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Stop, look and listen.
Posted on December 5, 2014 by olivertidy
Two days ago I was walking to catch my bus and I had to cross the road. It's a busy road. I was not paying good attention and misjudged the speed of an approaching maniac, sorry, Turkish driver. I had to hurry the last couple of yards to the pavement and relative safety. As the car sped past, inches from my trailing heel, horn blaring, a voice said, 'Careful, you idiot. You nearly got us all killed.' In English. Out loud. It was me. And I was addressing myself. I know this because, thankfully, there was no one else around. To be precise, I think it was the DI Romney in me that was addressing the real me, as I was thinking about him at the time. It made me feel a bit weird about myself. It still does.
It was a bit of a wakeup call for me about the dangers of becoming too involved with my characters. I'm not sure when I crossed the line or if the advanced level of my condition can be reversed. Clearly, the episode was brought on by a particular event, a near death experience in this instance. But what if the DI Romney in me can be triggered in other ways? What if I'm teaching and one of the kids does something to elicit a reaction from one of the characters who live within me? I could end up swearing at or punching a five year old or a colleague. How could I explain it and remain at liberty? You don't know them out here. It's straight-jackets first, ask questions later.
But it did make me think that I need to take more care generally. I mean, if I die in a traffic accident, for example, it's not just me who's gone. I'd be taking Tom Romney, Joy Marsh, Peter Grimes, Acer Sansom, David Booker and Jo Cash with me, not to mention all the supporting casts from these series. I think I owe it to English literature to use the pedestrian crossings from now on.
Just 'cos I like the cover.
Last week I got Smoke & Mirrors back from the gentleman who proofreads my books. I've been reading it through and, as per his advice, the red pen is out again. I've been guilty of a lot of waffling, repetition, and the text is littered with clichés and crappy similes. In places it reads like the kind of books I give up on for just those reasons. I'm pretty disappointed with myself. It really needs a good pruning. I don't mind that as an exercise. In fact I get some satisfaction out of tightening up a text. But I wish I'd made a better job of it before I sent it off. Still, better to find out now than through reader feedback.
I also realised from this read through that I have a bad authorial habit of writing something and then finishing the paragraph with a summarising sentence that says it all again, just in case the reader might have missed what I was on about. It ends up as show and tell instead of show not tell. Actually, it's a cardinal sin for a writer. I should be past all that for crying out loud. Again, I'm doing something about it.
Something else to highlight for my writer's diary this week. I've recently finished Booker & Cash #2, so a lot of it is still quite fresh in my mind. While working on Smoke & Mirrors today I recognised a couple of lines that I remembered using in B&C#2. Cue cold sweat. They were quite generic, which makes it more forgivable.
Being philosophical about it, I suppose it shouldn't be such a shock to discover that I have used a line that I liked more than once. (Having spotted them I have changed them.) It made me think about writers who have long running series with their characters. People like Lee Child and his Jack Reacher, for example. He has written nineteen books in this series so far. Has he never repeated himself with a line, a phrase or a bit of dialogue? It's something else to watch out for and guard against the more books I write.
As far as crossing the road and writing goes (not at the same time, obviously), this week has given me some important lessons to learn from.
6 thoughts on "Stop, look and listen."
Emmy Hargreaves on December 5, 2014 at 10:23 pm said:
Oliver, please do be very, very careful if you use a pedestrian crossing because the average Turkish driver sees you as a target and will do his very best to score a direct hit!
olivertidy on December 5, 2014 at 11:00 pm said:
🙂 Thanks for caring. I will. In my experience Turkish drivers see a red light simply as a rough guide regarding their progress. A golden rule of mine out here is never be the first person on a pedestrian crossing when the green man is lit.
Richard Hyde on December 6, 2014 at 10:31 am said:
Dear Oliver – Your final section on repetition; don't worry you're in very good company; JS Bach and even W Shakespeare (among others) did it all the time
olivertidy on December 6, 2014 at 2:44 pm said:
Thank you for finding a positive angle for me to focus on. I feel better already because of the company I'm keeping.
Russell on December 8, 2014 at 11:40 am said:
I wouldn't worry too much about repeating a line from one book into another. Who would remember? People nowadays are so "forgetful" that in almost every 30 minute TV programme we get told what is going to happen and what has happened, throughout and before and after every single commercial break.
Even my wife, who is young and has a PhD doesn't realise that she asks me three or four times the same simple things like, "Have you put the rubbish out?" etc. etc.
I can't remember, but isn't that what they call nagging? Ah well, I'm not complaining, she is still talking to me after all.
olivertidy on December 9, 2014 at 7:42 am said:
The more I think about it the more ı agree with you – it's inevitable, I suppose.
She who must be dismayed often repeats herself to me, too. But that's because I never do what she tells me to do any of the first five times. One day I'll surprise her.


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Long wait list for child care places
Rhianna King
The West Australian• 1 August 2014
Long wait: Padbury mother Amanda Esterhuyse with her 18-month-old son Luke. Picture: Nic Ellis/The West Australian
Families in some Perth suburbs are facing an 18-month wait to access child care and about 40 per cent of the city's long daycare centres are booked out.
An investigation by The Weekend West has found that the number of childcare places available according to the Federal Government's online database MyChild is far different from the reality.
Childcare providers have told of increased demand and some are juggling waiting lists of up to 200 families. Others charge a $20 fee for parents to put their child on the waiting list.
According to MyChild, all but seven of the 290 long daycare centres in Perth had availability for 0-24-month-olds last week.
Of the 268 that could be contacted, 109 were booked out and had long waiting lists, while 127 had some availability.
Another 32 had just one or two spots remaining.
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The inner city and western suburbs were among the areas experiencing the most demand, with pockets in Canning Vale, Kingsley and Stirling also under pressure.
The data showed that Perth families are now paying an average $95 a day in child care, with prices from $67.50 to $137.50 before rebates are applied.
A shortage of affordable, flexible and accessible child care is the subject of a continuing inquiry by the Productivity Commission, which last week released a draft report pointing to a "recurring theme" of parents struggling to find child care for babies.
It found the existing system was not meeting the needs of all families and recommended that in-home care such as nannies be covered by childcare rebates.
Parents struggle to secure help
Natasha Jones, manager at Care for Kids School of Early Learning in Kingsley, is often turning parents away.
"They say, 'Where else can I go, everywhere is fully booked'," she said. "I've been in the industry for 16 years and it's getting busier."
Leanne McOmish, director of Moolanda Care and Learning Centre in Kingsley, has 98 babies on her waiting list and said parents faced an 18-month wait.
She is one of dozens of providers contacted by expectant mothers as soon as they become pregnant.
Nicky Pill, director of Little Peoples Place Byford, is licensed for 42 children but said she could "easily fill 100 places".
"We've been 100 per cent full since February," she said. "We get parents ringing daily asking us for places."
Another centre director in Canning Vale said she had 200 babies on her waiting list.
But some centres reported 50 per cent vacancy rates, which Australian Childcare Alliance president Gwynn Bridge said suggested that centres were not opening in areas of need.
"We believe the Federal Government should intervene and ensure they are built where they are required," she said.
Child Care Association of WA executive officer Rachelle Tucker agreed, calling for a national planning model.
"Centres are popping up all over the place but they've got to be in the areas of need," she said.
Mrs Tucker said parents would also be better assisted if the MyChild website was more accurate.
In its draft report, the Productivity Commission suggested waiting lists could be improved if services had "clear and published data" on the number of families on their lists.
It found that many parents were putting their child's name on multiple lists and not telling centres when they no longer needed a place.
An Education Department spokesman said childcare services provided vacancy information for MyChild on a weekly basis.
"The MyChild website informs families that a waiting list may apply when viewing vacancy information of a service and that families should contact the service directly to confirm availability," the spokesman said.
"Waiting lists are determined by individual child care services."
A number of centre managers contacted by The Weekend West said they had not updated their information in weeks.
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Messi's Instagram post becomes most liked sports photo, overtaking Ronaldo's record
Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Final - Brazil v Argentina - Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - July 10, 2021, Argentina's Lionel Messi. (Reuters)
Tala Michel Issa, Al Arabiya English
Published: 20 July ,2021: 10:45 AM GST Updated: 20 July ,2021: 10:51 AM GST
A photo posted on Instagram by football superstar Lionel Messi has officially become the world's most liked sports photo on a social media platform, overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo, sports new agency ESPN reported on Sunday.
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The photo, which has racked up over 21 million likes so far, is of Messi holding the Copa America trophy after Argentina won Brazil on July 10.
The Instagram post's caption read: "What a beautiful madness! This is unbelievable! Thank you, God! We are the champions!"
A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi)
It overtook a record previously set by football legend Cristiano Ronaldo, on a photo through which he paid tribute to football legend Deigo Maradona following his death, racking up 19.8 million likes.
Lionel Messi has been regarded by many as one of the best football players of all time. The Argentina captain is a six-time Ballon d'Or award winner and has been voted as the top player of the Copa America based on his performance throughout the competition.
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    attr_accessor :connect_message
    attr_reader :login_user, :login_pass, :login_acct

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    attr_reader :hostname
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    attr_reader :server_port

    def initialize
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      self.response("226 Closing data connection. (ABOR)")
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      self.response(%Q{257 "#{foldername.gsub('"', '""')}" created.})
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    def nlst(folder = nil)
      self.response("150 opening ASCII connection for file list")
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      @datasocket.puts("list.rb")
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    def noop
      self.response("200 Command okay. (NOOP)")
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    def pass(password)
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      self.response("125 Data transfer starting")
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      self.response("226 Closing data connection. (RETR #{file})")
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      @restart_at = at_bytes.to_i
      self.response("350 Requested file action pending further information. (REST)")
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    def rmd(folder)
      self.response("250 Requested file action okay, completed. (RMD #{folder})")
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      @rename_from = from
      self.response("350 Requested file action pending further information.")
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    def rnto(to)
      self.response("250 Requested file action okay, completed. (Renamed #{@rename_from} to #{to})")
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    def site(param)
      self.response("200 Command okay. (SITE #{param})")
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    def size(filename)
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    def appe(file)
      @restart_at = true
      stor(file)
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      self.response("215 FTP Dummy Server (SYST)")
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    def type(type)
      self.response("200 TYPE switched to #{type}")
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end


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Category Archives: Asphyx
Asphyx Premiere "The Nameless Elite" Video
Posted by caemanamelio on January 8, 2021
Asphyx have premiered a new video for their new song "The Nameless Elite." This track is from the band's new album "Necroceros," which will be released on January 22. Martin Van Drunen commented:
"This third single of our forthcoming 'Necroceros' album is entitled 'The Nameless Elite' and is about modern-day warfare, especially about the brave men and women in the many international elite units that combat any form of terror to protect us all against violent acts of insanity. We thought the location at the Overloon War Museum was a fantastic one to shoot a video for any kind of song dealing about war and the Sherman tank in the clip actually did serve during WWII on the battlefields in that area. It may not be directly related to the content of the track, but Asphyx is a band that has always and will always take on any subject concerning war, without glorifying it. War is Hell."
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Asphyx Premiere New Song "Knights Templar Stand"
Asphyx have premiered a new song titled "Knights Templar Stand." This track is from the band's new album "Necroceros," which will be released on January 22. Martin Van Drunen commented:
"It's a mainly very heavy uptempo track about the Knights Templar battling bravely in the Levant. Outnumbered by many, standing their ground until the very end. A typical Asphyx song in our well-known neck-breaking metal style and fashion."
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Asphyx Premiere "Botox Implosion" Music Video
Asphyx have premiered a new video for their new song "Botox Implosion." This track is from the band's new album "Necroceros," which will be released on January 22.
Martin Van Drunen said the following about the song:
"We actually wanted to film this on Sunset Boulevard [in] L.A., where most of the pathetic subjects of this song have their residence, but due to the pandemic, it was best not to fly over to the USA. So since it's a fast-shredding and written-in-the-typical-humorous-death-metal-gore-tradition track, we put a few laughable elements in it. Fortunately, good old Turock in Essen was so friendly to let us film there and where we're usually not that keen on shooting videos, with this one, we had quite some fun. Still, it is a helluva brutal tune!"
He also added the following about the album:
"The first recordings for 'Necroceros' started somewhere in November 2019. Mainly just rough ideas. We hired Tom's studio for a couple of jam sessions so we could record as soon as we thought something had potential. We finished about six or seven songs, but after a few listenings we decided there had still quite some work to be done.
After the three previous albums and this one being Asphyx's 10th official full studio record, we were very well aware that the standard had to be incredibly high. Our advantage was that for the first time we had a steady lineup. Since 'Incoming Death', we were damned good 'worked in' together, one 'felt' what the other wanted or where he was music-wise going. With Paul having tons of riffs on the shelves, the earlier takes and the unexpected rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak and thus all our gigs being canceled one after the other, we booked Tom once more for a bunch of jam-recordings. Which turned out marvellously…
It took two weekends to finally arrange all songs and tape the drum-tracks. Going completely berserk while playing and being totally satisfied with the variety, rawness, brutality and dynamics of each particular track, we were 100% certain that we were heading in the right direction.
Long before all the above was happening, I already had introduced 'Necroceros' as a working title. It came out spontaneously, sounded powerful and since we used the word 'Death' in every release title, so did 'Necro'. The idea was a sci-fi fantasy entity on an eternal course, existing only to devour planets, turning universes into meaningless voids. And while the boys were laying guitars and bass over the drums I searched and wrote the themes and lyrics for every single track.
To mix with Seeb was a shot in the dark, but he had told me one of his wishes was to ever be able to mix a death metal album for a band like Asphyx. And since we wanted a fresh input, we gave him a chance by letting Seeb do a test and it fused simply excellent.
As always, we passed the working title on to Axel Hermann to skizz about and let him throw his morbid imagination over it with detailed bits and pieces. And once more he didn't let us down with another brilliant masterpiece.
And here we are. Something old, something new, something krushing, something sparkling, something alcoholic, something genius, but all very, very Asphyx!"
"Necroceros" Track Listing:
01. "The Sole Cure Is Death"
02. "Molten Black Earth"
03. "Mount Skull"
04. "Knights Templar Stand"
05. "Three Years Of Famine"
06. "Botox Implosion"
07. "In Blazing Oceans"
08. "The Nameless Elite"
09. "Yield Or Die"
10. "Necroceros"
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Wyeth Q2 profit up 13% to beat views
By Linda A. Johnson | July 24, 2009, Friday | Print Edition
DRUG maker Wyeth yesterday posted a 13 percent jump in second-quarter profit, trouncing Wall Street forecasts, as cost cuts overcame lower sales due to generic competition and the strong dollar.
The maker of children's vaccine Prevnar and antidepressant Effexor also hiked its 2009 profit forecast.
Madison, New Jersey-based Wyeth, the world's No. 12 pharmaceutical company by sales, is being bought by No. 1 drug maker Pfizer Inc later this year.
Wyeth said its net income amounted to US$1.27 billion, or 94 cents per share. That's up from US$1.12 billion, or 83 cents a share, a year earlier.
Wyeth said without US$44.9 million in restructuring costs and US$21.2 million in costs for the acquisition by Pfizer, net income would have been 98 cents per share. That was 13 cents more than Wall Street expected.
Revenue declines
Revenue dropped 4 percent, to US$5.7 billion from US$5.95 billion, as the strong dollar reduced worldwide income about 6 percentage points.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting earnings per share of 85 cents and revenue of US$5.58 billion.
Meanwhile, Wyeth raised its 2009 profit forecast to a range of US$3.48 to US$3.58 per share, from a range of US$3.33 to US$3.53.
On Monday, Wyeth shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the Pfizer deal, which still requires approval by antitrust regulators in the United States and a few other countries.
The two companies are working on selling parts of their animal health businesses to gain approval.
"We remain focused on delivering strong performance as we work with Pfizer toward the successful integration of our two companies," Wyeth Chief Executive Bernard Poussot said in a statement.
"Wyeth's results reflect the ongoing strength of our biotechnology and vaccine franchises," as well as infant formula and other nutrition items sold in many foreign countries, he said.
Excluding currency effects, sales rose 24 percent to US$783 million for Prevnar, the world's top-selling vaccine, which protects against pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases.


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arXiv.org > nucl-ex > arXiv:1503.01367
nucl-ex
nucl-th
Nuclear Experiment
Title:Precise measurement of branching ratios in the beta decay of 38Ca
Authors:H. I. Park, J. C. Hardy, V. E. Iacob, M. Bencomo, L. Chen, V. Horvat, N. Nica, B. T. Roeder, E. McCleskey, R. E. Tribble, I. S. Towner
(Submitted on 4 Mar 2015)
Abstract: We present the full description of a measurement of the branching ratios for the beta-decay of 38Ca. This decay includes five allowed 0+ --> 1+ branches and a superallowed 0+ --> 0+ one. With our new result for the latter, we determine its ft value to be 3062.3(68) s, a result whose precision (0.2%) is comparable to the precision of the thirteen well known 0+ --> 0+ transitions used up till now for the determination of Vud, the up-down quark-mixing element of the CKM matrix. The 38Ca superallowed transition thus becomes the first addition to this set of transitions in nearly a decade and the first for which a precise mirror comparison is possible, thus enabling an improved test of the isospin-symmetry-breaking corrections required for the extraction of Vud.
Comments: 14 pages, 8 figures
Subjects: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
Cite as: arXiv:1503.01367 [nucl-ex]
(or arXiv:1503.01367v1 [nucl-ex] for this version)
From: John Hardy [view email]
[v1] Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:27:27 UTC (131 KB)


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Dates and Dating
Dates and Dating.—In classical Latin even before the time of Christ it was usual for correspondents to indicate when and where their letters were written. This was commonly done by such words as dabam Roma ante diem g quartum Kalendas Januarias, i. e. I gave or delivered this at Rome on December 29th. For this the later formula was data Roma (given at Rome). Hence data, the first word of the formula, came to be used for the time and place therein specified. The principle that imperial decrees and charters must be "dated" as a condition of validity, i.e. that they must bear upon them the indication of the day and year when they were delivered, may be traced back to the time of Constantine. In the course of the Middle Ages this principle was generally admitted, and we find, for example, that at Cologne in the twelfth century the validity of a certain instrument was contested because it lacked a date. "Those who have seen it say that the document which John brought does not bear the day or the indiction … now the Roman decrees lay down that letters which lack the day and the indiction have no binding force." (Westdeutsche Zeitschrift fur Geschichte, I, 377.) But although this principle was recognized in theory it was not always carried out in practice. Even down to the beginning of the twelfth century not only royal and imperial letters but even charters (Urkunden), properly so called, were occasionally through the carelessness of officials sent out without a date. (Bresslau, Handbuch, I, 891.) In this matter the Italian chancery officials seem to have been much more careful than those of the rest of Europe. The same is true with regard to the correctness of the dates which do appear in official documents, especially those of the early Middle Ages. As a rule the charters emanating from the chancery of the Western Emperors are much more liable to this form of error than those of the Holy See (Bresslau, ib., 844). But even the bulls of such a pontiff as Innocent III are not unfrequently at fault, and as Leopold Delisle has shown, an erroneous calculation of the indiction may be perpetuated through a whole series of authentic documents (Bib. de l'Ecole des chartes, 1858, p. 55). In any case it remains certain and is admitted by all serious writers upon diplomatics that the mere fact that an erroneous date occurs in a document, especially when we are dealing with the earlier Middle Ages, cannot by itself be accepted as a proof, or even a presumption, of the spuriousness of the document.
THE CHRISTIAN ERA.—The point of main interest in this connection is to determine the source and period of the introduction of our present system of dating by the Christian Era. Although, as explained in the article General Chronology (q.v.), the monk known as Dionysius Exiguus, when resident in Rome, c. 527, seems to have been the first to initiate the practice of calculating years from the birth of Christ, and although it was undoubtedly he who identified the year of Christ's birth with the year 753 of the foundation of Rome, as is still done in our current chronology, nevertheless it was not until long after the age of Dionysius Exiguus that the system came into common use. For example no trace of it will be found in that great historian of the Gallic Church, St. Gregory of Tours, the contemporary of our St. Augustine of England; and in the writings of Pope St. Gregory the Great the Dionysian Era is not adopted. It was the pope's habit to date his letters by the regnal years of the emperor and letters so dated may be seen in Bede's "Ecclesiastical History", just as they were copied from the Roman archives. Apparently it was the Englishman Bede himself who was the first to bring the Dionysian system into general use, for it was through him that it was adopted in literature, having been employed systematically not only in his "De Temporum Ratione" but especially in his "Ecclesiastical History". What is more, we may notice the striking fact that the regular employment of the Christian Era in English charters began just at the period of Bede's preeminent influence. It is only from about the year 679 that we are able to appeal to English charters of indisputable authenticity. Taking eight such documents, the eight earliest which we can quote with confidence and dated respectively 679, 692, 697, 732, 734, 736, 740, 759, we may notice says Professor Earle (Land Charters, Introduc., p. xxxiii) that "of this series the first five though all more or less dated, whether by the month or the regnal year, or by the Indiction, or by all these at once, have not the Anno Domini. On the other hand, the last three agree in using the Christian Era and from this time the practice is continuous. In the intervening year which breaks this series into two parts falls the death of Bede A.D. 735." Very noteworthy is the decree of an English synod held in 816, wherein it is prescribed that the bishop shall put the acts of the synod into writing and date them by the Era of the Incarnation. This points no doubt to a time "when ecclesiastics knew the era well enough but had not yet acquired the punctual habit of using it". It is in any case certain that neither in the papal chancery nor in that of the Western Empire was the system introduced until considerably later. In the empire it only became general in the latter part of the ninth century, while although it occurs occasionally in papal documents of the time of John XIII (965-972), it was not the rule before the twelfth century. But for the dating of papal documents and for the so-called "double date" see the article Bulls and Briefs.
RECKONING OF YEARS.—Before the Christian Era was generally adopted in the dating of documents various other systems were employed at different periods and in different countries. The best known of these was the counting by "indictions". The indiction was a cycle of fifteen years, the first of these cycles being conceived to have started at a point three years before the beginning of the present Christian Era. It was usual to indicate only the position of the year in the current indiction, and no notice was taken of the number of cycles already completed. Thus, for example, indictio quarta meant the fourth year of some particular indiction and not the fourth cycle of fifteen years after B.C. 3; from which it follows thatmerely to know the year of the indiction is useless for determining the absolute date of any document unless we know otherwise approximately the period to which the document belongs. In reckoning the beginning and consequently the changing-point of the indiction-cycles four different systems were adopted: the indictio Gresca according to which the indiction began on September 1st; the indictio Coesarea (or indiction of Bede) beginning September 24th; the indictio Romana beginning December 25th or January 1st; and the indictio Senensis beginning September 8th. The indictio Grceca was the oldest of these and it remained in use in papal bulls until 1087 and in imperial documents until 832. It was partly supplanted, especially in the Carlovingian sphere of influence, by the indictio Coesarea.
Concurrently with the year of the indiction it was customary both in papal and imperial documents to mention the regnal year of the pope or emperor. So far as regards the emperors this was prescribed by Justinian (Novella xlvii). In the case of the popes we do not know any instance earlier than 787. Generally speaking (though the rule admitted of many exceptions, especially later) the regnal year was calculated from the day of coronation or consecration. In the official acts of most of the countries of Christendom, and notably in England, the regnal year of the sovereign was always given and sometimes this was the only indication of the year. As a continuous system of year enumeration the oldest era in practical use appears to have been that known as the "Era of the Martyrs" or "of Diocletian" (anni Diocletiani). Its starting-point was the accession of the Emperor Diocletian, August 29, 284. The Spanish Era (sera Hispanica) was in familiar use in Spain from the fifth century down to late in the Middle Ages. It adds about thirty-eight years to the ordinary numbering of the Christian Era. Where Byzantine influences prevailed the years were generally numbered from the beginning of the world (ab origine mundi). This era was calculated from September 1, and the birth of Christ, which is the point of departure of our present chronology, took place in the year 5509 of the Byzantine system. Several other methods of reckoning, of which the best known is the Era of the Hegira followed in Mahommedan countries, have also prevailed in various localities, but they cannot be discussed in detail here. After the Christian Era had been universally adopted an important source of confusion as regards the dating of documents still remained in the diversity of practice about the beginning of the year. For the details of this the reader must be referred to the article General Chronology. and to the works mentioned in the bibliography, but we may notice here that among the Anglo-Saxons, as also at many different periods in the papal chancery, the new year was calculated to begin on December 25th. On the other hand, in England from the twelfth century onwards, largely under Norman influences, the years were numbered from the 25th of March. This arrangement was often called the mos Anglicanus or corn put atio Anglicana, though it also prevailed in Florence, Siena, Pisa, and at least occasionally in other parts of the Continent as well as in many papal documents. In England it lasted on down to the eighteenth century, though after Elizabethan times it became increasingly common in the dating of letters to indicate the system of dating adopted, N. S. often standing for the New or Continental Style in which the year began on January 1st, and O. S. for the Old Style in which the year was counted from March 25th. Further N. S. was still more frequently used for dates which followed the reformed calendar of Gregory XIII, as explained in the article General Chronology.
The Reckoning of Days.—The early converts to Christianity in the West not unnaturally retained the method of indicating the days of the month which was current among their pagan contemporaries. According to this, three fixed points were taken in each month, the kalends on the first day, the ides on the thirteenth (or in some months on the fifteenth), and the nones on the ninth day before the ides, and consequently on the fifth or seventh. The dates which fell between these fixed points were designated by the number of days by which they fell short of the next fixed point. Thus the twenty-fourth of May was called ante diem nonum kalendas Junias (i. e. the ninth day before the kalends of June). During the early Middle Ages this system was retained practically unaltered except that the long Roman form was somewhat contracted, for example decimo kalendas Julii was written instead of the ante diem decimum kalendas Julias.
A curious arrangement prevailed at Bologna (it was called from its place of origin the consuetudo Bononiensis) and extended over a large part of the north of Italy. According to this the first half of the month was numbered forwards and called mensis intrans, but the last half of the month was called mensis exiens and numbered backwards, as in the Roman system; thus the seventeenth of May was called die quinto decimo exeuntis mensis Maii. Our present system of numbering the days straight on from the first of each month began to appear in the sixth century and gradually became more prevalent throughout the Middle Ages, but it never came into general use on account of the custom of indicating the day by the feasts of the local calendar. Not only did the common festivals serve for this purpose, but the Sundays were also often used, and were designated by the first words of their Introit in the Mass. For instance in Dominica lcetare means on the Sunday whose Introit begins with Lcetare in Domino, i. e. the fourth Sunday of Lent. Moreover the vigil of a feast, or the previous day, or the octave, or a specified day within the octave, were all familiarly designated by their relation to the feast, e. g. in pervigilio Nativitatis Beatcs Maria:; postridie Sancti Laurentii; in octava Sti. Laurentii, etc. In this method of dating, which was constantly employed both in Latin and in the vernacular, the use of the English word etas for octave should be noticed. This method of dating by saints' days, as will be readily understood, depended much upon local conditions and was always apt to become both complicated and inexact.
HERBERT THURSTON


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On Nile river, Grand Renaissance Dam project divides African nations
Written by: ForumIAS Posted on January 6th, 2021 Last modified on January 7th, 2021 Comments Views : 74
News: Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt has agreed to resume negotiations to resolve their decade-long complex dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam hydropower project in the Horn of Africa.
Source: Indian Express
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) which was formerly known as the Millennium Dam is located in Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile River about 40km east of Sudan.
The dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed as well as the seventh largest in the world.
What is the dispute?
The Nile river has been at the center of the dispute involving several countries that are dependent on the river's waters. At the forefront of this dispute are Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan.
The main waterways of the Nile run through Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt and its drainage basin runs through several countries in East Africa including Ethiopia, the portion where this dam is being constructed.
Egypt has objected to the dam's construction saying the dam's location on the Blue Nile tributary would allow Ethiopia to gain control of the flow of the river's waters and could result in lower water levels within its own borders.
Sudan too is concerned that if Ethiopia were to gain control over the river, it would affect the water levels Sudan receives.
What is happening now? The latest round of talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt occurred through video conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic with South Africa observing the proceedings in its role as the current head of the African Union's rotating council in addition to other international observers.
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D.C. Law 22-107. Dupont Circle Business Improvement District Amendment Act of 2018.
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D.C. Law 22-107 (PDF)
D.C. Act 22-308 (PDF)
65 DCR 3793
Legislative History (LIMS)
Law 22-107, the "Dupont Circle Business Improvement District Amendment Act of 2018," was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 22-559 which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on Feb. 6, 2018, and Mar. 6, 2018, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 22-308 on Apr. 4, 2018, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 22-107 became effective June 5, 2018.
To amend the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 to authorize the establishment and administration of the Dupont Circle Business Improvement District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Dupont Circle Business Improvement District Amendment Act of 2018".
New § 2-1215.61
Sec. 2. The Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective May 29, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.01 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 211 to read as follows:
"Sec. 211. Dupont Circle BID.
"(a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor pursuant to sections 5 and 6, the formation of the Dupont Circle BID, including nonexempt real property within the geographic area set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are imposed through the expiration of this act or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
"(b) The Dupont Circle BID shall be comprised of the geographic area bounded by a line that begins at the southwest corner of Square 67, the beginning being the intersection of the north line of P Street, N.W., and the east line of 22nd Street, N.W., and leaving the beginning and running with the boundary of the proposed Dupont Circle BID with the east line of 22nd Street, N.W., north, to the north line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 67; with the north line of the public alley, east, to the northerly line of the 30-foot public alley in Square 67; with the northerly line of the 30-foot public alley, southeasterly, to a break in the north line of the public alley; continuing along the north line of the 30-foot public alley, east, to the southeasterly line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 67; thence with the southeasterly line of the public alley, northeasterly, to the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., southeasterly, to the west line of 21st Street, N.W.; thence running through Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., northeasterly, to the intersection of the south line of Q Street, N.W., and the east line of 21st Street, N.W.; thence running along the south line of Q Street, N.W., east, to the south extension of the west line of Lot 151, Square 93; thence running across Q Street, N.W., with the south extension of the west line of Lot 151, Square 93, and with the west lines of Lots 151 and 154, Square 93, north, to a point on the public alley system in Square 93; thence running with a northwest line of Lot 154, Square 93, northeasterly, to a common corner of Lots 154 and 155, Square 93; thence with the southwesterly line of Lot 155, Square 93, northwesterly, to the east line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 93; thence running with the east line of the public alley, north, to the south line of Hillyer Place, N.W.; thence running across Hillyer Place, N.W., northwesterly, to the intersection of the north line of Hillyer Place, N.W., and the northeasterly line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 93; thence running with the northeasterly line of the public alley, northwesterly, to the north line of a 16-foot public alley in Square 93; thence running with the north line of the public alley, west, to a west line of Lot 830, Square 93; thence running with a west line of Lot 830, Square 93, north, to a north line of Lot 830, Square 93; thence running with a north line of Lot 830, Square 93, east, to a west line of Lot 830, Square 93; thence running with a west line of the Lot 830, Square 93, north, to the south line of R Street, N.W.; thence running through R Street, N.W., northwesterly, to the southwest corner on R Street, N.W., of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with a west line of Lot 65, Square 92, north, to a line in the west boundary of the Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, east, to a line in the west boundary of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, north, to a line in the west boundary of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, west, to a line in the west boundary of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, north, to a south line of the Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the south line, west, to a west line of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the west lines of Lots 65 and 37, Square 92, north, to the northeasterly line of a 4-foot public alley; thence running with the northeasterly lines of the 4-foot public alley and a 12-foot public alley in Square 92, northwesterly, to the north line of a 12-foot public alley in Square 92; thence running with the north line of the public alley, west, to the east line of 21st Street, N.W.; thence running with the east line of 21st Street, N.W., north, to the south line of S Street, N.W.; thence running through S Street, N.W., and Florida Avenue, N.W., northwesterly, to the north line of S Street, N.W., and the southwest corner of Lot 37, Square 2532; thence running with the west line of the Lot 37, Square 2532, north, to the south line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 2532; thence running through the public alley, northwesterly, to the southwest corner of Lot 32, Square 2532; thence running with the west line of Lot 32, Square 2532, and the west line of Lot 31, Square 2532, north, to the south line of Bancroft Place, N.W.; thence running through Bancroft Place, N.W., northwesterly, to the intersection of the north line of Bancroft Place, N.W., and the east line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 2531; thence running with the east line of the alley, northerly, to a break in the east line of the alley; thence continuing along the easterly line of the alley, northwesterly, to the southeasterly line of Leroy Place, N.W.; thence running through Leroy Place, N.W., northwesterly, to the northwesterly line of Leroy Place, N.W. and the southwesterly corner of Lot 310, Square 2530; thence running with the southwesterly line of Lot 310, Square 2530, northwesterly, to the northwest corner of the lot; thence running with the northwesterly line of Lot 310, Square 2530, northeast, to the southwesterly corner of Lot 820, Square 2530; thence running with the southwesterly line of the Lot 820, Square 2530, northwesterly, to the southeasterly line of California Street, N.W.; thence running with the southeasterly line of California Street, N.W., northeasterly, to the southwesterly line of Connecticut Avenue, N.W.; thence running through the Connecticut Avenue, N.W., northeasterly, to the northwesterly corner of U.S. Reservation 303 (also referred to as Lot 801, Square South of 2536); thence running with the southeasterly line of California Street, N.W., through Columbia Road, N.W., northeasterly, to a northwest corner of former Lot 41, Square 2535 (now known for assessment and taxation purposes as Lots 832, 833, and 7000-7006, Square 2535); thence running along the northeasterly boundary of former Lot 41, Square 2535, southeasterly, to a break in the northeasterly boundary; thence continuing along the northeasterly boundary of former Lot 41, Square 2535, southeasterly, to the southwesterly line of 19th Street, N.W.; thence running with the southwesterly line of 19th Street, N.W., southeasterly, to the northwesterly line of Florida Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the northwesterly line of Florida Avenue, N.W., crossing T Street, N.W., southwesterly, to the north extension of the west line of 20th Street, N.W.; thence running across Florida Avenue, N.W., with the north extension and with the west line of 20th Street, N.W., south, to the south corner of Square 91 and the northeasterly line of Connecticut Avenue, N.W.; thence running through R Street, N.W., southeasterly, to the northwest corner of Square 111; thence running with the south line of R Street, N.W., east, to the west line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 111; thence running with the west line of the alley, south, to a break in the west line of the alley; thence continuing with the west line of a 15-foot public alley, southeasterly, to the west extension of the north line of Lot 820, Square 111; thence running with the north extension and the north line of Lot 820, Square 111, east, to the northeast corner of the Lot 820, Square 111, and the west line of an irregularly shaped public alley in Square 111; thence running with the west line of the public alley, south, to a break in the west line of the public alley; thence continuing with the west line of the irregularly shaped public alley, southeasterly, to the north line of Lot 824, Square 111; thence running along the north line of Lot 824, Square 111, east, to the westerly line of a 10-foot public alley in Square 111; thence running with the westerly line of the 10-foot public alley, southeasterly, to the west extension of the north line of Lot 54, Square 111; thence running with the west extension and the north line of Lot 54, Square 111, east, to the west line of 19th Street, N.W.; thence running with the west line of 19th Street, N.W., through Q Street, N.W., south, to the south line of Q Street, N.W.; thence running with the south line of Q Street, N.W., through 19th Street, N.W., east, to the northeast corner on Q Street, N.W., of Lot 4, Square 135; thence running with a northeasterly boundary of Lot 4, Square 135, south, to a northeast line of Lot 4, Square 135; thence continuing with a northeasterly boundary of Lot 4, Square 135, southeasterly, to the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., southwesterly, to the northeasterly line of Dupont Circle and the southeasterly corner of Lot 4, Square 135; thence running through New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., southeasterly, to a northwest corner of Lot 35, Square 136, and the southeast line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the southeasterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., northeasterly, to the north most corner of Lot 35, Square 136; thence running with a northeast line of Lot 35, Square 136, southeasterly, to a northeast corner of Lot 35, Square 136; thence continuing with a northeast line of Lot 35, Square 136, southeasterly, to a northeast corner of Lot 35, Square 136; thence continuing with a northeast line of Lot 35, Square 136, southeasterly, to the north line of Lot 1, Square 136; thence running with the north line of Lot 1, Square 136, west, to the northeast corner of Lot 34, Square 136; thence running with the east line of Lot 34, Square 136, south, to the north line of P Street, N.W.; thence running with the north line of P Street, N.W., West, to the southwest corner of Lot 34, Square 136; thence running through P Street, N.W., southerly, to the north point of curvature of U.S. Reservation 61; thence continuing through P Street, N.W., with a north line of U.S. Reservation 61 and its east extension, easterly, to the west line of 19th Street, N.W.; thence running with the west line of 19th Street, N.W., south, to the southeasterly extension of the southwest line of U.S. Reservation 61; thence running through Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., with the southeasterly extension and the southwest line of U.S. Reservation 61, northwesterly, to the south point of the curvature of U.S. Reservation 61; thence running through Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 19th Street, N.W., and New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., on the arc of Dupont Circle to the right, southwesterly, to the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. and a northeast corner of Lot 816, Square 114; thence running with the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., southwesterly, to the north line of O Street, N.W.; thence running with the north line of O Street, N.W., west, to the east line of 20th Street, N.W.; thence running with the east line of 20th Street, N.W., north, to the east extension of the south line of Lot 99, Square 96; thence running through 20th Street, N.W., with the east extension, and along the south line of Lot 99, Square 96, and its west extension, west, to the east line of Lot 44, Square 96; thence running with the east line of Lot 44, Square 96, south, to the south line of the lot; thence running along the south lines of Lots 44, 43, 42, and 41, Square 96, and across Hopkins Street, N.W., and along the south lines of Lot 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, and 104, Square 96, and across 21st Street, N.W., and along the south line of Lot 93, Square 68, west, to an east line of Lot 96, Square 68; thence running with an east line of the Lot 96, Square 68, south, to a south line of the lot; thence running with the south line of Lot 96, Square 68, west, to a break in the south boundary of the lot; thence continuing along a south line of Lot 96, Square 68, northwesterly, to a break in the south boundary of the lot; thence continuing along a south line of Lot 96, Square 68, and the south line of Lot 76, Square 68, and its west extension, west, to the east line of Lot 88, Square 68; thence running with the east line of Lot 88, Square 68, and its south extension across a 30-foot public alley in Square 68, south, to the northeast corner of Lot 818, Square 68; thence running with a north line of Lot 818, Square 68, west, to a break in the north boundary of Lot 818, Square 68; thence continuing along a north line of Lot 818, Square 68, south, to a break in the north boundary of Lot 818, Square 68; thence running with a north line of Lot 818, Square 68, and the north line of Lot 86, Square 68, west, to the east line of 22nd Street, N.W.; thence running with the east line of 22nd Street, N.W., and its north extension across P Street, N.W., north, to the place of beginning.
"(c)(1) The BID taxes for the nonexempt properties in the Dupont Circle BID shall be as follows:
"(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the amount that is the product of $.09 per $100 multiplied by the tax year's assessed value of a particular Class 2, 3, or 4 property, up to $70 million annually. Any amount of the tax year's assessed value of such property above $70 million shall be taxed in the amount that is the product of $.02 per $100 for the first tax year, increased by the rate of $.005 per $100 each tax year thereafter until the total BID tax rate is $.09 per $100, multiplied by the tax year's assessed value of such property above $70 million.
"(B) The amount of $120 per hotel or motel room annually, for property defined under D.C. Official Code § 47-813(c-3)(3).
"(C) The amount of $120 per unit annually of Class 1 property that contains 5 or more residential units available for rental for non-transient residential dwelling purposes that were placed in service after the effective date of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-10; D.C. Official Code § 42-3501.01 et seq.). All other Class 1 property is exempt from this BID tax.
"(2) To the extent that a building that is subject to the BID tax is constructed pursuant to a ground lease on land that is exempt from real property taxes, the assessed value of the real property for purposes of the BID tax shall include the value of the building and the leasehold interest, possessory interest, beneficial interest, or beneficial use of the land, and the lessee or user of the land shall be assessed the corresponding BID tax, which shall be collected in the same manner as possessory interest taxes under D.C. Official Code § 47-1005.01, or as otherwise provided in this act.
"(3) A 3% annual increase in the BID taxes over the current tax year rates specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection is authorized subject to the requirements of section 8(b). Notwithstanding the annual increase authorized in this paragraph, all tax amounts shall remain fixed for the first 5 years.
"(4) BID taxes under this section shall be imposed and become effective for tax years beginning after September 30, 2018, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary under this act.".
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.


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Gold heads for 7th weekly gain in eight as oil, metals & wheat rise; stock markets fall
Spot Gold Prices moved in a one-dollar range either side of last night's US close on Friday morning, heading for the seventh weekly gain in eight above $747.50 per ounce.
European stock markets meantime slipped 0.8% by lunchtime in London, following Asia lower after Wall Street dropped 0.5% on Thursday.
"The current rally in Gold Prices is supported by surprisingly strong physical demand," says Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach in the latest Metals Weekly from Heraeus, the German refining group, "and also by strong demand from investors as well as speculators.
"Both groups focus not so much on the fundamental side, but more on the very strong oil price and on the weak Dollar."
The Dollar held steady at $1.4170 per Euro early Friday – and US government bond prices continued to slip – after President Bush, Treasury-Secretary Paulson and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton all said yesterday that they support a "strong Dollar" policy.
The Euro also failed to rise on stronger-than-forecast Eurozone industrial production – up 4.3% in August from a year earlier. The British Pound slid to a two-week low beneath $2.0250 after a survey in today's Financial Times said house-price growth has slumped by one-half since April.
That move kept the Gold Price in British Pounds around £369 per ounce, more than 1.6% above last week's close. For European investors wanting to Buy Gold Today, the price traded one Euro below yesterday's 17-month high of €529.50.
Gold's two-month surge is also supported on the supply side, notes Wrzesniok-Rossbach at Heraeus. He points both to the decline in South African mining output – down 5.2% in Q3 compared with summer 2006 according to new data out Thursday – plus the "not-so-small likelihood" that central-bank gold sales can only fall from their near-record of the last 12 months.
Signatories to the Central Bank Gold Agreement sold more than 475 tonnes of gold in the year ending 26th Sept., said the Bank for International Settlements on Wednesday. The agreed ceiling was 500 tonnes.
"This number was considerably higher than last year," says Wrzesniok-Rossbach, "when signatories disposed of only 396 tonnes." And now the German Bundesbank says it will sell just 8 tonnes in the new year of the CBGA, enough only to mint commemorative coins.
Yes, the Bundesbank can offer the rest of its 120-tonne allocation to the other 14 members of the Agreement. But the largest central bank in the Eurozone, famed for its anti-inflationary policies in the late 1970s and early '80s, says it will continue to keep hold of 3,414 tonnes of gold bullion.
That hoard is second-only to the US Federal Reserve's reported stock of 8,274 tonnes.
"If the US keeps interest rates at accommodative levels, thereby supporting global liquidity, inflation-related pressures on gold will continue," said Hussein Allidina and Jeremy Friesen for Morgan Stanley in New York yesterday.
Any further interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve "could well remove the final obstacle to Gold Prices mounting to $800 an ounce by the end of the year," reckons Gary Mead at Virtual Metals in London.
In the broader commodities market, meanwhile, crude oil rose for the fourth session running as Turkey expelled the US ambassador to Ankara and Prime Minister Erdogan told reporters that Turkish troops may pursue Kurdish separatists into Iraq.
"The northern region of Kurdistan holds some of Iraq's largest oil fields," says Bloomberg.
The prices of zinc, aluminum, lead, tin and nickel also rose at the London Metal Exchange this morning, but copper was unchanged after new data showed stockpiles in Shanghai warehouses rising 23% last week compared with a week earlier.
Chinese copper imports have risen by 41% so far this year from the first 9 months of 2006.
Wheat futures meantime rose for the third day running, after Russia's official state newspaper, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, said the government has imposed a 10% tax on all wheat exports. Barley exports will be taxed at €70 per ton, or 30% of the declared customs value.
The new Russian tariffs will run until the end of April.
Palm oil also rose in Asian trade after soybeans – a substitute in vegetable oil production – surged in anticipation of a crop forecast due from the US Dept. of Agriculture at 12:30 GMT.
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MLB spring training is a time when teams roll out a variety of strategies and tactics to put to the test before the season officially starts.
The Oakland A's have taken this process as far as the parking lot.
For the team's exhibition matchup against the cross-bay rivals Sunday, Giants fans can avoid the higher parking prices on one condition.
Home game tomorrow! Parking: $50 for Giants fans for the 2018 season.
A's Season Ticket Members prepaid parking is $10 & general A's fans will pay $30.
The promotion isn't likely to sway any fans on the fence between the two teams one way or another, but it's not like the A's aren't trying.
In addition to the discounted parking price for cheering for their opponents, Giants fans will also have the opportunity to get an A's hat in exchange for their San Francisco one.
Oakland and San Francisco have had their fair share of sports rivalries because of the cities' proximity to one another. Last season, the A's and Giants split the season series, getting two wins and two losses a piece.


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My boss's mother told the nursing staff she did not like the food and was told if she did not like the food not to eat it. They did not offer her anything different. She also has a wound and was told by the night nursing staff that basically it was not her job to change the bandage in which it was supposed to be changed on a daily basis. On several occasions she rang the bell for assistance to the restroom, in which it took the staff more than 20 minutes to attend to her. Before she received a recliner she asked several times for someone to adjust the legs on the wheelchair for comfort and swelling, well needless to say , I am the one that ended up adjusting the legs of the wheelchair. Most oftenothan not her dinner has been fries, sandwiches, or hot dogs. I would not take my animal or any family member to this facility. My boss' s mother has been treated terribly at this facility.
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It's been twenty years since the laugh-bomb movie super hit Dumb and Dumber hit the screens and drew out some genuine laughs from the audience. Now they are back. Dumb and Dumber To release date is on November 14, 2014. The perky Dumb and Dumber cast is back with Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey at the helm as Harry Dunne and Lloyd Christmas, respectively. Dumb and Dumber To this time is all about Harry Dunne's search for his long lost children, not out of sentimentality but due to a need for a kidney.
Dumb and Dumber To full movie has been analyzed by critics if its humor would still hold, especially after years have passed when the original cast Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey have gone on to do more definitive roles than this. Nevertheless, the Dumb and Dumber To movie was never really meant to be anything but reactionary hilarious comedy, that is, simply just a movie about eliciting laughs. Dumb and Dumber has been hailed as a classic by wiki fans. Everyone would agree that Dumb and Dumber deserves a sequel just for the fun of it. When the cast are having fun, the viewers also have fun. Dumb and Dumber To is all about people reprising roles in a relaxed way to reminisce that which gave them joy when they were young.
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A controversial letter addressed to BJP chief Amit Shah suggests they do.
Last week, a letter apparently written by the Kuki National Organisation surfaced on social media. It was dated February 24 and was addressed to Amit Shah, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. It asked him to give the party's ticket for the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat to Benjamin Mate, vice president of the Manipur BJP.
The letter went on to say that the sitting MP, Thangso Baite of the Congress party, had been requested not to contest, that other prospective candidates had withdrawn, and that the chairman of the Zomi Reunification Organisation also endorsed Mate.
The Kuki National Organisation is an umbrella group of armed outfits fighting for an ethnic homeland for the Kukis. It signed a "suspension of operations" agreement with both the Centre and the state government in 2008, a prelude to talks with New Delhi. The Zomi Reunification Organisation is the political wing of the Zomi Revolutionary Army, another ethnic militant group in the region.
Soon after the letter emerged, the Zomi Reunification Organisation denied having endorsed Mate. As the media reported on the letter, the BJP state vice president said he had "no knowledge" of it . The Kuki National Organisation also denied having written such a letter, alleging that it was the work of someone bent on maligning them.
"When did you start trusting WhatsApp material?" asked Seilin Haokip, the Kuki National Organisation's spokesperson. They were making inquiries about who was behind the letter, Haokip said, and were determined to "get to the bottom of it".
Genuine or not, the letter has put the focus sharply on what was until now largely the stuff of hearsay and rumour. North Eastern states such as Manipur and Nagaland are home to several armed groups, locally known as "UGs", or underground groups. It is said that candidates contesting elections, whether for the Assembly or the Lok Sabha, need the backing of an underground group if they are to win.
The Outer Manipur constituency covers the tribal hill districts that wreathe the Imphal Valley, which constitutes Inner Manipur, the state's only other Lok Sabha seat. The hills are home to diverse communities such as the Kukis, Nagas and Paites. They are also the site of competing ethnic claims.
These claims have made the Manipur hills the site of violent ethnic clashes. The two dominant groups are the Nagas, with their centre of gravity in Senapati district, and the Kukis, with Kangpokpi and Churachandpur as their centres of power. The map of Kukiland, the imagined homeland of the Kukis, covers most of the constituency. But here it overlaps with Nagalim, the homeland demanded by Naga groups for decades.
So, in Outer Manipur, electoral fortunes are bound to a complex web of armed groups, civil society organisations and clan or tribal loyalties.
The armed groups, civil society activists and political parties speak about these affiliations with varying levels of candour.
A map of the ethnic homeland demanded by Kuki groups.
Some members of the Naga organisations were more blunt. "Most of the candidates in Manipur are supported by armed groups, whether Kuki, Meitei or Naga. We cannot deny it," said Seth Shatsang, advisor to the All Naga Students' Association of Manipur. Naga civil society in Manipur generally backed the Naga People's Front, he explained, "and wherever Naga civil society goes, NSCN (IM) will back us".
The NSCN(IM) is the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), the largest Naga armed group involved in peace talks with the Centre. In 2015, the group signed a framework agreement with the Narendra Modi government for a "final settlement" of the Naga nationalist demands. More than three years on, the final accord is said to be imminent but yet to be finalised.
But K Leishiyo, a Naga People's Front legislator, claimed the Naga armed group kept a distance from the electoral process even if civil society organisations backed his party. "Their agendas are different," he said but admitted that both civil society groups and the NSCN(IM) wanted "early settlement of the Naga issue".
In Outer Manipur, power has usually swung between Naga and Kuki representatives. Baite completes his second consecutive term this year. With 38.45% of the total votes, Baite only narrowly beat the Naga People's Front Soso Lorho in the previous election. "There were too many Naga candidates," rued Shatsang, explaining that they split the Naga vote to Baite's advantage.
In these parts, voter preferences are usually determined by contestations between communities rather than parties. "There will be two main candidates, one from the Naga side, one from the Kuki side," said Lamcha Chongloi, secretary of the All Tribal Students' Association of Manipur. "Whether the Kuki is given BJP or Congress ticket, whether I like that candidate personally or not, I have to vote for my community." If the BJP gave the ticket to a Naga candidate, then the Congress would give it to a Kuki candidate and vice versa, he explained.
But there are factions among the Kuki armed groups as well. For one, while the Kuki National Organisation is said to be influential in Churachandpur, the United People's Front, another Kuki conglomerate, dominates Kangpokpi. Nemcha Kipgen, who has won the Kangpokpi Assembly seat twice in a row, is married to ST Thangboi Kipgen, chairman of the United People's Front.
Civil society activists and other constituents noted that for a Kuki to win from Outer Manipur, the two conglomerates need to choose a "consensus candidate". According to the activists, once the tickets were allotted, civil society organisations and armed groups from the community would get together to decide which candidate to support.
Whoever they choose, the contest in Outer Manipur looks set to be a replay of the old ethnic rivalries.


Another fresh face is joining The Young and the Restless. According to CBS Soaps In Depth, Alice Greczyn has been cast as a young woman by the name of Emma who works at Genoa City Memorial Hospital. Reportedly, fans can expect to see Greczyn on screen in September.


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Q: Unexpected Logging I have an ASP.NET Core API. I'm using the standard .NET Core logging Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger
I am seeing log entries that I'm not logging. Some log entries show the JSON payload that is coming into the API which is nice but I'm not logging it anywhere in my code.
The one that is really bugging me is something that seems to be hitting one of my controllers constantly even though no one is calling it and it's not even a valid endpoint it's just the base controller.
[INF] Request starting HTTP/1.1 GET http://***.***.***.***/api/webhook   (ca22a1cb)
[INF] Request finished in 0.1028ms 404  (791a596a)
"webhook" is a controller but the request doesn't seem to be on any specific endpoint on the controller. It seems to be replicating the above 2 log statements. It's the same block as above (request starting and request finished) and always 4 times a minute (8 total). They also always appear at the same time during the minute. One set at 15 seconds into the minue, one set 3 seconds later at 18 seconds into the minute, one set at 45 seconds into the minute and a last one another 3 seconds later at 48 seconds into the minute.

A: While working with a co-worker we figured it out. It's hosted on AWS and AWS was configured to do a Health Check every 30 seconds to the /api/webhook endpoint (not even a valid endpoint) since it failed it was trying again 3 seconds later. Changing the Health Check interval and changing the endpoint caused the logging to change.
I must have been mistaken that it was showing in local logs.
I still don't know why these kind of logs are being created by the ASP.NET Core project in the first place since my code doesn't have any log entries for that but at least now I know where the request is coming from.

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Snowmaking returns to resurface before a Presidents Week filled with events.
With so many events and activities on the schedule for Presidents Week, we've got a lot to talk about. But first, the question that is burning in everyone's minds…are we making snow? And the answer is, yes.
After a little set back from Mother Nature, our team of snowmakers are ready to make it right again. They plan to fire up the guns on Friday as soon as temps allow, in order to resurface for great skiing conditions this weekend. It's incredible what this team can do in just a short amount of time, so don't fret, and get ready to rip.
As for events, there's more on the schedule than I can attempt to list here, so make sure to check out our Presidents Week Winterfest itinerary, and book your ski and stay vacation while there is still time to save. Of course, all your favorite events are back, starting with one of our five course beer pairing dinners, this time hosted by Stone Corral. Then, we have our Grommet Jam Finals on Monday, followed by a magic show with Mr. Twisty at the Snow Barn on Tuesday. On Wednesday, head into Mount Snow Sports for a Wine and Cheese Party , and our Torchlight Parade and Fireworks will kick off immediately after.
They'll be no shortage of live music either, with concerts at the Snow Barn all weekend long. Catch DJ Bay 6 on Friday, or the high energy, Vermont funk band, Gang of Thieves who will be performing on Saturday. Rounding out the weekend will be Rice: An American Band, with a show featuring both original hits and popular covers from favorites such as Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac.
As of now, the forecast for this weekend is looking incredibly sunny with comfortable temps, so it will be a great time to get out there and work on those goggle tans. The last few days here have been nothing but bluebird skies, and I can't tell you how great it feels to get a little Vitamin D while on the slopes.
We've got a lot to look forward to this Presidents Week, so don't miss out!


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Nurses' union suggests Government meet it halfway on 19% pay rise demand
Ben Hatton, PA Political Staff
5 January 2023, 6:39 pm ·2-min read
The Royal College of Nursing could be willing to accept a 10% pay rise, with the union's leader calling on the Government to meet it "halfway".
The general secretary of the Royal College for Nursing (RCN), Pat Cullen, has previously said the union's demand for a 19% rise, dismissed by the Government as "unaffordable", is simply a "starting point", and that she would put any new offer to her members.
The PA news agency understands the union could be willing to accept a pay rise of about 10%.
Pat Cullen (Peter Byrne/PA)
In an interview with Times Radio's Past Imperfect podcast, reported by The Times, Ms Cullen said: "There is a rhetoric out there that says the Royal College of Nursing is unrealistic, it's looking for something that's totally unachievable, it's looking for 19%.
"Now, I could sit here all day and tell you nurses' pay has dropped by 20% over the last decade.
"Do I believe those nurses are entitled (to 19%)?
"Absolutely, I believe they're entitled to 19%.
"But we also understand the economic climate that we're working in.
"And what I would say to (Health Secretary) Steve Barclay and to the Prime Minister is get into a room and meet me halfway here and do the decent thing for these nurses."
Health Secretary Steve Barclay (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Thousands of nurses walked out on December 15 and 20, and the RCN has said its members will strike again on January 18 and 19 unless negotiations are opened.
The planned action would take place at more NHS employers in England than the previous strikes, increasing from 44 to 55 trusts, according to the RCN.
The union has also warned that strike action could continue over the next six months unless an agreement can be reached.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "The Health and Social Care Secretary wants to have an honest conversation with the RCN about what is affordable in pay settlements for next year during these challenging times, and is keen to meet for discussions as soon as possible.
"We have accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full and have given over one million NHS workers a pay rise of at least £1,400 this year. This is on top of a 3% pay increase last year when public sector pay was frozen and wider Government support with the cost of living."
– Past Imperfect's interview with Ms Cullen is due to be played on Times Radio at 9pm on Sunday and to be released as a podcast on Friday.
Europe and North America EV Charging Infrastructure Market Report 2023: Business Case for Connected Charging Stations Continues to Improve
Installed Base of Connected Charing Points (Europe and North America 2021-2026) Installed Base of Connected Charing Points (Europe and North America 2021-2026) Dublin, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "EV Charging Infrastructure in Europe and North America - 3rd Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study investigates the electric vehicle charging infrastructure market in Europe and North America. The total installed base of dedicated charging points in E
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The Global Automotive Charge Air Cooler Market size is expected to reach $15.6 billion by 2028, rising at a market growth of 7.2% CAGR during the forecast period
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Global Rechargeable Batteries Market to Reach $130.8 Billion by 2030
The global economy is at a critical crossroads with a number of interlocking challenges and crises running in parallel. The uncertainty around how Russia`s war on Ukraine will play out this year and the war`s role in creating global instability means that the trouble on the inflation front is not over yet.New York, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Rechargeable Batteries Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p092504/?utm_source=GNW
How to beat the price-hiking broadband providers that are a rule unto themselves
Broadband providers have been accused of restricting access to a vital service as they prepare to bump up prices by an inflation-busting 14pc.
Global Automotive Radiators Market to Reach $10.7 Billion by 2030
The global economy is at a critical crossroads with a number of interlocking challenges and crises running in parallel. The uncertainty around how Russia`s war on Ukraine will play out this year and the war`s role in creating global instability means that the trouble on the inflation front is not over yet.New York, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Automotive Radiators Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p04838494/?utm_source=GNW
Italy, EU close to deal to revive GACS bad loan scheme, sources say
Italy is close to clinching a deal with European Union competition authorities to reintroduce a scheme under which the state provides guarantees to help banks offload bad loans, four people close to the matter said on Thursday. Rome has been working to renew the "GACS" scheme, which expired in June, while also tightening the terms under which the state provides guarantees to investors who buy bad bank loans repackaged as securities.
Tesla suffered $34m loss from its Bitcoin
Tesla has taken a $34m (£27m) loss from its Bitcoin holdings after the cryptocurrency market was plunged into chaos at the end of last year. Elon Musk's electric car company opted not to buy or sell any Bitcoin in the fourth quarter, keeping its position steady. However, Tesla's latest figures showed the value of its "digital assets" dropped to $184m from $218m at the end of the previous quarter. The decline mirrored falls in Bitcoin over the final three months of the year as digital currencies
Landlords abandon property investment for improved savings rates
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3537 Jürgen è un asteroide della fascia principale. Scoperto nel 1982, presenta un'orbita caratterizzata da un semiasse maggiore pari a 2,5886890 UA e da un'eccentricità di 0,1549197, inclinata di 15,17538° rispetto all'eclittica.

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Corpi celesti scoperti nel 1982
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Claire Cowie
Claire Cowie is a highly accomplished visual arts teacher at Northwest, and a lecturer at the University of Washington in the Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Program. She received a BFA in Printmaking from Washington University in St. Louis in 1997 and an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1999. She is represented by the James Harris Gallery, Seattle and the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland.
Her awards include a Pollock-Krasner Grant and fellowships from Washington State Arts Commission, Artist Trust, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and the Behnke Foundation. Collections include Twitter, Facebook, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Microsoft, Amgen Corporation, 4Culture, Tacoma Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Swedish Cancer Institute. Reviews of Claire's work have appeared in Art in America, Artforum, Artweek, and Los Angeles Times.
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Believe it or not there has been a huge reduction in extreme poverty in the past 40-odd years. An 80% reduction from 25% to 5% of the world's population - very much helped by China with a reduction from 700 million down to 100 million.
The first graph shows the drop in poverty in East Asia and the World and the second is overlaid with the impact of economic freedom in China.