have any detail - only the bare minimum to create an feeling experience of the moment or an episode. I am always aware that I am dreaming... it is like my logic center never turns off.... even when I sleep. For example I have never had a dream where I feel present.
Science of dreaming is of course pretty vague and cryptic itself because of the immense complexity involved dealing with the phenomena.
Must be our high proof beer, or our Canadian Rye, Mr. Y.
A highly entertaining doc that illustrates the strength, ingenious yet automated nature of the human being.
like Southpark flappy? r Chael Sonnen flappy?
Same flight or fight responses as animals.


Friday is a historic day for girls. For the first time in its 100-plus-year-old history, the Boy Scouts of America will be open to girls.
Two female troops, one in Spartanburg and one in Boiling Springs, are forming, and their members will be among the first in the country to earn the same badges and learn the same skills as their male counterparts. The troops are under the umbrella of BSA's Palmetto Council, which serves Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, York, Chester and Lancaster counties.
The girls won't be meeting with boys, but they will do all of the same programs and enjoy the same benefits such as camping and hiking.
Cub Scouts began accepting girls into their ranks last summer. Individual dens are either male or female, though groups of dens form what's known as a pack and will include the dens of both boys and girls, said Greg Leitch, the CEO of the Palmetto Council. So packs, which often meet and do activities together, are co-ed.
Individual troops will be either male or female. If they go to the same summer camp, they would do so as individual troops of young women or young men. So while the camp itself could be considered co-ed, the individual campsites and the troops using them would not be, Leitch said.
Troops are for young people age 11 to 18. New troops of young women that form will fall under the Scouts BSA moniker, Leitch said.
The changes on the national level have caused some concern among the Girl Scouts of America organization, though local leaders have been quick to say they are not trying to compete with or take anything away from the Girl Scouts.
Thompson, in Spartanburg, got involved in Scouting through her two sons, one who is a Cub Scout and the other a Boy Scout.
Leitch said since the Palmetto Council began accepting girls into Cub Scout packs last summer, more than 400 young women have joined. That has the Spartanburg-based organization leading all other councils in North and South Carolina in the number of girls joining, he said.
"We are focused on serving a market through a program that was requested by families involved in Scouting across the nation," he said.
Paul Sweeney and Christina Norris have recruited several girls to become the first members the Boiling Springs troop. Tuesday night, six girls attended their Troop 413 meeting at New Beginnings United Methodist Church in Boiling Springs.
Norris taught the girls how to make a sling for someone who has injured an arm, and how to use a sleeping bag to drag someone who has been too injured to walk.
She kept it fun, and some of the parents were there to watch.
Sweeney said he has been an adult leader in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Boiling Springs for six years. His son, 13, has been able to earn badges. But his 14-year-old daughter, who has done the same requirements as her brother, has not.
Now, she will get the same opportunity.
"She's definitely excited," he said.


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The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka held a well-attended public meeting at the Public Library Auditorium in Colombo on August 3 against the police-state measures being carried out by the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse.
SEP political committee member Vilani Peiris, who chaired the meeting, explained that the methods of repression employed for almost three decades against the country's Tamil minority during the civil war were now being used increasingly against working people as a whole. She said this was the significance of the recent operation by the police and military to round up hundreds of slum dwellers in Mattakkuliya, a suburb of Colombo city.
Peiris warned that the government would use similar methods to impose the austerity demands of the International Monetary Fund. "The prices of all essentials have gone up. Well aware that its agenda will definitely be met with widespread opposition by the working class and impoverished masses, the government is preparing its police-state measures to brutally suppress any resistance," she said.
SEP political committee member Panini Wijesiriwardena gave a detailed account of the police-military operation against the Mattakkuliya slum dwellers. "On the evening of July 3, police brutally beat and arrested a young three-wheeler driver from Samitpura in Mattakkuliya, whom they accused of being a drug dealer. When residents responded by protesting outside the area's police station, police and military troops retaliated by unleashing a rampage against Samitpura dwellers, attacking them and smashing household equipment and vehicles.
"The following day, all residents aged above 14 years were herded into a nearby playground and about 200 people, including children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, were arrested using three hooded informers to identify suspects. The authorities are clearly testing out fascistic methods to terrorise, intimidate and suppress the oppressed people," Wijesiriwardena said.
The next speaker, International Students for Social Equality (ISSE) convener Kapila Fernando, explained that students were also being targeted. As funding for public education was slashed, police attacks on students had more become frequent. The government had enacted draconian laws to curb the democratic rights of students and suppress political activity. "The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF), which is affiliated to the chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) that helped to bring Rajapakse to power, is directly responsible for providing the government with a pretext for cracking down," he said, referring to the IUSF's use of thuggery and backward practices like "ragging"—initiation practices designed to humiliate and intimidate new students.
Fernando said the deterioration of public education was being used by the government to justify privatisation. "The thoroughly false claim is that the aim of privatisation is to provide educational facilities to those who are not eligible, due to severe competition, to enter the government-run universities. This is a fraud. Successive governments have slashed government funding for education. By establishing private fee-levying institutes, the Rajapakse government is clawing back the right of free education that was won by the working class," he said.
SEP general secretary Wije Dias delivered the main report. He started by pointing out that the experiences of ordinary working people were the complete opposite of what they had expected after the end of the three decades of civil war. "Not only has there been no let up in the enormous economic burdens they were forced to endure during the war but the attack on democratic rights has intensified during the past 14 months since the war ended. The conflict ended only to make way for a new and broader 'economic war' against all sections of the masses," he said.
Dias referred to a recent Sunday Times report on a discussion between President Rajapakse and some trade union leaders. When the issue of granting a monthly pay rise of 2,500 rupees ($US22) emerged, the president declared that he made no such promise in his Mahinda Chinthana [Mahinda Vision] for the presidential elections in November 2005.
"Only the SEP and its forerunner Revolutionary Communist League (RCL) repeatedly warned that the war against the Tamil minority would be the launching pad for a broad-scale war against working people and youth from all communities. We insisted that the strengthening of the military and the police for the civil war was in preparation to establish a police-state throughout the whole country. During the war, parliamentary procedures were violated and immense powers concentrated in the hands of a cabal comprised of military heads and a handful of top state bureaucrats working with the president," he said.
Dias explained that it is the international financiers like the IMF and World Bank that dictate the economic and social policy of governments, including in Sri Lanka. In Greece, the Social Democratic government was forced by the European bankers to implement austerity measures despite the mass opposition of working people. "This is an international issue that can only be tackled by building an international socialist movement of the working class throughout the world. That is what the International Committee of the Fourth International and all its sections fight for." Dias concluded by calling on members of the audience to study the SEP's program and to join in the struggle to build a mass party for socialist internationalism in Sri Lanka, South Asia and internationally.


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