IGE workshop was rated one of the best!
The Initiative for Globus in Europe (IGE) is very active in conducting tutorials and workshops within commonly known grid-related training events such as DCI summer schools or GridKa summer schools.
And it seems that attendees really appreciate these workshops! Thus, the IGE workshop in Budapest this July was considered one of the best by the participants! The IGE project would like to take this opportunity to thank all participants for their engagement, the organising team for their effort, and last but not least all IGE project members who contributed to this great success!


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Multiple worlds: University provides inspiration for debut science fiction novel
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Cutting edge research at University of Leicester inspires a new sci-fi romance authored by a university administrator
An administrator working in our Department of Medical Education saw the publication of his debut novel on Monday 17 June, inspired by some of the cutting-edge research at the University of Leicester that he works alongside.
James Robinson (pictured), who works in Student Support in the University's Medical School, has combined his love of sci-fi and his self-taught knowledge of quantum physics to create an imaginative tale of multiple universes in his newly published e-book, Parallel Heart.
The story follows Jack Bickerton, a neurotic science teacher and one half of a marriage of convenience. Forced to decide whether or not to escape his comfortable yet monotonous life by eloping into a parallel universe with a woman who threatens to be merely a figment of his imagination, Jack is confronted with an intense struggle against insanity.
Fusing the multiple possibilities of alternative dimensions and impossible romance, Parallel Heart explores an array of topics, from thought processes to human behaviour.
The result of three years of writing and editing, James's first novel is self-published through Troubadour Publishing (Matador Books), a Leicester based company, and is working closely with them to maximise his exposure as an author. Parallel Heart was published on Monday 17 June and is available to buy online via Amazon and the publisher's website for £3.99.
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Idaho college murder investigators hit roadblock in search for origin of knife: 'No real help'
MOSCOW, Idaho — Investigators searching the city of Moscow, Idaho and beyond for clues to the violent murders of four college students have so far failed in their search for information from news outlets. local knives.
Police investigating the mid-November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students have contacted local businesses for information about the fixed-blade knife that was allegedly used – but have not yet 'now not successful,' Idaho State Police Director of Communications Aaron Snell told Fox News. Digital Wednesday morning.
Investigators interviewed local businesses "early in the investigation" for information on a possible sale of a knife matching the description of the murder weapon.
TIMELINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO MURDERS: WHAT WE KNOW
"There was no solution to that," Snell said. "It didn't really help the investigation."
Snell did not comment when asked for a more specific description of the knife beyond what was described and did not previously say whether any knives had been removed from the home or whether police believed the knife had been removed. the killer had brought the weapon to the crime scene. Investigators believe the suspect used a single blade to commit the crime.
Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, along with the other two housemates of the women in Kaylee Goncalves' latest Instagram post, shared the day before the murders.
(@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)
Seventeen days after the victims were found, police have since towed five vehicles from the King Road home and said they were discussing when and how they would clear the crime scene.
On Wednesday, he said all of the vehicles that had been towed from the house had already been searched and were "still part of the crime scene" and the pending search warrant. All five have been transferred to the Moscow City Maintenance Workshop, where police can access them if needed.
Snell would not say which electronic devices police recovered from the house, and whether any of the items or other property was missing. He said the information was "critical to our investigation".
The lifeless bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, and Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, both 20, were discovered around noon on November 13. Officers responded at approximately 11:58 a.m. to an "unconscious person" report at , and arrived to discover the students killed.
State forensics search for clues in Moscow, Idaho, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Four University of Idaho students who were killed Nov. 13 at this home.
(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
The bodies of two victims were on the second floor and two others were discovered on the third, police said.
The victims' wounds indicated they had been stabbed in their sleep between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., and there were signs the victims were trying to fight back, police said.
IDAHO POLICE SAY FIRST CRIME LABORATORY RESULTS RECEIVED AFTER STUDENT MURDERS
A sign posted at a local restaurant in Moscow Idaho on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 asks the public to search for clues in the quadruple homicide of four University of Idaho students.
(Stephanie Pagones/Fox News Digital)
Two other housemates were on the ground floor of the house at the time of the attack and survived, police said.
Goncalves, Kernodle and Mogen are said to have lived in the house at the time. The residence hall was located just one block from the perimeter of the University of Idaho campus and within sight of some fraternity houses.
IDAHO COLLEGE MURDERS: FATHER OF KILLED STUDENT SAYS SHE HAD A STALKER
General views of the Moscow, Idaho home taken Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2002, where four University of Idaho students were murdered, show red stains on the home's foundation.
(Credit: Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
A single identified police vehicle was seen parked in front of the house on Wednesday. The perimeter remains bordered by crime scene tape more than two weeks after the victims were discovered.
Officials called the attack "targeted", despite some confusion as to how or why, and did not identify the intended victim.
IDAHO MURDERS: CARS OF KILLED STUDENTS TOWED FROM CRIME SCENE TWO WEEKS AFTER GRISLY ATTACK
Police said they collected 113 "physical evidence" and captured around 4,000 crime scene photos. Investigators received more than 488 "digital media submissions" through the FBI portal.
Investigators are still working to identify a suspect, and have not yet recovered the weapon.
Several vigils were held Wednesday across the state and in Washington state. The University of Idaho held a "Vandal Family Candlelight Vigil" at the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT Wednesday.
A memorial for the students killed at the University of Idaho on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, is covered in snow. The menorial is in honor of the victims of a quadruple homicide involving at an off-campus house on November 13.
The Moscow Police Department urges the public to submit any images or information it believes may be important or helpful to its investigation. They can do so by calling 208-883-7180, submitting tips via tipline@ci.moscow.id.us and sending digital media here.
Authorities have also created a webpage dedicated to the King Road attack.
Fox News Digital's Matteo Cina contributed to this report.
Stephanie Pagones is a digital reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones.
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Answer: From our review of the IRS regulations, we don't see a way that would allow the company to move around FSA funds from the dependent care to medical and allow either plan to retain tax-favored status. That is why there is so much discussion in the literature around ensuring that communications are clear to employees about the "use it or lose it" nature of flexible spending accounts so that they budget their expenses accordingly in order to make the best "binding benefit election" possible.
To maintain a tax-qualified status, flexible spending account plans must comply with special requirements under Internal Revenue Code Section 125. FSAs also are subject to those portions of the federal tax code that apply to the type of benefit offered such as Section 213 for health care FSAs, and Section 129 for dependent care FSAs. Health care FSAs must conform to the rules under tax code Sections 105 and 106 for the coverage and reimbursements to qualify for tax-favored treatment. We checked all of those codes, and there was no language allowing mid-year election changes (except for status and cost/coverage changes) or allowing participants to move the money between accounts.


New research on fashion trends and textile waste, released by Greenpeace on the eve of Black Friday, highlights the serious environmental consequences of overconsumption. Clothing is among the most sold products on the annual shopping day promoted in many countries, which, critics say, encourages impulsive overspending and unnecessary purchases through bargain ' offers and discount prices .
"It is hard to resist the allure of a good bargain, but fast fashion means we're consuming and trashing fashion at a higher rate than our planet can handle," said Kirsten Brodde, head of Greenpeace's Detox my Fashion campaign.
To counter excessive consumerism, growing numbers of people choose to abstain and observe "Buy Nothing Day" instead. As part of this movement, "trash queens" in dresses upcycled from discarded clothes are visiting shopping centres in three major cities in Asia and Europe to remind customers how many impulse buys of today end up as trash tomorrow.
The research, Timeout for fast fashion, published today by Greenpeace Germany, shows how the fast fashion business is rapidly expanding: Clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014, with sales rising from US$ 1 trillion in 2002 to 1.8 trillion by 2015, and a forecast of 2.1 trillion by 2025. The average person buys 60 per cent more items of clothing every year and keeps them for about half as long as 15 years ago, producing immense volumes of textile waste.
Environmental impacts detailed include chemicals from textile factories polluting rivers and oceans, high levels of energy use and pesticides from cotton growing contaminating agricultural land. One of fast fashion's biggest costs to the planet comes from the rising use of synthetic fibres, says Greenpeace, in particular polyester that emits nearly three times more CO2 in its lifecycle than cotton. Already present in 60 per cent of clothing, polyester can take decades to degrade, as well as polluting marine environments with plastic microfibres.
As of today, recycling is not a solution. Markets are overloaded with unwanted clothes and technological challenges mean full recycling of clothing into new fibres is still far from commercially viable. "Our research indicates that the second hand clothing system is on the brink of collapse. Fashion brands need to urgently re-think the throwaway business model and produce clothing that's durable, repairable and fit for re-use. As consumers, we also hold the power. Before buying our next bargain item, we can all ask 'do I really need this?'," said Brodde.
Since 2011, Greenpeace's Detox campaign has gathered support from 78 companies including fashion brands, retailers and textiles suppliers to achieve zero discharges of hazardous chemicals in the manufacturing supply chain by 2020 and many are making progress towards this goal. However, if the trend for more and cheaper clothing continues, any gains that are made on eliminating hazardous chemicals will be outstripped by higher rates of production and consumption in the industry as a whole.
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EN — LARRY ROMANOFF — Ukraine: Putin, the Pope, and Wayne Gretzky — February 28, 2022
Ukraine: Putin, the Pope, and Wayne Gretzky
By Larry Romanoff, February 28, 2022
"This is the largest, and most shocking, display of a centrally-controlled media flood of vicious invective that I have ever seen."
I made that comment to myself after reading thousands (and I don't exaggerate; I mean thousands) of articles in all the Western world's media about Kamila Valieva and Russia at the Olympics. But I'd hardly gotten the words out of my mouth when Kamila fell to second place, replaced by Vladimir Putin and Russia (again).
For background, I generally peruse 30 or more publications each day, in 15 or 20 countries, to learn what different countries are saying on important topics, and I save all webpages with useful content. With these Western attacks on Russia, I stopped. I've been doing this for many years, but in this case I could no longer stomach the rubbish I was reading, and I quit.
The intensity of the attacks on Russia are breath-taking. The false and twisted reports are finding new highs of dishonesty, and the range of items assembled to "punish" Russia would have been beyond the limits of my imagination only a week ago. Looking at the entire landscape, it is obvious this is all being tightly orchestrated from a central source, the usual suspects who benefit most from all wars, but it is astonishing to see how wildly they are grasping and how useless many of their actions must be. There seems almost a desperation to inflict pain, no matter how trivial, and to give the impression of an international consensus of inflicting pain. Some of the Western actions are serious, some almost comical, and others absolutely ridiculous. I have attempted here to give you a small sample of what I have collected. The main thread through all of it is the intensity of the attacks and the lies being told.
On the serious side, Switzerland, of all countries, suddenly abandoned its history of neutrality to claim it will impose "EU-like" sanctions on Russia, which means freezing or seizing all Russian bank accounts in the country. That is almost unbelievable. How could such a thing happen? Who put what kind of pressure on the Swiss government to effect this? (1) Everyone is joining in. The UK now "fast-tracks law to tackle Russian 'dirty money'", the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel claiming, "Time is up for Putin's cronies hiding dirty money in the UK", and Boris Johnson stating "there will be nowhere to hide your ill-gotten gains." (2) No evidence the gains are ill-gotten, but it seems none is necessary. The West appears unanimous in wanting to simply seize all assets owned by Russia or Russians, having convinced itself that laws no longer apply, that to punish disobedience you simply steal all of another's property and bankrupt him.
Roman Abramovich is having to turn the Chelsea club over to a custodian for fear it will be confiscated, and the UK media are mostly screaming to have his $200 million house confiscated as well, simply for the crime of being Russian.
We have headlines telling us that all world leaders are determined to fight Russia on these (financial) fronts because, even after another wave of sanctions, many Putin associates "still remain untouched". These people have stated a determination to find and seize all assets belonging to anyone who agrees with Putin on anything, his friends, colleagues, business associates, family, everyone. They have already seized all the assets of Russia's Central Bank that are in the EU, which is about half of all Russia's foreign currency and gold reserves. (3) (4) There is no law to support this; sovereign funds are untouchable. Unless you are a Western fascist criminal cabal masquerading as a "democracy."
The UK Guardian has changed character from a newspaper to a disgusting hate-mongering trash bin with sometimes as many as 20 or 25 articles on Russia in one day that are almost breath-taking in their abysmal dishonesty. I would never have imagined such a thing. "It's stomach-turning", the Guardian tells us, (5) of the mothers and babies taking shelter as Russian invasion claims lives of 'up to' ten children." Well, where the hell was the Guardian when Madeline Albright was 'claiming the lives' of half a million infants in Iraq? Where was the Guardian when the photos surfaced of the tens of thousands of hideously-deformed babies born in Iraq from the depleted uranium?
Many of the Western media tried to present photo evidence of "Thousands of Ukrainians rushing towards Polish border", and "thousands of vehicles packed with Ukrainian refugees trying to flee". Where were they when hundreds of thousands were fleeing portions of Yugoslavia on foot, including limitless numbers of children? Where were they when millions were fleeing the genocide in Iraq? The Guardian tells us "More than 360,000 people have fled war in Ukraine", apparently counted by the UN. (6) If this is true, why wasn't the UN counting the refugees in all the US-instigated wars of recent past?
Ukrainian "refugees" desperately fleeing for their lives (Photo: BBC)
Then we had Reuters tearfully relating how Ukraine's hospitals are all running out of medical oxygen, (7) a bit surprising after only two days and with the Russian military nowhere near the large cities. But where are Reuters when even today Iran has a shortage of not only medical oxygen but of almost everything medical, from no cash due to Western 'sanctions'?
Also, courtesy of the BBC, we have "Powerful pictures of Ukrainians' lives turned upside down by war", (8) and photos of "Ukrainians under fire". (9) Again, why didn't we have pictures of lives in Iraq and Libya "turned upside down by war"? Why not for Yugoslavia and Syria and Yemen? Why not for Venezuela today? Why not some photos of the effects of 60 years of brutal sanctions on Cuba?
The BBC told us tearfully of the "miles of queues to flee the invasion" of Ukraine. (10) Well, where were the BBC and their tears to tell us of the millions (rather than hundreds) of Iraqis fleeing their country? Where was the BBC when we needed to know of the millions of refugees and the horrific ethnic cleansing that went on in what was Yugoslavia? Similarly, the BBC has a refugee "tearfully describe why she fled Ukraine". (11) Where were the BBC reporters to interview some of the millions fleeing Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and so many others? Would the BBC, "the most trusted news source in the world". like to shed a public tear for Julian Assange?
If that isn't bad enough, even the Pope got into this, with a statement that "Those who wage war in Ukraine 'forget humanity'". (12) This is also without precedent. Who has the influence or power to instigate such a provocative claim from the Pope? Forgive my rudeness, but where the hell was this hypocritical SOB when Madeleine Albright was killing 500,000 Iraqi infants? Where was he when the US was firing millions of depleted-uranium shells into Iraq? Where was he when the US was engaged in Serbia with "the most protracted bombing campaign in the history of the world"? But Russia, wanting to prevent Ukraine from becoming a nuclear bastion for the US, ten minutes from Moscow, has no 'humanity'.
Getting Tough With Putin the Killer
The UK Telegraph boasts that "The West has finally taken the gloves off against Putin, and redeemed our honor". (13) Well, good for us. And the Guardian tells us "It is a matter of life and death" that we provide weapons for Ukraine (14) to make the war last as long as possible (and weaken Russia in preparation for a US declaration of war).
The London Times concurs that we must "Confront the Warmonger", and crows that "the West is at last putting together measures to hurt Putin and punish Russian aggression." (15) That's nice, but why wasn't anyone confronting the warmongers of the US and Israel? Those involved many "life and death" situations but the media were all silent.
Canada's CTV moans that Ukraine is "a humanitarian catastrophe", with grave concerns about capacity to replenish food and medicine. (16) The last figures I saw, indicated several hundred deaths. If this makes Ukraine "a humanitarian catastrophe", what would CTV like to tell us about Palestine? Where was Canada's CTV when Iran was so badly hit by US sanctions it still hasn't the cash even to buy COVID vaccines, much less basic medical supplies? Same with Venezuela, another beneficiary of US sanctions. Those countries are genuine humanitarian catastrophes while Ukraine is nothing. Where are these people when we need them? Canada's CTV network is deplorably dishonest, blinded by some parasitic ideology.
Canada used to be a respectable country; not too many friends, but no enemies, and a reputation for integrity. Courtesy of recent psychopathic Zionists and pedophiles in its leadership, Canada now has no friends, plenty of serious enemies, a bad and worsening reputation, and has become a directionless US puppet-state with a mouth as large as that of Australia's and a collective brain the size of a walnut. Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is not only painfully unintelligent but can be astonishingly stupid and gives a rather good imitation of a coward. To say nothing of beating the US at its own game of turning his country into the first genuine fascist state. It is unbelievable to me that neither Canada's Trudeau nor Australia's Morrison are able to look at Ukraine today and realise how dispensable they are. Both shoot off their mouths, taunting major nuclear powers - just as Ukraine did - and neither can see how freely their Washington puppet-master abandons its puppets when the going gets rough.
Canada is supporting, and even eagerly pushing, the elimination of Russia from Swift (17) - as if the powers causing all this cared what Canada thinks. Talk about a delusional intellectual midget punching above his weight while hiding behind someone he believes will protect him. But Trudeau will "punish" Russia by asking Canadian liquor stores to ban Russian vodka. A statesman, if I ever saw one. But it gets much better: Canada's truly delusional, and almost certainly psychopathic, Foreign Affairs Minister, Melanie Joly, is a real tough chick, who says "Everything is on the table: Canada will "suffocate" "Russia. (18) Not only that, she encourages Canadians to "join the Ukrainian foreign legion to fight Russia". (19) I want to write something here, but I can't think of anything to say.
Trudeau and Canada pride themselves on "Demonstrations in solidarity with Ukraine", but Trudeau had no such solidarity with the Freedom Protesters in Canada against his insane COVID policies and in fact arranged with the banks to seize the bank accounts of all the protestors. (20) It seems that protests are good only when someone else is the target.
Australia's Morrisson is equally as stupid, promising to supply "lethal arms" for Ukraine. (21) I know this isn't very nice, but both Canada and Australia deserve to get nuked. They really do. When you are so small and have a mouth so big, something bad will happen to you sooner or later.
There is much more that the 'democratic' West is doing to punish Russia. Reuters reported a new EU law that will require all firms to check suppliers for "human rights". (22) Sorry, Russia, but you no longer qualify for anything, hence your exports will hopefully fall to zero. Natural gas supplies may be protected from this law, at least until Putin shuts the pipeline.
Then we have the Western airlines banning all Russian flights to Western countries, (23) which makes you wonder what some of these people think about, if they think at all. The perfectly predictable outcome of these bans was that Russia immediately retaliated, banning not only foreign flights but all transit over Russian air space, which means many Western flights will now be hours and potentially thousands of miles longer, and quite a bit more expensive.
The US Administration, no doubt thanks at least in part to Victoria Nuland the Cookie Monster, the White House now wants "to Make China Pay for Close Ties to Russia". Never miss an opportunity to cause yet more trouble; never fail to pour more fuel on the fire. The WSJ tells us that "Sanctions and UN debates are aimed in part at making Beijing feel discomfort . . . and dividing the two." (24) "One step, U.S. officials said, is making Beijing feel pain over Russia's invasion of Ukraine." Germany's der Spiegel agrees they should do this because "Xi Is, Along with Putin, the Most Dangerous Man in the World" (25) In the middle of all this the US even found time to condemn Pyongyang's latest missile launch, widening the Axis of Evil even further.
And we have George Soros telling us Ukraine reminds him of the Siege of Budapest. (26) It's not clear why, because during the 'siege of Budapest' Soros was busy taking part in the confiscation of property from other Jews in Nazi-occupied areas, but claims he has "no sense of guilt" for what he did. Perhaps he's planning on confiscating yet more property in Ukraine when the dust settles. In case you don't know, Soros and Madeline Albright "took over" the communications networks of Kosovo after the US separated it from Serbia. The estimated value was $800 million.
Another bizarre feature of all this is that Israel offered its services as a "mediator" on Ukraine. (27) Until this, I thought I'd heard everything. The European Zionist financiers and industrialists who want a Third World War so badly they can taste it, and who are certainly responsible for both the geo-political events that have transpired, and for the intense media flood of Russia hatred, have the nerve to offer one of their own to screw things up even more. Not only that, Israel proclaimed to the world (not that anyone was listening) that it remained "neutral" in the Russia-Ukraine dispute (not that anyone cared). It is my opinion that if Israel has delusions of becoming a "world power" and begins to stick its neck out in areas like this, that head is begging to be chopped off.
Canada's CTV news tells us that "Russia's billionaires call for peace in Ukraine". (28) Well, where were Canada's billionaires when Iraq and Libya were being trashed? Where were America's?
Then we have the Western governments rushing to our protection by blocking RT and Sputnik News and cancelling their licenses so they will "no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin's war". (29) Worse has happened with the Russian News Agencies like TASS and Ria Novosti, who have been subject to non-stop DDOS and other attacks in attempts to take them off the air permanently. I guess that's good. Nobody wants fake news. Sadly, this news was given to us by the UK Guardian who are rapidly becoming the most rabid fake-news source of all.
This one is important, and I was surprised the article ran, even though it has its dirty side. The New York Times openly admitted that people generally are "fed up" with Google and its clever de-platforming and censoring of both any truth and any contrary narrative, and are turning to DuckDuckgo. (30) Of course, the NYT's version is that it's only the "conspiracy theorists" who go there because Google eliminates all those bad things from its search results. That's an obvious lie, of course. Even Bing is infinitely better than Google; for my own writing, Google appears to have never heard of me, or at least nothing good, while Bing will produce nearly one million hits and many many pages of listings of my articles and archives. The Russian Yandex browser is also excellent for some kinds of things. I would encourage everyone to abandon Google almost entirely and go to Bing or DuckDuckGo.
Then we discover that Google has disabled live traffic data in Google Maps, ostensibly to prevent Russian tanks from navigating the streets of Kiev. (31) Google said it disabled the maps "for the safety of local communities . . . after consulting with . . . regional authorities." However, "A professor at California's Middlebury Institute of International Studies said Google Maps helped him track a "traffic jam" that was actually Russian movement towards the border hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the attack."
In fact, Google disabled its functions because Ukraine doesn't want the world to see photographic evidence that its Nazi troops are embedding themselves on the streets in purely residential districts, using the civilian population as shields and hostages and refusing them permission to leave. More detail below, and there is much evidence in the Russian News Agency reports, if you care to read them.
To assist Google, we apparently have the Ukrainian government urging citizens to remove street signs so the Russian tanks won't know where they are. (32) Can you believe this? Russia initiates a military operation in Ukraine that will involve the cities, but will depend on Google maps and Ukrainian road signs for their navigation. Small world, if true.
And yet more bitter sanctions from all over the world. Siding with Canada, US state governors want liquor stores to stop selling Russian vodka, (33) and both UPS and FedEx are halting all shipments to Russia, (34) which isn't a bad thing. I believe UPS is famous for delivering packages, especially those containing electronics, to the CIA for "additions and amendments" prior to delivery to the now-spy-victim customer.
Further to this, Google, Facebook and Twitter have dealt a serious financial blow to the Russian state purse by blocking all ad revenue from their platforms to "state-sponsored sources". This would almost certainly be a killer. No need to remove Russia from the SWIFT banking system when we have these US platforms seizing all Russia's ad revenue from Facebook.
There is some good news. The sanctions appear to be having some effect. Canada's CTV news tells us that Russians are queuing for cash "as West targets [Russian] banks over Ukraine". (35) They provide no evidence, but fake stories haven't any evidence.
And so much more punishment in the wings. For one thing, the International Judo Federation has suspended Vladimir Putin's position as Honorary President. (36) That has got to hurt. And Formula One will not have a race in Sochi, even though it is claimed to be "the best track in F-1". (37) Not only that, but FIFA has banned all matches in Russia, and there can be no flag or anthem for the Russian team. (38) Russia is quickly being banned from all international sports; the Olympics are next. Also, the Czechs will boycott all World Cup matches that involve Russia. (39) And to end with the most stupid of all, Wayne Gretzky says Russia should be barred from world junior hockey competition. (40) (41) It isn't so much a question of what this man has in his head: short answer, nothing at all, but who got to him and with what pressure to make him say something so stupid as this.
When we think of some of the nations, organisations and people who have been co-opted into this frenzied attack on Russia, it begs the question of how this happened. It surely was not an accident. Someone got to these people with an offer they couldn't refuse. How could the Pope, of all people, have said something so stupid when Putin made so clear he was targeting only military installations and that civilians were in no danger. In my mind, when you read about the immense tragedy of the Catholic Residential Schools in Canada (and the US), and the thousands of dead children, and when you recall the vast number of pedophile claims in all countries against the Catholic church, it seems to me it is the Pope who is "lacking in humanity", not Putin.
Don't Believe Everything You Read
Some fantastic lies are being fabricated by someone, and then promulgated through the media. In one such, the London Times tells us:
"More than 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Zelensky and his government and prepare the ground for Moscow to take control, The Times has learnt. (42) The Wagner Group, a private militia run by one of President Putin's closest allies and operating as an arm-length (sic) branch of the state, flew in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago on a mission to decapitate Zelensky's government in return for a handsome financial bonus." No evidence is presented for such an astonishing assertion, but where was the Times when the US government was employing Eric Prince and his Blackwater Group to kill a great many influential people. They were silent. It seems anything is okay if I do it, but evil if you do it.
You surely have all heard about the valiant and brave Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island. The island was approached by a Russian warship, the Ukrainian soldiers addressed by the captain to lay down their arms and prevent certain loss of life because the island would be shelled. These loyal and patriotic men, almost certainly part of the special Nuland Brigade, replied "F*** you, Russian warship." You can't be much braver than that. The island was shelled, all the brave men died, and we know it's true because the BBC, "the world's most trusted source of news", said so. (43) And Italy's Corriere della Sera gave us all the grim details, even telling us they could hear the sounds on the tape of the bombs that killed these brave men. (44) Ukrainian President Zelensky awarded the men post-humous gold medals for their conduct, and they surely deserved it, being almost American in their valor and patriotism. (45)
That was a good story. Too bad it never happened. In fact, the UK Guardian almost immediately published a story claiming the men "may still be alive". (46) And then the Washington Examiner ran an article stating that Ukraine said the men were alive after all. (47)
But there was still drama to the story. Those not-so-brave-but-still-smart non-Americans came very close to dying anyway - under attack from their own Nazi compatriots who didn't want them to surrender. According to TASS, (48) the Russian warship was attacked by "At least 16 Ukrainian naval boats . . . [when they] were evacuating the Ukrainian troops who had laid down their arms and surrendered on Snake Island, the small boats directed by US drones. Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing that "some of the boats used civilian vessels as shields"." "According to Konashenkov, the [Nazi] Ukrainian boats attacked to take revenge on those who had surrendered and to shift the blame for the prisoners' deaths on Russia." He added further, "As a result of the naval battles, 16 boats of the Ukrainian Navy were destroyed. None of the 82 Ukrainian troops from Snake Island were injured." The famous audio (now viral) was apparently not genuine.
There are other rather alarming indications of the mental disposition of the Nazis in Ukraine. Putin offered amnesty to all Ukrainian soldiers agreeing to lay down their arms and avoid war and bloodshed, that they would not be harmed and would be permitted to return home to their families. It was also widely reported that any soldiers doing so were to be treated kindly by the Russian troops, that there was no animosity between them. The Nazis apparently were making deliberate efforts to identify and kill any soldiers planning to lay down their arms. There were many such reports from the Donbass areas, but none reported in the Western media.
More alarmingly, Andriy Moshkalenko, deputy mayor of the city of Lviv, denounced the Nazis, claiming they arranged "teams of saboteurs", each around ten in number, who would paint signs on schools and hospitals, effectively marking them in Russian military code, to signal them as targets for bombing or rocket attacks. (49) This was to discourage the population from weakening. The schools and hospitals were selected as targets because these were the main locations where civilians would gather to avoid casualties, since the Russians would target only military installations.
When Putin said his intention was to "de-Nazify" Ukraine, it was these people he had in mind, the same people who had been shelling the Donbass for the past eight years, killing tens of thousands, and the reason the two areas declared independence and asked Russia for protection.
And two engaging tales of courage and wit, courtesy of typical Ukrainians. In the first, a Ukrainian woman confronts a Russian soldier and gives him a package of sunflower seeds, saying to him, "Keep these seeds in your pocket, when you die they will grow flowers" (50) The next was equally as cute. A Ukrainian motorist drove up to a Russian tank that was lost and out of gas, and said to the occupants, "If you want, I will tow you and take you back to Russia." (51) The stories are false, courtesy of Italy's Corriere della Sera, no lie about Russia or China too big, too small, or too ridiculous, to print. Rather like the New York Times.
On another topic, Italy's Corriere della Sera (again) tells us, and even provides a video, purporting to show two Russian soldiers "looting" a store in Sumy, Ukraine. (52) It is by no means clear from the video that anything was actually being stolen, and the soldiers may well have been Ukrainian rather than Russian. Nevertheless, and I apologise for being repetitive, but does anyone remember Iraq? That country, between the Tigris and Euphrates, was the cradle of civilisation, or at least one of them. Iraq's museums contained hundreds of thousands of artifacts and relics from the times of Babylon and Mesopotamia, irreplaceable treasures of a history millennia old. It is not in dispute that today all of Iraq's museums are empty, bone-dry, stripped of every last artifact not only from museums but from private homes. The US military blamed it on "rogue soldiers" but that claim is clearly false. They would have no idea of the importance or value of anything, and my information was that many of the most valuable pieces ended up in Israel and in the homes of European Zionist financiers. I would like to know where the Corriere della Sera was when this was happening. Why is two soldiers taking a bottle of soda from a convenience store more important than the vast looting done in Iraq?
You should also know that most, if not all, of the videos being circulated about the events in Ukraine are fabricated, many being video clips or screenshots from video games. Some are photographs from unrelated events such as the chemical explosion in Tianjin, China, in 2015. But the Western media promulgated them first and checked later, after they'd been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. (53) (54) (55) (56) According to Reuters, they were merely "mis-captioned."
Lastly, and this is off-topic, Russia's Maria Zakharova revealed that Italy, France, and many other countries possess US nuclear weapons but do not have access to them, that these nations do not have a nuclear arsenal of their own, but that these consist of American missiles stationed in those countries and accessible only by the Americans. (57) These countries have been made hapless targets, and with no way to escape.
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(1) https://www.corriere.it/esteri/22_febbraio_27/svizzera-sanzioni-russia-come-ue-rotta-storica-neutralita-00bf2d96-9805-11ec-97aa-535db4de4386.shtml
Switzerland breaks the historic neutrality: announces that it will impose sanctions like the EU
(2) https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60549927
UK fast-tracks law to tackle Russian 'dirty money'
(3) https://www.ft.com/content/526ea75b-5b45-48d8-936d-dcc3cec102d8
Russia's FX reserves slip from its grasp
(4) https://eadaily.com/en/news/2015/06/18/austria-seizes-russian-government-assets-half-of-russian-foreign-currency-reserves-under-threat
Austria seizes Russian government assets; half of Russian foreign currency reserves under threat
(5) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/children-caught-up-in-ukraine-war
'It's stomach-turning': the children caught up in Ukraine war
(6) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/more-than-360000-people-fled-war-ukraine-so-far-un
More than 360,000 people have fled war in Ukraine, says UN.
(7) https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medical-oxygen-running-out-ukraine-war-rages-who-warns-2022-02-27/
Medical oxygen running out in Ukraine as war rages, WHO warns
(8) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/dqwtziap8e/ukrainians-under-fire
Ukrainians under fire
(9) https://tinyurl.com/yrt5w2tw
Powerful pictures of Ukrainians' lives turned upside down by war
(10) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60539104
Miles of queues at borders to flee invasion
(11)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60549132
Refugee tearfully describes why she fled Ukraine
(12) https://video.corriere.it/cronaca/messaggio-papa-francesco-contro-guerra-ucraina-chi-fa-dimentica-l-umanita/bc755924-97d4-11ec-97aa-535db4de4386
The Pope's message against the war in Ukraine: "Those who make it forget humanity"
(13) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/02/27/west-has-finally-taken-gloves-against-putin-redeemed-honour/
The West has finally taken the gloves off against Putin, and redeemed our honour
(14) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/27/eu-will-provide-weapons-for-ukraine-josep-borrell
It is a matter of life and death. So the EU will provide weapons for Ukraine's armed forces
(15) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/the-times-view-on-sanctions-against-russia-confronting-a-warmonger-sxt33ngpq
Confronting a Warmonger: The West is at last putting together measures to hurt Putin and punish Russian aggression
(16) https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-attack-feb27-2022-1.6366236
Kyiv 'at the border of a humanitarian catastrophe' as Russian troops advance, mayor says.
(17) https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-russia-swift-sanctions-1.6366084
Canada among countries moving to block Russian access to SWIFT
(18) https://globalnews.ca/news/8649359/russia-ukraine-conflict-canada-response-melanie-joly/
'Everything on the table': Joly says Canada will do more to 'suffocate' Russia; Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said.
(19) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-up-to-individual-canadians-to-decide-if-they-wish-to-join-the/
Canadians can decide if they wish to join the Ukrainian foreign legion to fight Russia, Joly says
(20) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-ukraine-support-demonstrations-rallies-sunday-feb-27-1.6366456
Demonstrations in solidarity with Ukraine held across Canada on Sunday
(21) https://www.rt.com/news/550738-australia-lethal-arms-ukraine/
Australia to fund lethal arms for Ukraine
(22) https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/eu-draft-law-would-require-firms-check-suppliers-human-rights-environmental-2022-02-21/
EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics _ Reuters
Ukraine invasion: EU shuts airspace to Russian planes
(24) https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-looks-to-make-china-pay-for-close-ties-to-russia-in-ukraine-crisis-11645992755
U.S. Looks to Make China Pay for Close Ties to Russia in Ukraine Crisis
(25) https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-half-century-after-nixon-s-visit-to-china-xi-is-along-with-putin-the-most-dangerous-man-in-the-world-a-6de96bee-8b13-4268-bf19-5b1d0438516c
"Xi Is, Along with Putin, the Most Dangerous Man in the World"
(26) https://sputniknews.com/20220227/reminds-me-of-siege-of-budapest-soros-inadvertently-compares-ukraines-army-to-wwii-nazis-1093428334.html
'Reminds Me of the Siege of Budapest': Soros Compares Ukraine's Army to WWII Nazis
(27) https://tass.com/politics/1412525
Israel's prime minister offers Putin mediation on Ukraine - Kremlin
(28) https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/two-of-russia-s-billionaires-call-for-peace-in-ukraine-1.5798082
Russia's billionaires call for peace in Ukraine
(29) https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/27/eu-ban-russian-state-backed-channels-rt-sputnik
EU to ban Russian state-backed channels RT and Sputnik
(30) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/technology/duckduckgo-conspiracy-theories.html
Fed Up With Google, Conspiracy Theorists Turn to DuckDuckGo - The New York Times
(31) https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-temporarily-disables-google-maps-live-traffic-data-ukraine-2022-02-28/
Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine
(32) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/26/ukraine-russia-roads-signs-facebook/
Ukrainian agency, urging removal of road signs, posts fake photo with a colorful message for Russia
(33) https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/some-us-governors-order-state-run-liquor-stores-stop-selling-russian-vodka-2022-02-28/
Some U.S. governors order state-run liquor stores to stop selling Russian vodka
(34) https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ups-fedex-halting-shipments-russia-ukraine-2022-02-27/
UPS and FedEx halting shipments to Russia and Ukraine
(35) https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russians-queue-for-cash-as-west-targets-banks-over-ukraine-1.5798269
Russians queue for cash as West targets banks over Ukraine
(36) https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/27/sport/judo-vladimir-putin-president-gymnastics-spt-intl/index.html
International Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin's honorary president status
(37) https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/formula-one/f1-russian-gp-ukraine-invasion-latest-news-b984648.html
F1 cancels Russian GP in Sochi after invasion of Ukraine
(38) https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/fifa-bans-matches-in-russia-no-flag-or-anthem-for-team-1.5798216
FIFA bans matches in Russia, no flag or anthem for team
(39) https://www.bbc.com/sport/60543803
Ukraine invasion: Czechs to boycott any Russia World Cup match, Elina Svitolina donates prize money
(40) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-gretzky-says-russia-should-be-barred-from-world-junior-competition/
Gretzky says Russia should be barred from world junior hockey
(41) https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/wayne-gretzky-calls-for-russia-to-be-banned-world-juniors-1.6366687
Wayne Gretzky calls for Russia to be banned from world junior hockey
(42) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/volodymyr-zelensky-russian-mercenaries-ordered-to-kill-ukraine-president-cvcksh79d
Russian mercenaries ordered to kill Ukraine's president
Snake Island: Ukraine says soldiers killed after refusing to surrender
(44) https://video.corriere.it/esteri/ultime-parole-13-marinai-ucraini-russi-andate-farvi-fe/dda5eae8-967e-11ec-ae45-371c99bdba95
13 Ukrainian sailors, stationed on Snake Island, surprised by the Russian military, preferred to die than surrender.
(45) https://manzilnews.pk/en-ca/zelensky-says-the-posthumous-heroism-award-will-be-given-to-the-soldiers-of-snake-island-who-violated-the-russian-warship-2/
https://www.politico.eu/article/go-fuck-yourself-ukraine-soldiers-snake-island-russia-war-ship-killed/
Zelensky says the posthumous Heroism Award will be given to the soldiers of Snake Island who violated the Russian warship.
(46) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/ukraine-island-defenders-who-told-russian-officer-go-fuck-yourself-may-still-be-alive
Ukraine island defenders who told Russian navy 'go fuck yourself' may still be alive
(47) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/snake-island-defenders-may-still-be-alive-ukraine-says
Snake Island defenders may be alive, Ukraine says
(48) https://tass.com/russia/1412053
Ukraine's boats attack ships evacuating Ukrainian troops who surrendered on Snake Island
(49) https://video.corriere.it/esteri/leopoli-denuncia-vicesindaco-sabotatori-marchiano-scuole-ospedali-come-obiettivi-bombardamenti/944bac9c-97f6-11ec-97aa-535db4de4386
Lviv, the complaint of the deputy mayor: "Saboteurs mark schools and hospitals as targets for bombing"
(50) https://video.corriere.it/esteri/donna-ucraina-affronta-soldato-russo-tieni-questi-semi-tasca-quando-morirai-cresceranno-fiori/8cfd7974-96f8-11ec-ae45-371c99bdba95
Ukrainian woman confronts a Russian soldier: "Keep these seeds in your pocket, when you die they will grow flowers"
(51) https://video.corriere.it/esteri/automobilista-ucraino-militari-russi-rimasti-senza-benzina-se-volete-vi-traino-indietro-russia/f650e7a8-9720-11ec-ae45-371c99bdba95
The Ukrainian motorist to the Russian military left without gasoline: "If you want I will tow you and take you back to Russia"
(52) https://video.corriere.it/esteri/soldati-russi-filmati-mentre-saccheggiano-grande-magazzino-sumy/94c9856e-97aa-11ec-97aa-535db4de4386
Russian soldiers filmed looting a department store in Sumy
(53) https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-ukraine-compilation-idUSL1N2UZ3LQ
Fact Check-Compilation of footage purportedly showing attacks in Ukraine features miscaptioned clips
(54) https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/26/politics/fake-ukraine-videos-fact-check/index.html
Fact-checking fake videos of Ukraine conflict
(55) https://www.rt.com/russia/550694-ukraine-defense-ministry-fake/
Ukraine's Defense Ministry posted fake video as air battle
(56) https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/propaganda-fake-videos-ukraine-invasion-051055022.html
Propaganda, fake videos of Ukraine invasion bombard users
(57) https://tass.com/world/1412847
Maria Zakharova recalled that Italy and many other countries possess the US nuclear weapons but do not have access to them
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Detroit Pistons' rookie Jalen Duren: 'I felt like I could hold my own at this level'
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From the outside, it may appear that Jalen Duren is ahead of schedule.
The 6-foot-11 big man became the youngest player in the NBA when the Detroit Pistons traded for the 13th overall pick and the rights to Duren during the 2022 draft. Less than 30 games into his career, he's already a full-time starter. The coaching staff inserted him with the first unit Dec. 9, and his play over the last 10 days has justified the decision to let the teenager go head-to-head against the league's best big men.
Friday's 15-point, 14-rebound performance against the Sacramento Kings was Duren's fifth-straight game with at least 12 rebounds and his third double-double in five games. According to ESPN Stats & Info, he and Dwight Howard are the only teenagers in NBA history to grab at least 12 rebounds in five consecutive games. Everything else for Duren — the shot contests, defensive rotations, his lob catches and even the occasional post hook — have improved week-by-week.
But for Duren, who turned 19 years old in November, none of this is a surprise.
He's never questioned his readiness to play, at any level. In August 2021, the then-17-year-old committed to Memphis and immediately reclassified to join the program that fall. He was a standout, earning unanimous American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year honors even though he wasn't a legal adult until his fourth regular season game.
Now he's making his case as one of the best rookies in the NBA, despite being at least a year younger than the rest of his class. He doesn't like that his age shaped expectations for him coming into his rookie season. His teammates sometimes forget how young he is, and that's because he doesn't carry himself like a young player.
"I set goals for myself, and I'm the type of guy who, it's a good and a bad thing, but I take a lot of things personally," Duren told the Free Press in a one-on-one interview Saturday. "Guys are like, 'He's young, he might have to go into the G League, he might have to develop first,' which is cool, which I understood, but I know who I am and I know the work I put in. I felt like I could hold my own at this level.
"What I'm saying is, where I am now isn't a surprise to me or the people around me. I know where I'm supposed to be and where I see myself being."
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey acknowledges that Duren's path thus far has been atypical. His first two months of the season have been dotted by thunderous dunks and blocks, sky-high rebounds and the expected rookie moments. Duren was high on Detroit's draft board, and he has illustrated why the team thought so highly of him and is thrilled for what will come next.
"It's just a lot of self-confidence, a lot of people around me believing in me and knowing how much work I put in," Duren said. "I left school a year early and went to college. All that stuff was a big transition for me. Early on you're dealing with a lot of adversity, even early on in this season. I feel like now I'm starting to catch my stride, like I knew I would."
A quick learner
Month-by-month, Duren's feel for the NBA game has improved. He's averaging 10 rebounds per game in December after grabbing 6.7 in October and 7.3 in November. It's a dramatic improvement compared to summer league, when he averaged just 3.3 rebounds through three games.
The coaching staff has been impressed by how quickly Duren has picked things up, and it's a significant reason why Casey is comfortable with him in the starting lineup.
"To his credit, he's improved quicker than we ever thought, and he's a quick learner, he's a quick lesson," Casey said on Dec. 10. "He picks up things quickly. He's still not a finished product. He can get tricked by those older vet bigs. He's learning through experience."
Even though all of Duren's athletic gifts didn't immediately translate during summer league, Casey had a hunch that his learning curve could be faster than it is for many rookies. Duren is already one of the NBA's most athletic bigs. And he has a distinguished role as a screen-setter on offense and paint prowler on defense. As he's gotten more comfortable, he's been able to showcase his various strengths.
Casey has been impressed with Duren's screening. It's not an intuitive skill for most bigs, as all ball-handlers have different preferences on how they like their screens to be set. Duren is one of Detroit's best lob threats, and those lobs are often preceded by sturdy screens that allow the ball-handler the space they need.
"He's one of our best screeners we have, his slip and screen," Casey said. "It's usually guys' fault, they're taking off too soon and setting illegal screens. He's got to learn to tell a guy to wait, or be like Gary Payton and cuss him out when he goes. Those things are really unseen little nuances that he's picked up as a rookie, the screening and screening angles. He's done an excellent job of that and just has to continue to do it."
Keep in mind, Duren has made an emphasis to show that none of this is beyond his capability. But he's been helped by having other players — namely Isaiah Stewart and Marvin Bagley — and player development coaches Rashard Lewis and Andrew Jones to help him acclimate. After practices, he and Stewart usually engage in shooting competitions against each other and in one-on-one post-scoring contests against Lewis and Jones. Lewis, who entered the NBA at 18 years old, made two All-Star games and won a championship during his 17-year career, has been in Duren's ear all season.
"They all have different perspectives on where they were at in their time," Duren said. "Of course Rashard is retired now, but he came in young like me. To have someone like him working with me, a guy who was an All-Star who made a whole lot of money playing this game, for me it's a blessing to have that and to get a lot of information from them to help me grow.
"Being one of the younger guys, I never wanted to be a step behind," Duren added. "I wanted to keep up with everything that's going on. I don't want it to be like, 'we gotta slow-walk Jalen.' Nah, I always pride myself on being ready to go when my time comes."
An expanded role
Coming into the season, the Pistons didn't expect to give Duren consistent minutes early in the season. But injuries forced Duren into the rotation. Nerlens Noel missed training camp, preseason and the start of the regular season due to reconditioning and plantar fasciitis. An MCL sprain during preseason forced Bagley to miss Detroit's first 13 games. And Stewart missed seven games with a sprained toe on his right foot.
As a result, Duren has played more games than any of Detroit's big men. An ankle injury caused him to miss two games, but he's otherwise been one of the healthiest players on the roster this season. As Casey likes to say, the best ability is availability. His availability gave him a leg up early.
"He's not a typical 19-year-old, he's very mature for his age," Casey said. "His growth has been quick. It's been helped by having an opportunity. He may not have had the same opportunity if Marvin had started out healthy, Nerlens started out healthy. But opportunity comes in a lot of different ways. You have to be ready for it, and he was ready to take advantage of the situation."
Duren has also been helped by his fit alongside Isaiah Stewart, who has emerged as one of Detroit's best shooters in his first season as a power forward. Duren plays exclusively in the paint on offense, which has given both players clearly defined roles offensively and has helped them thrive together.
Long term, the Pistons are banking on the duo anchoring Detroit's frontcourt. Duren has embraced the traditional big man responsibilities — rebounding, screening, running in transition and catching lobs. It's been the key to his success thus far, and he intends to keep his momentum going.
"I understand who I am, understand what I can do and I try to use my strengths and abilities," Duren said. "It's a mentality thing. When you want to do something, you do it. When you're locked into something, you do it. That's what I try to do every game. I try to keep my mind on trying to dominate."
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Q: How to change keybinding of mpv player? I want to increase/decrease volume with up/down key instead of 9/0 which is default in mpv player.

A: To extend on Arun's answer, it is also possible to modify other keys to other actions, for most of the keyboard keys it's as straightforward as:
[key] [action]

Where [key] is the key you want (case sensitive) and [action] is the action you want the player to do, where this page contains the full default config file, which has all the actions you can do, I couldn't find a place with the actions listed though, so it is possible it supports more actions.
For other keys however, especially non-standard keys you might need to run mpv with the flags:
--input-test --force-window --idle

Which will make mpv create a window that behaves like xev (although more user friendly since it shows the name of the key you pressed on screen).
This way you can then see which keys you are pressing, this is especially useful for when you're configuring the mouse with extra buttons, as some buttons may have special names in mpv.
Here is a small table of the actions from what I saw in the config file,  if anyone finds somewhere with the full action list, I'll replace this with a link to there.
I have found a link to the full list/guide, but I'll leave this here as a quick lookup, the link was in here but I had just missed it.

(..) is mandatory
[..] is optional
┌────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    Function    │                    Command                    │                                           Details                                           │
├────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Volume Control │ add volume (x)                                │ (x) is the signed amount to add total volume                                                │
│ Seeking        │ [no-osd] [sub-]seek (x) [exact]               │ (x) is the signed amount of seconds to seek                                                 │
│                │                                               │ "no-osd" can be added at the beginning to make the osd not show up                          │
│                │                                               │ "exact" can be added after to make the seek exact                                           │
│                │                                               │ "sub-" makes the seek go [x] subtitle entries instead of seconds                            │
│ Video Panning  │ video-pan-(direction) (x)                     │ (direction) is either 'x' or 'y' and (x) is the amount to move                              │
│ Video Zoom     │ video-zoom (x)                                │ (x) is the amount to zoom                                                                   │
│ Video Speed    │ (multiply)(set) speed [1/](x)                 │ (x) is the amount to scale, and you can add [1/] before to make fractions easier            │
│ Exit           │ quit[-watch-later]                            │ Exits the video, [-watch-later] is an option, but I'm not sure what it does                 │
│ Frame Seek     │ frame[-back]-step                             │ If [-back] isn't specified, it goes one frame ahead and pauses, else it goes 1 frame behind │
│ Pausing        │ [cycle] pause                                 │ If [cycle] is specified, it toggles the current status, else it just pauses                 │
│ Playlist       │ playlist(-next)(-prev)                        │ Only either can be specified, not both nor neither                                          │
│ Show Progress  │ show-progress                                 │                                                                                │
│ Set fullscreen │ set fullscreen (no)(yes)                      │ Only either                                                                                │
│ Screen Mods    │ add (contrast)(brightness)(gamma)(saturation) │                                                                                │
└────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
There are more, but I figured this made a list of the most common needed ones.

(If you are wondering why I'm responding to a year old question, it's that I couldn't find the answer myself on here, but this was the first question that popped up when I searched it, so I figured anyone looking at this question might also wonder how to change all the other keys too)

A: Follow these steps:

*

*Make a file input.conf inside ~/.config/mpv

*Open the file and add these lines:
UP add volume +2

DOWN add volume -2

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'Salmon Gold': Apple promises to embrace fish-friendly gold mining
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Apple has promised to source gold for its electronic products from miners registered under the Salmon Gold partnership, a scheme where miners open up old mining sites to search for gold and in the process take steps to improve nearby watercourses for salmon.
As part of the technology's giant's pledge to use only recycled or renewable materials, Apple ultimately aims to end its reliance on mining.
As a step towards that goal, it announced it has partnered with Salmon Gold to source gold from mines registered with the scheme. It added that from the autumn all the gold sourced from Salmon Gold mines will be traced from the mine to the refiner using blockchain technology.
U.S. jewelry maker Tiffany also has promised to source gold from the Salmon Gold certified mines.
"As we continue to increase our use of recycled materials, we're seeking out innovative ways to source gold responsibly," said Paula Pyers, Apple's head of supplier responsibility. "Partnering with Tiffany, a pioneer in sustainable sourcing, as well as RESOLVE ensures Salmon Gold can be an example of how the industry can evolve."
Hundreds of small and large gold mines dot creeks and streams in Alaska, a legacy of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush when around 100,000 prospectors migrated to the Klondike region of the Yukon.
Hundreds of small and large gold mines dot creeks and streams in Alaska, a legacy of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush when around 100,000 prospectors migrated to the Klondike region of the Yukon to hunt for gold.
But intensive mining in the region has proved one of the major threats to Alaska's salmon population, with chemicals leaching into the streams and soil erosion from open pits clogging up spawning beds.
Salmon Gold, established by the NGO RESOLVE, pairs miners with environmental restoration and conservation workers, to combine mining sites with projects to restore the health of the natural environment.
"There's a lot of tension between mining and salmon," explained Stephen D'Esposito, CEO of RESOLVE. "Salmon Gold is like a peace treaty between mining and salmon habitat. It's a place where the three sectors can work together: the restoration community, First Nations and the mining industry."
Alongside sourcing greener gold, Apple is also taking wider steps to source more recycled metals for its tech products. For example, its new Macbook Air features a motherboard made with 100 percent recycled tin and 100 percent recycled aluminum in the laptop's alloy shell, and is being touted as its "greenest Mac ever."
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