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Kåre Drangsholt is the founder of Dracoboats. The adventure began in the late sixties in Flekkefjord, Southern Norway. Kåre was known for his ambition, drive and passion for boats.
Kåre was an enthusiastic sailor in his youth, but later developed an interest for motorboats. He saw possibilities, and with his equally ambitious wife Vibeke, he followed his vision. In fierce competition with other manufacturers, they developed Draco Boats to become Europe's largest motorboat manufacturer of the seventies. With designer Jan Herman Linge onboard, the Sportling was launched and became the first commercial success. The Sportling made it possible to grow fast and develop new models for new markets.
Kåre Drangsholt built his brand with a specific design. The Sportling marked the beginning of this design line that followed Draco all the way to the late eighties. Kåre lived for his brand. His adventurous spirit and creativity still inspire, long after his tragic death in 1983. Kåre was found drowned by one of his favorite Draco boats, in Kristiansand, only 42 years old.
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By Letters From Our Readers | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: January 20, 2010 at 1:56 p.m. | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 4:37 p.m.
The two health reform plans running through Congress are not perfect and can be nit picked to death by people on both sides, but neither was SSI or Medicare when they were introduced.
What we are seeing is the health insurance lobbies, through your elected officials, writing a bill that will still allow them to make their huge profits.
But we have to start somewhere, and if we don't take this opportunity we may have to wait a long time, due to our political system being corrupted by corporate America.
On that note, until we change the way our politicians are elected to publicly funded elections, our country will continue to slide toward a Third World status with multinational corporations and too-big-to-fail banks in control of our economic system.
It won't be the teabaggers who change the system, it will be the progressives and labor that fight back, just like it was in the 1900s.
The liberals will awaken and challenge the economic royalists who have stolen our democracy and changed it to a corporatocracy for the benefit of a few billionaires.
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"Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" (trans. To be ugly, smart and young) is the song by the Serbian punk rock band Pekinška Patka, released in 1979, which appeared on the double A-side single with the song "Bela šljiva". The song, being the first punk rock single released in Serbia, appeared on the band debut album Plitka poezija.

Traclisting
Both tracks by Nebojša Čonkić and Sreten Kovačević
 "Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" (1:59)
 "Bela šljiva" (1:56)

Cover versions
 Serbian punk rock band Atheist Rap recorded a cover version of the song as a part of the Pekinška Patka cover versions mix entitled "Plitka poezija".
 Serbian hardcore punk band Sick Mother Fakers often performed the song live.

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  The single at Discogs
 EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;

1979 singles
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WWKL (106.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Hershey, Pennsylvania. Owned by Cumulus Media, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format.

History
Originally WMSH-FM, the station changed its call sign to WRKZ and branded as "Z107" with a country format in 1980.

On February 19, 2004, the station changed its call sign to WCPP and rebranded as Coolpop after over 24 hours of playing "Pop Goes the Weasel" on a continuous loop. Many rumors circulated in the community to explain the loop, including rumors of a staff member taking hostages and locking him/herself in the studio and playing the loop. This proved false when the new format launched with "Hey Ya!" by Outkast.

The original airstaff of Coolpop included only one live show, "Michelle & Mitchell" in the morning, while the midday and afternoon shifts were voicetracked by talent from Citadel Broadcasting Company sister station 93Q in Syracuse, New York. As of Spring, 2004, a full line up of live talent was hired. Sarah Vaughn on middays and Justin Louis on afternoons were added to the already live morning show.

Coolpop was marketed as "The World's First Coolpop Station", mixing a standard Mainstream CHR format along with some 1970s and 1980s "Cassette Classics" (later renamed "Coolpop Classics").

Coolpop also alternated theme weekends every other weekend. Some theme weekends included "One Hit Wonders", "Diva Doubleplays", "Coolpop Classics", and the very popular 1970s themed "Studio 106.7".

In early fall 2004, Michelle & Mitchell were replaced with Ed Coffey and Amy Warner, the long running morning show from Harrisburg's WTPA-FM, who had been fired from that station earlier in the summer.

On July 1, 2005, Coolpop was quietly replaced with an Adult Hits format branded as Mix 106.7.

On April 9, 2010, Mix 106.7 was flipped to Channel 106.7, and was reformatted with a 1980s and 1990s Hits/Gen X format.

Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.

The Gen X format was dropped on January 20, 2012 at 1:06pm as the station became Z Country 106.7. The last song on Channel 106.7 was Bye Bye Bye by *Nsync, and the first song on Z Country 106.7 was This Is Country Music by Brad Paisley.

On February 3, 2014, at 12 noon local time, WZCY-FM, along with 9 other Cumulus owned country music stations, made the switch to the Nash FM branding as Nash FM 106.7. The final song on Z Country 106.7 was Prayin' for Daylight by Rascal Flatts, while the first song on Nash FM 106.7 was How Country Feels by Randy Houser.

On March 15, 2018, at 2PM, WZCY-FM flipped to contemporary hit radio as Hot 106.7, as part of a format swap with WWKL Hot 93.5 (which concurrently took on the Nash FM branding and a gold-based country format). The last song on Hot 93.5 was "Young Dumb & Broke" by Khalid, while the first song on Hot 106.7 was "Finesse" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B This move was intended to reduce signal overlap and redundancy with sister country station WIOV-FM, which serves the Lancaster, York, and Reading metropolitan areas, while also using its stronger signal to be more competitive with iHeartMedia's competing WHKF in Harrisburg. iHeartMedia subsequently responded by flipping WHKF to alternative rock and redirecting its listeners to sister station WLAN-FM/Lancaster, which similarly pivoted to serving the entirety of the market, and to take advantage of WWKL's sister station WQXA's decision to shift from Alternative to Mainstream Rock after WTPA-FM was sold to Educational Media Foundation and flipped to K-Love in January 2018.

Signal note
WWKL is short-spaced to four other Class B stations: WJFK-FM 106.7 The Fan (licensed to serve Manassas, Virginia), WWMX Mix 106.5 (licensed to serve Baltimore, Maryland), WCFT-FM Bigfoot Country (licensed to serve Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania), and WLTW-FM 106.7 Lite FM (licensed to serve New York City).

WJFK-FM and WLTW-FM both operate on the same channel as WWKL. The distance between WWKL's transmitter and WJFK-FM's transmitter is 96 miles, while the distance between WWKL's transmitter and WLTW-FM's transmitter is 142 miles, as determined by FCC rules. The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.

WWMX and WCFT-FM both operate on 106.5 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WWKL. The distance between WWKL's transmitter and WWMX's transmitter is 58 miles, while the distance between WWKL's transmitter and WCFT-FM's transmitter is 61 miles, as determined by FCC rules. The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.

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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Cumulus Media radio stations
Radio stations established in 1964
1964 establishments in Pennsylvania


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Washington County Fire District 2
County Washington
Employees 12 paid 20 volunteer
Staffing Career and volunteer
Washington County Fire District 2 (WCFD2) is a special-purpose government fire fighting and emergency services district in Washington County on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. Established in 1952, it primarily provides fire and emergency medical services in the central portion of the county surrounding Hillsboro, including the city of North Plains., The District has two fire stations.
Apparatus and stations
The district was established in 1952 as the Hillsboro Rural Fire Protection District. In 1964, the district sued the county to recover $1,281 for fighting a fire at the county's dump, but the district eventually lost at the Oregon Supreme Court. Volunteers built a temporary station in 1966 off Brookwood Avenue on the eastern edge of Hillsboro. In the 1970s the headquarters for the district were in Orenco. By 1973 the name was changed to Washington County Fire District 2.
In 1981, the city approved plans for a new fire station off Brookwood, which became the Drake Lane Station that later became part of the Hillsboro Fire Department (HFD). Neighboring Fire District 1 (now Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue) gave WCFD2 a used tanker truck in 1984, and at that time WCFD2 was the largest in the county covering 150 square miles (390 km2).
WCFD2 signed a five-year contract with Hillsboro in July 1987 that moved eight paid fire fighters from the district to the HFD and consolidated operations to where both forces responded to emergencies in both territories. The agreement also called for HFD to relocate an engine company from the city's Parkwood Station to the district's Orenco Station, which it did in July 1988 after annexing Tanasbourne. At that time, the district had four fire stations: North Plains, Orenco, Brookwood, and Midway. The next year WCFD2 considered consolidation with the then new Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, who maintained the district's equipment. The district sought consolidation, but not a merger, after continuing to loose territory to annexations.
Plans started in 1991 to replace the Midway fire station that was built in the 1950s. WCFD2 built the new station directly south of the prior one, building it over four-years to spread the construction costs over several tax years. The district sent firefighters in August 1994 to help fight wildfires around Leavenworth, Washington, along with other firefighters in the county. WCFD2 had only three paid firefighters as of 1995, with 30 volunteers at each of the two stations. In 1997, WCFD2 contracted with the Hillsboro Fire Department for the latter to provide administrative support for the district, which allowed the district to have four paid fire fighters. Those duties include inspections, education, maintenance, and training. In 2002 District 2 hired Dennis England as fire chief, who remained until October 2012. Upon his retirement, the chief of the Hillsboro department again became the acting chief of WCFD2. In February 2015 the board of directors contracted for the services of an Interim Chief, Jim Stearns, who reports to the district's board.
The district opened a new fire station in North Plains in February 1998 on Northwest Commercial Street paid for by a $750,000 bond passed in 1996. At the time the station had just two paid fire fighters along with 30 volunteers. The old station, built about 1951, had been damaged by the Spring Break Quake in 1993. The new station is 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) and can house up to eight apparatus in the four equipment bays.
The Midway station handled 497 calls in 2001. In 2002, the district used donations to purchase a thermal-imaging camera. The district was involved in possible merger discussions or coordination in training and purchasing in 2005 with all of the fire departments in the western part of the county. However, none of the departments merged. The district ended its two-year contract with Hillsboro for administrative services in February 2015. On September 1, 2015, a new contract with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVF&R) started with that agency taking over administrative functions and talks of a possible annexation of the district into Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. On November 8, 2016, voters in the district voted to merge into TVF&R.
WCFD2 has two fire stations. The main station is located in downtown North Plains, which is Station 17 and includes administration for the district. Station 17 has three bays and houses two fire engines, one water tender, and two brush rigs. Station 19 is located south of Hillsboro in the unincorporated community of Midway along Oregon Route 219. Apparatus at Station 19 includes two engines, a brush rig, and one water tender.
The district is governed by a five-person board of directors and led by a fire chief. WCFD2 has 12 paid fire fighters along with 40 volunteers who respond to about 1,200 calls annually.
The district stretches from the Multnomah County line on the north all the way to the border with Yamhill County on the south, passing between Cornelius and Hillsboro. It wraps around Hillsboro with some unincorporated areas on the east side of Hillsboro in the district. Communities in the district include North Plains, Helvetia, parts of Rock Creek and West Union, Laurel, Midway, Farmington, and Scholls. Overall, the district covers 122 square miles (320 km2).
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Janka Hardness Scale: An Overview
Engineered Hardwood, Hardwood
The Janka hardness scale is used to measure the hardness of wood. The Janka test measures how hard it is to embed a steel ball in a piece of wood and still have enough force left to remove it. In this blog post, we will discuss why you should know more about the Janka hardness scale so that you can better understand what kind of furniture or flooring would be best for your home or office!
Who Created the Janka Rating?
The Janka scale was developed by Gabriel Jankaukas in 1907 while he was working for the USDA Forest Service. He found that most people had no idea how to determine what kind of wood they should be using based on its hardness, so his goal became to develop a way to measure it! The test has gone through many iterations since then, but the basic idea has remained.
Why Do You Need to Understand the Janka Hardness Scale?
The hardness of wood is an important consideration when looking for flooring or furniture! If you are buying any material that needs to be nailed, glued, planed, sanded etc., then it's good to know what kind of resistance each wood has. For example, if you are building a house with wood floors, it would be best to use hardwood because the nails will not easily go through it!
How Is The Janka Hardness Test Done?
The test is done by placing a steel ball bearing of appropriate size into the end grain (the side that was once attached to another piece of wood) and dropping it from increasing heights. The height at which the ball begins to be embedded in the wood because too difficult or impossible for humans to remove with their bare hands is recorded as hardness scores.
What Kinds Of Wood Have Higher Scores?
There are many different types of hardwoods, but some have much higher Janka ratings than others. For example, Brazilian Cherry has one of the highest ratings at 1450, while Hickory comes in second place just barely behind it with 1400. Other woods that have high ratings include Black Locust, White Oak, and Teak.
What Kinds of Wood Have Lower Scores?
There are also many types of wood that have much lower Janka ratings than others, meaning they don't require as much force to embed the steel ball bearing. For example, Bamboo has a rating of only 720 because it's so soft! Other woods with low scores include Canadian Maple at 660, White Pine at 400-450, Spruce at 360-400. Aspen is a score of 300 or less! The lowest score is Basswood at a score of 100!
There are many ways that knowing about this rating can help you. It's important for people who do woodworking or carpentry, but it also helps anyone looking to buy flooring and furniture because they know what kind to go for! Remember to always double-check your sources when choosing flooring or furniture!
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You will find out that at times people get new jobs and they are forced to move to the new places. When this happens, you will find that the people will look for someone to buy the house especially when there is no one to leave the house to. You will find that some people also sell their property because of some other reasons. One is required to make the right steps in looking for the buyers despite their reasons for selling the property.
It is possible to find someone who is battling with mortgage, and they cannot pay as per the agreements. This situation can also have an individual sell the house for quick cash. When you want to sell the house fast, it is always recommended that you make use of the fast cash buyers. You are supposed to know that these people will purchase the house without requiring any maintenance. The outlined below are some of the things that you are required to consider while going through this.
One is required to understand how the houses are selling out there. You are expected to walk around and see how the people around are handling this. When you have understood this, you will be in a position to set the value of the house you consider selling. You can make a mistake of overstating or understating the value of the house, and this can make it hard to find the clients. One is then required to find the real estate agents as a way of getting the best buyers.
The individuals will assist you by giving you advice on how to go about the business. Being that these individuals have been in the field for long, they are well acquainted with all the information regarding sales of the property. For this reason, one is required to liaise with them. Another thing that one is required to do is set the cost of the house. To attract many clients it is required that you set lower prices.
One is expected to show the property to the people who are interested in buying it. One is expected to know that there are persons who will want to see the apartment all the time. It is essential to avail it at all times. In case you are someone who is always busy, you are required to assign someone else the duty so that the buyers can see the house at any time. The other thing that you are required to do is marketing the property. It is required that you share the idea with the family members, friends, and even co-workers. One will realize that there are so many individuals who are coming to see the property when they share their intentions with these people.


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Among men treated for prostate cancer, those who received radiation therapy were more likely to develop bladder or rectal cancer, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.


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2019 marks 500 years since the death of the Genius, with exhibitions and events in the locations where he lived and worked – which (unsurprisingly) we can also reach by bike.
Whether the first boneshaker was invented by Leonardo or not, we're certainly celebrating it!
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Kukal czarnolicy (Centropus melanops) – gatunek ptaka z rodziny kukułkowatych (Cuculidae). Osiąga rozmiar około 45 cm. Nie wyróżnia się podgatunków.

 Ekologia i zachowanie Żyje na ziemi, w lasach i na ich obrzeżach. Jest gatunkiem endemicznym Filipin. W przeciwieństwie do kukułek, nie jest pasożytem lęgowym. Buduje na ziemi duże gniazdo z trawy, w którym składa od 3 do 5 jaj. Jaja są wysiadywane przez oboje rodziców przez około 14 dni. Żywi się owadami i niewielkimi bezkręgowcami żyjącymi na ziemi.

 Status Międzynarodowa Unia Ochrony Przyrody (IUCN) uznaje kukala czarnolicego za gatunek najmniejszej troski (LC – Least Concern) nieprzerwanie od 1988 roku. Liczebność populacji nie została oszacowana, jednak uważany jest za gatunek rzadki.

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Discover Australia's Top End: A Five-Day Itinerary
From massive crocodiles, to waterfalls and ancient Aboriginal art, the Top End offers something for every traveler
Australia's Top End is often considered its last frontier. Running along the northern coast from the tropical, modern capital city of Darwin in the west through the majestic wetlands of Kakadu National Park onto Arnhem Land in the east, it is a land of diverse ecoystems and culture. One day you could be marveling at Aboriginal rock art dating back thousands of years and watching massive saltwater crocodiles leap out of the Adelaide River; the next, kayaking along an ancient river through the magnificent Katherine Gorge and diving into crystal clear plunge pools. Adventure waits around every corner. Start your journey with this five-day itinerary and discover why the Top End holds something for every traveler.
Day 1 - Darwin
Explore Australia's modern and multicultural capital city, Darwin, your gateway to adventure in the Northern Territory. Darwin's balmy weather sets the scene for a variety of unique outdoor experiences, and the easy-going attitiude of locals is infectious. Ride the swell at the wave pool, come face to face with a crocodile in the 'Cage of Death' or enjoy the fusion of Australian and an array of international cuisines at the Mindil Beach Sunset Market. With waterfront dining, crocodile adventures and rich historical experiences on offer all within reach of the city center, there's plenty to do in Darwin.
Day 2 - Darwin to Kakadu
The rare and unspoiled beauty of Kakadu National Park is only a three-hour drive from Darwin. Before arriving in Australia's largest national park, stop by the Adelaide River to join a Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise. View elusive, powerful crocodiles as they leap out of the river. Continue on your journey and stop at Ubirr in the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park for an unforgettable sunset over the surrounding floodplains and escarpments.
Day 3 - Kakadu
Both Kakadu's rich culture and stunning nature have earned it a spot on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Discover ancient indigenous culture as you witness rock art the dates back up to 50,000 years and soak up the views of rugged escarpments. In the morning, head towards the indigenous rock art site of Nourlangie and explore the area's three main galleries filled with traditional paintings.
In the afternoon, make your way toward the settlement of Cooinda and stop at Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Center, developed by Kakadu's Aboriginal owners. Then enjoy a sunset or sunrise cruise on the Yellow Water billabong, where crocodiles and birds can be seen amongst lush mangroves, or take a scenic flight over Kakadu's breathtaking wetlands.
Day 4 - Kakadu to Katherine
Head south along Stuart Highway to Pine Creek, a small town that experienced a rush for gold in 1871, before stopping at Leliyn/Edith Falls for a refreshing dip. Continue to Katherine, the gateway to Nitmiluk National Park. Also known as Katherine Gorge, the park is home to a magnificent system of 13 gorges, carved by an ancient river. There are many ways to experience this world-renowned gorge system - you can walk, swim, canoe, boat or fly.
Day 5 - Katherine to Darwin via Litchfield National Park
Before you make your way back to Darwin, take the morning to discover the history, beauty and culture of Nitmiluk National Park with a short hike. On the route back to Darwin, stop off at Litchfield National Park. You'll see why locals consider this one of their favorite locations with its cascading waterfalls, waterholes and bushwalks. Make sure you stop to see one of the park's most impressive sights - hundreds of magnetic termite mounds standing up to six feet high! If a cool dip is what you are after then plunge into the crystal clear waterholes beneath the magnificent springfed waterfalls of Florence and Wangi Falls. Or, you can relax in the gentle three-tiered cascade waters shaded by monsoon rainforest at Buley Rockhole before traveling back to Darwin.
Plan your trip to the Top End today.
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MS Italia was a cruise ship built in Italy in 1967. She sailed in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Pacific under various names and operators, and was scrapped in May 2012.

Construction
The Italia was ordered as one of two sisters for the Italian company Sunsarda SpA in 1963, and was one of the first purpose-built cruise ships. Her interiors were designed by Gustavo Finali and Romano Boico, who designed the interiors for other famed Italian liners, such as the SS Raffaello and her sister SS Michelangelo. Her funnel and engines were placed towards her stern, a design similar to that of the SS Oceanic of 1965. Fitting out had to be halted as both her future owners and Felszegi, the builders, went bankrupt, and consequently her planned sister was never built. Eventually her incomplete hull was purchased by Crociere d'Oltremare. Her on board features as built included self operational air conditioning, closed circuit televisions, a radio, and telephone in most of her staterooms.

Service history

Italia was never operated for Crociere d'Oltremare, who chartered her to a Genoa-based company called  Fratelli Cosulich for three cruise voyages in the Mediterranean, and in turn was chartered to Princess Cruises. During her delivery voyage to Princess from Trieste to California the "camp classic" film Valley of the Dolls premiered on board in the ship's movie theater. Princess renamed her Princess Italia and had the ship sail to Mexico out of Los Angeles. In 1968 the logo on the ship's funnel was changed from red and yellow triangles to Princess's now signature "sea witch" logo.

In 1969, Princess Italia began to operate cruises in Alaska, and continued both itineraries until 1973, when Crociere d'Oltremare canceled her charter to Princess. She was subsequently chartered to Costa Cruises, who changed her name back to Italia and operated her on cruises out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1977 Costa purchased the ship and began chartering her to various companies. This ended in 1983 when Costa sold Italia to Ocean Cruise Line. Ocean Cruise Line renamed her Ocean Princess and had her do cruises in the Mediterranean during the summer, and in the Caribbean and Latin America during the winter. In March 1993, while cruising through the Amazon, the Ocean Princess struck a sunken wreck on the river bottom, causing her engine room and lower decks to flood. All passengers and crew were rescued unharmed, but the ship herself was declared a Total Constructive Loss.

After repairs, she was purchased by Sunshine Cruise Line and due to re-enter service as Sea Prince in 1995, but a fire broke out on board, and she was again offered for sale. She was in the end purchased by the Cyprus-based cruise line Louis Cruises, who had her named Princesa Oceanica after a major refit. But Princesa Oceania did not keep her new name for long, as she was chartered to the British cruise company Thomson Holidays, who would rename her Sapphire. Sapphire went on to cruise with Thomson until 2002, when she was returned to Louis. Under the ownership of Louis she retained the name Sapphire. The itinerary of Sapphire before she was retired included cruises around the Greek Islands, as well as cruises calling in Lebanon and Syria and various ports of Greece.

Fate

Sapphire did not fulfill the new regulations of SOLAS 2010, a convention that has caused the scrapping of many vintage cruise ships owned by Louis Cruise Lines, including the Ivory and Serenade. Because she had not been upgraded to meet these new safety requirements, Sapphire was retired from service in autumn 2010.

In May 2012, the ship was beached for scrapping in Alang under the name of Aspire.

References

External links
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  M/S Italia at Fakta om Fartyg

1965 ships
Cruise ships of Italy
Ships of Costa Cruises
Ships of Celestyal Cruises
Ships of Princess Cruises
Ships built in Trieste


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Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Not Liable for Wrongful Death in Compton Killing
October 11, 2016 | Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: "If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?"
Ice Cube and Dr. Dre have been cleared of liability for the hit-and-run that killed Heavyweight Records co-founder Terry Carter, a judge ruled early this month.
Carter's family sued the two N.W.A. members for wrongful death and negligence after Suge Knight, the former head of Death Row Records, allegedly ran Carter over at a fast-food restaurant in January of last year. The group was several miles from the filming of N.W.A.'s biopic, Straight Outta Compton, when Knight reportedly ran Carter over and injured two other men.
The allegations against Ice Cube and Dr. Dre stated that they were negligent in allowing Knight to remain on the film's base camp because of the known risk the escalatory rapper-producer posed to others.
The judge disagreed. It was common knowledge amongst those on set that Suge Knight was unhappy with the way he was depicted in the film, stating that he had never been asked permission to include his likeness in the project. The long-standing feud between the N.W.A. members and Knight was also well-documented, dating back to Knight's departure from Death Row Records in 1996.
Knight's colorful history is also shadowed by theories over the years that have connected him to the shooting deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls/The Notorious B.I.G. in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
None of this was sufficient for a judge to find that Ice Cube and Dre were liable for Knight's actions in allegedly running down Carter, however.
In negligence law, at the core of any case is a duty owed to the victim and a breach of that duty. The lawsuit filed against Ice Cube and Dre essentially alleged that the rappers' lengthy history with Knight, and knowledge of his habit for escalating personal feuds with violence, breached their duty of reasonable care to others with whom Knight had beef by not banning him from the set.
Another element necessary for any personal injury/negligence claim to proceed is that of causation. If there are too many intervening forces at play between and act and its alleged result, the chain of causation falls apart. No matter how well-documented Knight's violent history may have been, to blame Ice Cube and Dre for another man's actions (which notably occurred several miles from set) would be a stretch by any court of law.
One of the other men injured in the hit-and-run was Cle "Bone" Sloan, a documentary director, actor and activist known for his work to reform gang violence from the inside out.
Knight's attorney has spun a George Zimmerman-style stand-your-ground defense in court, arguing that Knight heard Carter and Sloan debating about whether to shoot him at the fast-food restaurant. Knight's attorney argued that because Carter and Sloan are known gang members who Knight reasonably believed would make good on their threats, Knight's actions were justified.
It seems like similar reasoning is being used against all parties here—because so-and-so is a known threat, this can be used against them in court. Time will tell if Knight's defense works—he is still in lockup on the pending murder charges, and Sloan recently refused to cooperate with police in order to testify against Knight.
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http://www.vibe.com/2016/10/dr-dre-ice-cube-2015-wrongful-death-lawsuit/
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Pink October - Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
More often than I would like to admit, I find myself burnt out. Constantly complaining about being tired, to the point that my kids note that I am always tired. Juggling motherhood, being a wife, and running my own business, is definitely overwhelming, however I never fail to remind myself that I can do this, #ipinkican . The #ipinkican, Pink October celebrates the moments that make us strong as women. I feel stronger, I feel more accomplished, when I overcome my setbacks. As a woman I will not be stopped, I will not pause, but I will continue to strive for greatness.
October reminds us of all the women who fight regardless of the struggle, and hardship of having breast cancer. It reminds us that we must never give up, and continue to fight even in the face of adversity and challenge.
Join me this month as I partner with Stage to celebrate pink October. In recognition of breast cancer awareness month, Stage will be hosting activations and give back incentives to raise money for Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The great thing about this initiative is that when you purchase "pink" items from stage, 50% of your purchase price will go to Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
In addition to that, when you use the #ipinkican on Facebook and Instagram, Stage will donate one dollar to support breast cancer research fund. So what are you waiting for get your pink items from Stage, and start using the hashtag. I got this fabulous pink dress. The dress was a no-brainer as it is extremely versatile. The dress looks great layered with a white shirt and a plaid jacket, all from Stage. It will also look great alone and works for work or brunch.
Stage also has numerous pink beauty products like this Clinique lipstick. This shade of pink is absolutely stunning, and looks great with my outfit of the day.
Show your pink proud this October and don't hesitate to get all your pink from Stage.


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Stella Oduah wins Anambra Senatorial ticket
December 7, 2014 by Kelly Davies 1 Comment
The immediate past Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has won the Anambra State senatorial primary held in, Anambra State.
Ms. Oduah scored all most 90 percent of the votes cast, 259 votes.
Other contestants shared the insignificant result of the poll. Mrs. margery Okadigbo, the wife of former Senate President, Chuba Okadigbo, got 8 votes.
John Emeka, 15 votes, Sam Ikefuna 10 votes. Stella Oduah once again proved what makes her thick.
The former minister was removed from office amidst allegation of misappropriation of Aviation fund in February, but it seems she has found consolation in politics.
It could be recalled that during her predicament as Aviation Minister, a protest was organized in her defence, in the South East.
The overwhelming victory shows she is a top choice, it is left for the people to decide if she makes it to the upper house of the National Assembly.
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WORC Issues $273K in Fines from Jan-Sept 2022
Vanessa Burke
Over the first nine months of 2022, Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) has levied administrative fines amounting to CI$273,170 on companies and individuals in breach of the Immigration (Transition) Act, (2022 Revision).
The fined offences include:
Employment without a work permit;
Making a false representation;
Employment outside the terms and conditions of a work permit;
Working outside of the terms of a work permit;
Working without a work permit;
Failure to answer truthfully; and
Failure to notify the Board, among other offences.
The table below provides a comparative view of administrative fines issued and collected/non-collected by WORC from 2019 to 2022:
Total Breaches Total Fines Issued Total Fines Collected Not Collected/Court Not Collected Stayed/Reassessed
2019 137 $339,012.50 $317,383.00 $7,662.50 $13,967.00
2020 118 $312,572.50 $139,674.50 $109,080.00 $63,818.00
2021 150 393,569.00 $283,199.00 $83,730.00 $26,640.00
(Q1-3) 78 $273,170.00 $235,095 $6,350.00 $0.00
Total 483 $1,318,324.00 $975,351.50 $206,822.50 $104,425.00
The WORC Compliance Unit and officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) recently carried out multiple joint operations between 20 October and 4 November, 2022 to investigate suspected work permit violations. During these operations three people were arrested for working outside the limitations of their work permits. The employers involved have been contacted and investigations continue. These arrests come less than a month after two individuals were arrested for similar offences in a prior joint operation.
WORC Acting Deputy Director for Compliance Mervin Manderson said, "I am extremely proud of the WORC Compliance Team and all the other law enforcement officers participating in these operations. It's amazing to see the collaboration, planning, and preparation involved prior to execution."
Chief Officer in the Ministry of Border Control & Labour Wesley Howell said, "Well done to the teams involved. WORC takes all breaches seriously. My advice to those working illegally or employing persons illegally is to get yourself regularized and in compliance with the Immigration Act. These operations to detect, deter and prosecute illegal workers will continue."
Deputy Premier and Minister for Border Control & Labour Hon. Chris Saunders said, "I'm very pleased to see the emphasis WORC is putting on compliance and enforcement. We must consistently reinforce a strong message of deterrence. Our Immigration Laws are in place to protect Caymanians from employers or individuals who try to beat the system. While I welcome the fines being levied, I would far rather see Caymanians getting real employment opportunities and both companies and individuals respecting our laws."
Deputy Premier Saunders also noted that in many cases, those employers guilty of work permit violations were also often in breach of local pension and health insurance laws as well.
He said, "I would like to strongly remind employers that they should only take out a permit to fill a genuine role. Otherwise, how are the people they employ expected to support themselves while in the Cayman Islands? In addition to having no legitimate income, these individuals also usually do not have any health insurance. What happens if they become ill or get injured while living here? It should be clear to all that these types of situations can lead to further social ills that our community can do without."
From January to October 2022, a total of 78 breaches were detected with $235,095 in fines collected, $38,075 remaining outstanding and $6,350 deemed to be non-collectable by WORC and currently with the Courts Office due to the companies or individuals involved being unable to pay.
WORC's strategic compliance operations are expected to continue over the next several weeks. The focus of these operations is to carry out inspections of individuals and companies who are engaged in illegal working, illegal trade and business, illegal landing (overstaying etc.) and any labour or pensions breaches. The goal is to process, fine, prosecute and, where applicable, remove persons from the jurisdiction who are resident through illegal means.
Individuals who would like to make a complaint or provide information about illegal working activities or other breaches of the Immigration Act may do so anonymously by completing the online form on www.worc.ky under the Complaints tab or by directly reporting the complaint to worccomplaints@gov.ky.
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Agonopterix pupillana is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Italy and Austria.

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Taking centre stage
The cast of the Comedy of Errors', recently performed by students in the 'Far East Theatre Company'
There's plenty to celebrate this summer at Paston Sixth Form College
The summer term is always a hectic and exciting time at Paston Sixth Form College in North Walsham as it celebrates the successes of its departing pupils and prepares to welcome new students.
This month, it will showcase the work of those studying design, graphic communication, photography, textiles and fine art with a two-day art show in the new Griffon Studios and Theatre. Students graduating from Paston are given the opportunity to present their art work to the public.
On July 7, the college will also host the North East Norfolk Futures Event in collaboration with Beacon East to help youngsters decide on their next step in education or the workplace. The event provides the opportunity for Year 10 to 12 students from local schools to engage with further education colleges, training providers, employers and around 30 universities, all offering invaluable information and guidance about future plans and career routes.
Once again, the college's Far East Theatre Company has proved an inspiring platform for those wishing to pursue a career on the stage – with adaptations of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Comedy of Errors to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death.
The art show takes place on June 16 and 18, and the college is having a summer open day on July 13. See www.paston.ac.uk for more details.


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Histopathological evaluation of dental pulp of primary teeth pulpotomized with formocresol with/without a capping agent: A randomized clinical trial
Fatemeh Kadkhodaei Oliadarani1, Rosa Haghgoo1, Fatemeh Mashhadiabbas2, Mehrdad Kahvand1
1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshty University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Date of Submission 19-Jan-2018
Date of Acceptance 07-Mar-2018
Date of Web Publication 8-Oct-2018
Dr. Mehrdad Kahvand
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, 4th Floor, No39, Italy Street, Vesal Street, Tehran
DOI: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_30_18
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the reaction of dental pulp of pulpotomized teeth with/without applying a capping agent. This study was performed as randomized clinical trial.
Materials and Methods: This split-mouth clinical trial was conducted on eight pairs of primary canine teeth scheduled for extraction as part of orthodontic treatment. The teeth were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, canine teeth were restored with amalgam after pulpotomy with formocresol. In the control group, zinc oxide eugenol paste was applied as the capping agent after pulpotomy with formocresol, and the teeth were then restored with amalgam. After 1 month, the teeth were extracted in both groups and stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histological analysis. Pulp reaction was assessed in terms of pathological parameters. Data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test and Fisher's exact test. The statistical analysis software was SPSS 16.
Results: No significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of inflammation, vitality, internal resorption, bleeding, presence of osteoclasts and dentinoclasts, and internal regeneration. Dentinal bridge did not form in any group.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, formocresol pulpotomy of primary teeth can be completed without the application of a capping agent.
Keywords: Histological analysis, primary teeth, pulp capping agent, pulpotomy
Oliadarani FK, Haghgoo R, Mashhadiabbas F, Kahvand M. Histopathological evaluation of dental pulp of primary teeth pulpotomized with formocresol with/without a capping agent: A randomized clinical trial. J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent 2018;8:420-3
Oliadarani FK, Haghgoo R, Mashhadiabbas F, Kahvand M. Histopathological evaluation of dental pulp of primary teeth pulpotomized with formocresol with/without a capping agent: A randomized clinical trial. J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent [serial online] 2018 [cited 2022 Jan 18];8:420-3. Available from: https://www.jispcd.org/text.asp?2018/8/5/420/242871
Pulpotomy is defined as removal of the coronal pulp to preserve the vitality of radicular pulp. It is the treatment of choice for primary teeth with pulp involvement due to extensive caries.[1],[2] Pulpotomy is performed through three methods, namely, devitalization, preservation, and remineralization. Several materials are also used for pulpotomy of teeth.[3],[4],[5],[6] In devitalization, the coronal pulp tissue is removed and the coronal third of the radicular pulp is devitalized.[1] Formocresol is conventionally applied for pulpotomy of primary teeth using the devitalization method. After dental pulp devitalization by the use of formocresol, different materials may be used as pulp capping agents. Zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) is the most commonly used pulp capping agent following pulpotomy.[1]
Considering the significance of decreasing the treatment steps for children, treatment time can be shortened by not applying the pulp capping agent after using formocresol.
However, it is important that omitting of one step of the treatment (placing of conventional capping material, ZOE) does not damage to the dental pulp. Based on the related studies, placing of amalgam on the pulp does not generate undesirable reaction.[7],[8],[9]
A previous study evaluated the biocompatibility of high-copper amalgam, intermediate restorative material (IRM), mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), and MTA combined with chlorhexidine. The results showed that all these materials were well tolerated by the connective tissue.[7] An animal study evaluated and compared the biocompatibility of amalgam and gray and white MTA and revealed no significant difference among the three groups after 3 weeks.[8] Another animal study assessed the reaction of connective tissue to high-copper amalgam and ProRoot MTA and indicated that the connective tissue of rats well tolerated these materials.[9]
Thus, according to the results of the aforementioned animal studies (no human studies have been investigated reaction of pulp following pulpotomy with formocresol with and without zinc oxide coverage) showing no significant difference in pulp tissue response to high-copper amalgam, IRM, and white and gray MTA, it may be presumed that amalgam may be applied directly after removing the coronal pulp without the application of ZOE. Based on literature,[7],[8],[9] the efficacy of this method has not been tested in human studies.
This study aimed to histopathologically assess the pulp of primary teeth following pulpotomy with formocresol with/without the use of pulp capping agents.
Design of this study was parallel. This split-mouth clinical trial was conducted between March and June 2017 on eight pairs of primary canine teeth scheduled for extraction as part of orthodontic treatment (the reason for choosing a canine as sample size was that the canine that goes out of the orthodontic treatment process can be completely healthy). This sample size was selected based on pilot study (this pilot study was conducted for sample determination and has not been published), and considering this study was done as split mouth one, statistical consultant defined this sample size. This study was approved in Ethics Committee of Shahed University and its approval number is Shahed.REC.1394.25.
These teeth were sound and the children were systemically healthy and had no contraindication for anesthesia. The children were 7–8 years old and three of them were male and five were female. After obtaining written informed consent from the parents, dental treatments were performed. In this triple randomized clinical trial (participants, care providers, and those assessing outcomes), the samples were randomly (using a coin) sorted into two groups. Randomization was done using a coin by a person who was blinded to the study design and each side of the coin identified a group. In each patient, canine teeth were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, anesthesia was induced and pulpotomy was performed using diamond fissure bur. A cotton pellet dipped in formocresol was then placed in the pulp chamber and removed after 5 min. The cavity was then restored with amalgam (SDI, USA). In the control group, anesthesia was induced and pulpotomy was performed using a diamond fissure bur. A cotton pellet dipped in formocresol was then placed in the pulp chamber and removed after 5 min. Next, ZOE paste was applied in the cavity followed by amalgam restoration. All the procedures were done by a pedodontist. After 1 month, the teeth in the two groups were extracted, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and prepared for histological analysis. Inflammation grading was evaluated as follows: inflammation<10%: no infl ammation; 10%–30%: mild infl ammation; 30%–50%: moderate infl ammation; >50%: severe infl ammation, vitality, internal resorption, bleeding, presence of osteoclasts and dentinoclasts, and internal regeneration were assessed.[10] Data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test and Fisher's exact test. The statistical analysis software was IBM Corp. Released 2016. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 16 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY).
This split-mouth clinical trial was performed on eight pairs of primary canine teeth scheduled for extraction for orthodontic reasons.
The children who participated in this study were 7–8 years old.
As this study was done as split-mouth design, eight teeth in eight participants were received intended treatment.
[Figure 1] and [Figure 2] show the pulp reaction in the two groups of with and without the capping agent (×100 magnification).
Figure 1: Experimental group (without capping)
Figure 2: Control group with capping
The two groups were not significantly different in terms of the grade of inflammation [Wilcoxon signed-rank test, P = 0.785, [Table 1].
Table 1: Mild and moderate and severe inflammation of teeth after formocresol pulpotomy with and without capping (×100 magnification)
McNemar test showed no significant difference between the two groups in terms of pulp vitality (P = 0.625).
McNemar test found no significant difference between the two groups in terms of internal resorption [P = 0.250, [Table 2].
Table 2: Internal resorption of teeth after formocresol pulpotomy with and without capping (×100 magnification)
McNemar test showed no significant difference between the two groups regarding the presence of osteoclasts and dentinoclasts [P = 0.625, [Table 3].
Table 3: Presence of osteoclasts and dentinoclasts of teeth after formocresol pulpotomy with and without capping (×100 magnification)
McNemar test found no significant difference regarding internal regeneration in the two groups (P = 0.625).
Pulpotomy is the treatment of choice for primary teeth with pulp involvement due to extensive carious lesions.[1],[2] Formocresol is commonly used for pulpotomy of primary teeth through devitalization of dental pulp. After devitalization of dental pulp with formocresol, several materials can be used for capping of the remaining pulp tissue. ZOE is the most commonly used capping agent.[1] Considering the significance of the reduction of treatment steps for children, it seems that if the pulp capping step after application of formocresol is eliminated, the duration of treatment would decrease. This is particularly important in pediatric dentistry.
This study histopathologically assessed the dental pulp of primary teeth following pulpotomy with formocresol with/without the application of capping agent. Based on the results of this study, there was no significant difference in terms of inflammation, vitality, internal resorption, and bleeding between the two groups. Furthermore, the presence of osteoclasts and dentinoclasts and internal regeneration did not have any significant difference in two groups. Dentinal bridge did not form in any group.
Search of the literatures showed that no human studies were performed in this field to compare that results with this study. Sumer et al., in an animal study, evaluated the connective tissue response to amalgam, IRM, MTA, and MTA combined with chlorhexidine. They reported weak inflammatory response to these materials after 15, 30, and 60 days. The materials had been surrounded by fibrous connective tissue, which indicates that they were well tolerated by the tissue.[7] Their findings confirm our results, showing no severe inflammatory reaction of the connective tissue to amalgam, although our study was conducted on human teeth. Shahi et al., in an animal study, evaluated the biocompatibility of white and gray MTA and amalgam when applied on the connective tissue of rats. They found no significant difference in this respect among the groups after 3 weeks. Their findings were in agreement with ours.[8] Yaltirik et al. assessed the effect of ProRoot MTA and amalgam on the connective tissue in a 3-month period and demonstrated that the connective tissue well tolerated them in the 3-month period.[9] This study was conducted during a 4-week period and the results showed no significant difference in pulp reaction between the two groups. Shahi et al. evaluated the effect of white and gray MTA and amalgam on the connective tissue of rats after 3 days and 1 and 3 weeks and found no significant difference among the three materials at the end of the 3rd week. However, white and gray MTA was superior in terms of biocompatibility at 3 days and 1 week, respectively.[8]
The present study evaluated changes in dental pulp following pulpotomy without the application of capping agent, and based on the positive results of this study, one of the stages of treatment can be reduced, which is very important for pediatric dentistry, and this is the strength of this study. Furthermore, ZOE, which has undesirable taste, especially for children, is eliminated.
This study was conducted on eight pairs of primary canine teeth scheduled for extraction in the process of orthodontic treatment. One of the limitations of this study was finding the teeth scheduled for extraction and be healthy.
According to animal studies, amalgam is well tolerated by the connective tissue.[7],[8],[9] Thus, no adverse reaction such as inflammation or internal resorption should be expected after pulpotomy without the application of ZOE on the remaining pulpal connective tissue.
Hence, according to the above, the results of this study seem to be reasonable.
The current study evaluated changes in dental pulp following pulpal devitalization with formocresol with/without the application of capping agent histopathologically. Future studies are recommended to do similar assessments using other materials (such as polycarboxylate) and techniques (such as electrosurgery).
Furthermore, it is recommended to comparison of clinical and radiographic success rates of devitalization pulpotomy with and without application of capping agents.
According to the results of this study, primary teeth can be restored without the application of ZOE following pulpotomy with formocresol.
Vargas KG, Fuks AB, Peterz B. Pulpotomy technique: Cervical (traditional) and partial. In: Fuks AB, Peterz B, editors. Pediatric Endodontics. 1st ed., Ch. 5. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2016. p. 54.
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Similar to content co-creation, collaborative localization (aka co-localization) has to make digital globalization leaders more agile and keep them focused on getting the balance right between velocity and control. The ultimate objective should be to accelerate content deployment internationally, while maintaining accuracy and relevance locally. Therefore, co-localization should not create (more) silos and should strengthen the overall digital globalization framework. It must also be clearly defined and outlined to work around pitfalls that often come up with uncontrolled approaches, leveraging crowdsourcing as a full-scope substitute rather than a case-by-case accelerator.
Profiling co-localizers—They may be colleagues, associates, contractors, users, customers, suppliers, partners, and even influencers. Regardless of their role or background, selected co-localizers should be detail-oriented and embrace the value of local experiences through customer centricity. This implies living in the target market and speaking to local customers linguistically, culturally, and functionally—but without having to be language experts or culture gurus. Most importantly, they must participate in the localization supply chain in a natural way. Co-localizers should be able to localize content on their own or to contribute to existing projects objectively, as well as help ideate local content adaptation. Their contribution may also be focused on local content provisioning and seeding across international markets by tapping into their invaluable perspective on local relevance. The closer they are to content consumers, the better.
Co-localizing within globalizing organizations—If localization is resourced and managed mostly in-house, globalization leaders should organize co-localization based on business roles, responsibilities, and skills, as well as according to global, regional, and local levels. For example, product marketing content may be initially localized by local marketing associates prior to being refined by dedicated localization teams. Similarly, such content may be localized by these teams and subsequently go to local marketing leaders for testing and enrichment. Localization rules and guidelines are crucial to avoid conflicting views and compromised quality. Similar to content co-creation, effective co-localization must be subject to alignment and control to minimize subjectivity and preferential dependencies. Only customer preferences and aspirations matter.
Co-localizing with third parties—A number of globalizing organizations rely on external suppliers or partners to help plan, manage, and execute digital globalization and localization. It may be justified to address staffing constraints or to be more dedicated to core business priorities. It also might make sense to involve "neutral" localization resources in the process as they can share their perspectives and concentrate on objectivity. Third parties with strong local expertise and roots can make a real difference. To make co-localization happen safely, it should be well-targeted, specifically when it comes to creative and narrative content in which terms, tones, and thoughts play out. At least two collaborative steps should be incorporated in the process, first to localize the source content and then to screen localized content after internal reviews are completed. This should replace any unnecessary back and forth. The final screening should be a value-adding final touch to maintain content integrity.
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Triple Talaq violates right to equality, says Allahabad High Court
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Even as the legal validity of triple talaq will be examined by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court on May 11, the Allahabad High Court has made some important observations on the issue.
According to media reports, the High Court has said that any personal law does not give license to violate fundamental rights, in this case the right to equality enjoyed by women. It observed that personal laws of any community were not above the constitution. It pointed out that husbands in the Muslim community could not annul the marriage contracts unilaterally. "No fatwa can be contrary to someone's rights," the court said, according to ANI.
The observations were made in a High Court's judgment that came out in public domain on May 9. The verdict did not entertain a man's plea for quashing a criminal case filed against him by his wife. The wife alleged that the man had divorced her (through triple talaq) for failing to meet dowry demands.
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Tornedalsloppet is an annual ski marathon held in Övertorneå, Sweden. Held since 1968, Tornedalsloppet is among the older long-distance ski-races in Sweden and the only one which commences in the Arctic Circle and finishes south of it. Traditionally two different races are held, one 45 km for adults aged 21–65 and one 23 km, for young adults aged 17–20. Since 2006 the race had formally been one of the four locations of the FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup, a series which includes the Tornedalsloppet, the Holmenkollen Skimaraton in Norway, the Fossavatn Ski Marathon in Iceland and Oulun Tervahiihto in Finland. The race is now usually the third race of the cup, held in late March or early April.

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'Defenders' Season 2 Spoilers: There Aren't Any
By James Grebey
Filed Under Entertainment, Daredevil, Disney, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Netflix, Streaming & The Punisher
The Defenders, Netflix and Marvel's highly anticipated team-up between the MCU's streaming heroes — Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist — was fairly underwhelming. So, while the various Defenders are gearing up for second and third seasons of their solo shows, don't expect a Defenders 2 anytime soon.
Jeph Loeb, the executive vice president of Marvel television, took part in a Reddit AMA on Thursday, and several Marvel fans asked questions about the future of The Defenders. One straight-up asked "Will The Defenders get a second season?" and Loeb gave a pretty clear answer.
"Not in the plans right now, but you never know!" he wrote, seemingly indicating that there isn't another season in the works at the moment. Perhaps more ominously, though, was Loeb's non-answer on the long-term fate of Netflix's Marvel shows.
"The Netflix corner of Marvel TV interests me deeply in many ways," one redditor asked. "I suppose the most pertinent question is, is there a 'plan' that culminates to something like the Defenders on that front, and is the longevity of those shows still high despite Disney's upcoming streaming service?"
"Stay tuned," is all Loeb responded.
The future of Netflix's Marvel shows is somewhat unclear. Luke Cage Season 2 premieres on June 22, and Iron First Season 2 and Daredevil Season 3 are both slotted to hit the streaming service in 2018. Netflix is also making a second season of The Punisher, though it's unknown when fans can expect that. After those shows though, there's nothing officially on the board, which wouldn't be a cause for concern if Disney wasn't also launching its own streaming service.
See, Disney owns Marvel, which means that any shows they'd make for their own streaming service would be entirely theirs — as would the profits. Disney has to share with Netflix the same way it needs to share with Hulu for Runaways and Freeform for Cloak and Dagger. There's no confirmation that Marvel plans on attempting to bring all its shows under the sole ownership of the House of Mouse, but it's well within the realm of possibility. Loeb's "stay tuned" doesn't exactly inspire confidence one way or another. All fans can do for now is exactly that: "stay tuned" while corporations plan out their financial and creative future.
But, hey, it ain't all looming corporate speak. Elsewhere in the AMA, Loeb strongly hinted that Iron Fist would be getting a more comics-accurate costume, telling one inquiring fan "You'll be very happy with Season 2 coming this year!"
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I hear ya. I suppose the only thing that argues that it's her nature is that it was a pretty selfless act to move to Forks for the sake of Renee's relationship. And that of course was before she knew Edward. It's an interesting thought that she would try to be selfless to be worthy of Edward, but I personally don't think that was the case. I think it was just her nature. I mean, I generally like Bella, and certainly her intentions were almost always good, but her inability to find any self-worth or voice her own needs etc. was virtually a personality disorder. If there existed a disorder in the DSM IV that was the polar opposite of narcissistic personality disorder, that would be her diagnosis.
Now Bella actions are predictable, in that she has a WIIFM (what's in it for me). Her behaviors alter to accommodate her obsession which is Edward. He is all consuming to her, which gives one the ability to see her next move way before she makes it. Even Nessie is a direct linear logic given her desire to please and accommodate Edward. The child of Edward is far more valuable than herself. The pattern that I follow to see how Bella will move is which direction is the most self destructive way to please Edward. Pretty sad but if you read the book again and look at what is next and ask yourself, "what's the most self destructive way to please Edward?" You'll see this.
Now for you all, given the concept of "self interest governs all," can you find the fundamental indicator for Edward?
When you combine these indicators you have the root of their relationship…nice tie in right?
I could have used your WIIFM concept on the Imprinting thread a few days ago...oh well.
As far as her selfless act of moving to Forks, what was the WIIFM motivation? Are you thinking that her desire was to please her mom? Making pleasing her mom, in effect, her obsession? Is Bella the sort of person that needs an obsession or someone to please all the time? And what about Edward, before he met Bella?
You know just last night reading Chosen in the House of Night series, theygave a possible explanation. The mother of Zoey is what I call anon-person, meaning they need someone else to have an identity. In the case of Bella her submissive care taking is a lessor form of this. She needs to needed so she can fulfill her role. She gives till it hurts. This is her nature and her WIIFM. does this help?
I think we are on the same page regarding Bella in this particular topic, Dark Knight. I really don't see her as being able to define herself without her relationships with other people. She had no real friends or love interests before Forks, her relationship with her mother defined her. After meeting Edward, it shifted to him defining her.
As for Edward, what defined him before Bella? That's what's most interesting to me, it's obvious he exists only for her after they meet. Her happiness is his WIIFM, IMO. But it's more he denies himself til it hurts, rather than give til it hurts.
Well done, well done indeed...may haappiness follow your quest of the heart...Their will be time to climb in his bedroom later as you two get to know each other better...have fun and don't do anything I wouldn't do.
Thank you Diane and DK for your kindness. But why would I want to do anything that you would do, DK? Just kidding!
And to make you ecstatic, DK, he barely resembles Edward. I do have some sense left in me after all.
"Plus que ma propre vie."
You go with your feelings if it doesn't work at least you will have fun. But, I do think Edward had something about him that I would have gone far too. But thats between us.
Haha. It's amazing the number of guys who seem to loathe poor Edward. I can't imagine why. heh. I guess they don't particularly like it when half the female population is apparently swooning over him. Silly jealous boys.


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Q: Logic definitions Is this accurate:
-Completeness is a property of a proof system / logical system. It says that if $\Gamma \vDash \phi \implies \Gamma \vdash \phi$ holds, the proof system is complete. In other words, "If we can show something is satisfied in all interpretations, then we can also write a syntactic proof of it." Otherwise it might be possible for something to be true but unreachable from our inference rules.
-Soundness is a property of a proof system / logical system. It says that if $\Gamma \vdash \phi \implies \Gamma \vDash \phi$ holds, the proof system is sound. In other words, "If we can write a proof of something, we can also show that it is true." Otherwise it might be possible to infer something false even if all our premises are true.
-Consistency is a property of a theory, or a set of assumptions / definitions that work with the logic.  A theory is consistent iff it is not possible to prove $p \land \lnot p$ for some statement $p$. The underlying logic system can still be sound and complete, but possibly give you false conclusions if your assumptions are inconsistent.
-A statement is satisfied if it evaluates to true under some interpretation.
-A statement is valid if it is always satisfied under every interpretation. It's unsatisfiable if it is never satisfied under any interpretation. It's contingent if it's sometimes satisfied, sometimes not, depending on the interpretation.

A: This is definitely on the right track, but there are some things worth noting.

Completeness is a property of a proof system / logical system. It says that if Γ⊨⟹Γ⊢ holds, the proof system is complete. In other words, "If we can show something is satisfied in all interpretations, then we can also write a syntactic proof of it." Otherwise it might be possible for something to be true but unreachable from our inference rules.

That's an accurate assessment of what completeness is and what it's a property of. But in the last sentence, replace true' with 'true in all interpreations that satisfy $\Gamma$'.

Soundness is a property of a proof system / logical system. It says that if Γ⊢⟹Γ⊨ holds, the proof system is sound. In other words, "If we can write a proof of something, we can also show that it is true." Otherwise it might be possible to infer something false even if all our premises are true.

Ditto. Replace false with 'false in some interpretation that satisfies $\Gamma$' and true with 'true in all interpretations that satisfy $\Gamma$'.

Consistency is a property of a theory, or a set of assumptions /
  definitions that work with the logic. A theory is consistent iff it is
  not possible to prove ∧¬ for some statement . The underlying
  logic system can still be sound and complete, but possibly give you
  false conclusions if your assumptions are inconsistent.

This is syntactic consistency, and is a correct definition (and you're right that it is a property of $\Gamma$ and not necessarily the underlying logic, in which the logical axioms are generally already shown to be consistent). We have to be careful about what 'false conclusions' means. (Non-logical) axioms can be consistent, but also false in a particular natural interpretation. For instance, most interesting first order theories (e.g. PA)  are incomplete in the sense that there are sentences that they can't prove or refute. In this case it would be consistent to take either the sentence or its negation as an additional axiom, but only one of these can be true in a given interpretation (for instance, in the case of PA, the interpretation we might care about is $\mathbb N$.)
When we consider an inconsistent $\Gamma,$ what happens on the semantic side is that there are no interpretations at all that satisfy $\Gamma$ (provided that the deductive system is sound).

A statement is satisfied if it evaluates to true under some interpretation.

Either 'a statement is satisfiable if it is true under some interpretation' or 'a statement is satisfied in a given interpretation if it is true in that interpretation.'

A statement is valid if it is always satisfied under every interpretation. It's unsatisfiable if it is never satisfied under any interpretation. It's contingent if it's sometimes satisfied, sometimes not, depending on the interpretation.

Yep.

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Republicans are gearing up to make an election crisis (theweek.com)
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If this election isn't close and the right legislatively cheats its way to "victory," I'll see you on the Supreme Court steps, placard in hand, along with what I'm guessing will be close to millions of my friends.
hubiestubert
"Well obviously if they're winning, they're cheating. I mean, look at how we managed 2016."
Peter von Nostrand
Well, they've already created a constitutional crisis, health care crisis, crisis in confidence, moral, ethical, legal crisis, ignoring an environmental crisis, foreign policy crisis, judicial crisis so might as well throw that on the pile.
Norquist Vagprobe
Yeah, well, Americans were warned that 2016 could be their last election if Trump wins, and yet 42% didn't bother to vote at all, and about 25% voted for Trump.
This is what you wanted, America. Choke on it.
crackizzle
Yeah I'm a former of this variety. Did I write this? I thought Fark wasn't my personal erotica site? Not that I want this to happen, just that it's my apocalypse 2020 finale pet theory....
/Voted Biden
//Enthusiastically!
///Blue Tsunami!
And they wont be put against the wall for it because attempted murder just like attempted fascism aint a real crime.
Catlenfell
Of all the people to fight for, they're fight for Trump
crackizzle: Yeah I'm a former of this variety. Did I write this? I thought Fark wasn't my personal erotica site? Not that I want this to happen, just that it's my apocalypse 2020 finale pet theory....
Doomer not former. Not preview is still best!!!
Ringshadow
I mean, yeah, that's what they do. They cheat to win to stay in power and stay rich and keep their friends rich. They suppress votes and gerrymander to win. IT IS WHAT THEY DO.
Professor_Doctor
That leads to the final part of the plan: Republicans will try to stop the count as soon as possible on Election Day, probably by midnight that night.
It is this part here and what follows that basically amounts to "and then Republicans perform literal magic."
I agree that the Republicans are definitely trying to suppress the votes, but I think the effort to stop early vote counting amounts more to just being the petty dicks that they are rather than part of an elaborate scheme. If they wanted the law changed to say that the counting has to stop at midnight, they should have submitted that as a bill and had the governor sign it. Most of their legal challenges now are appealing judges that have attempted to ease the issues that COVID has caused which they say circumvent their authority. Not that they wouldn't be hypocritical enough to try, but it puts them in a weird legal position to say that the state laws are sacrosanct and also that the state laws need to be arbitrarily ignored.
The Irresponsible Captain
Try it. see what happens.
Kubo: Go for it.
AkaDad
If they steal the election, America will burn. Millions of Americans will be taking unauthorized tours of the White House and all Trump properties.
lolmao500: And they wont be put against the wall for it because attempted murder just like attempted fascism aint a real crime.
I meant... attempted fascism unlike attempted murder aint a crime but it ought to be.
MusicMakeMyHeadPound
F*cking Justice Beerbro.
Say what you will about Gorsuch's stolen seat, at least he's got an IQ above room temperature.
spacechecker
Professor_Doctor: That leads to the final part of the plan: Republicans will try to stop the count as soon as possible on Election Day, probably by midnight that night.
Aww, you think they care about laws. How cute.
Do they give out Nobel prizes for attempted chemistry?
usahole
wilshire: Kubo: Go for it.
We tear them to pieces with our bare hands.
suebhoney
Catlenfell: Of all the people to fight for, they're fight for Trump
Trump is the convenient puppet, nothing more.
McConnell is fighting to keep minority tyranny forever.
AcneVulgaris
Tear gas and beatings for all!
The Irresponsible Captain: Try it. see what happens.
I'd like to see that, but the cynic in me says that Americans are too brainwashed and domesticated to do that, even in the face of blatant tyranny.
J_Kushner
(Stolen) elections have consequences.
If Trump & the GOPniks want to delegitimize the election & Constitution, who says we need to recognize either?
That's how countries split apart.
austerity101
jso2897: lolmao500: And they wont be put against the wall for it because attempted murder just like attempted fascism aint a real crime.
Attempted murder is a crime. So is conspiracy. You don't have to successfully pull something off to be a criminal.
quatchi
It is a really good albeit maddening read.
fta: "In effect, the GOP is saying that we absolutely must have a result on election night, two and a half months before the next inauguration, but it would be wrong to start counting ballots as they come in now"
Kavanaugh is already starting to lie his ass off.
DeJoy is doing his bit.
The plan is in place.
It's a soft coup.
TFA is right, I think, It may take millions in the streets to stop the madness.
Hopefully not but still...
spacechecker: Professor_Doctor: That leads to the final part of the plan: Republicans will try to stop the count as soon as possible on Election Day, probably by midnight that night.
Yes, thanks for the sterling contribution.
drewsclues
they picked the wrong president to try this. have you even heard him? he's out, he doesn't want to do it anymore.
AkaDad: If they steal the election, America will burn. Millions of Americans will be taking unauthorized tours of the White House and all Trump properties.
tut tut. I, Sir and/or Ma'am do NOT walk thru things that are on fire. I'm not a Republican.
Gearing up? They've been working hard on this for the last 34 months, and were laying groundwork for decades prior.
Purple_Urkle
Republicans need to stop resisting.
Flaming Yawn
The fire hoses come out to clean off the SCOTUS steps.
All the pieces are on the board, now the actual game begins.
contrapunctus
Riots on a level like nothing this country's ever seen.
If he doesn't vacate after losing, entire cities will be burned right down to the plumbing.
Calls for him to leave will increasingly come from within his own party.
He'll leave.
J_Kushner: (Stolen) elections have consequences.
Let's face it; the West Coast is essentially its own country already.
Mad_Radhu
Difficulty: Trump and Biden aren't the only two candidates on the ballots. Down ticket candidates will not stand for a halt to counting ballots if their races are close. Especially if you have a Secretary of State who is in a close race.
Plus, I'm not sure the military will be happy if ballots from soldiers go uncounted.
whosits_112
The thing is, how many elections had all states complete all voting at midnight? I'm sure few or none.
Hey Nurse!
Peter von Nostrand: Well, they've already created a constitutional crisis, health care crisis, crisis in confidence, moral, ethical, legal crisis, ignoring an environmental crisis, foreign policy crisis, judicial crisis so might as well throw that on the pile.
But all those crises are good and easy to win!
AcneVulgaris: Kubo: Go for it.
I've never owned a gun in my life. Not a half hour ago I was looking at rifles.
My mom, who only ever tries to see the good in anything, told me today she expects civil war 2 to break out if the GOP is allowed to steal the election, again, for a 3rd time. 2000, 2016 & 2020.
Never ever ever has my mom come anywhere near expressing this sort of an opinion. Both her and I have been gifted in seeing the way things are going to break. My 6th sense has kept me out of some major f*cking trouble my whole life, and it's been going off like fire alarm bells since the day RBG died.
I've made it very clear here, on fark, how scared I feel and i'm not an easily made fearful person. 2016 was the same. I knew before it was called trump would be declared winner, and I knew immediately we'd be f*cked. I wasn't wrong then and I hope like hell i'm wrong this time.
jaytkay
I've been saying this for a couple of months. Republicans will shut down counting on election night in states where Trump is ahead.
In Wisconsin, even the in-person early votes are absentee votes, requiring placing the ballot in a sealed envelope with two signatures (voter & witness) on the outside.
It's a perfect opportunity to disqualify those votes, by saying a signature does not precisely match the one on file.
Wisconsin absentee ballots are going to be nationally famous like Florida hanging chads.
Keizer_Ghidorah
Mad_Radhu: Difficulty: Trump and Biden aren't the only two candidates on the ballots. Down ticket candidates will not stand for a halt to counting ballots if their races are close. Especially if you have a Secretary of State who is in a close race.
Republicans won't care. We've seen many times they'll sacrifice each other and throw anyone under the bus for their own personal gains. Long as they can steal the election they can ignore everyone's vote.
WeedBong420
At this point, I see it as doubtful for really one reason.
It'd be bad for business.
That's it really.
Oh and mom also said if biden doesn't win she will NEVER pay federal taxes again. She said she'll open an escrow account and dump it all there and fight against ever paying it. My mom hasn't done an illegal thing in her life. Just espousing that statement is not in tune with my mom. For her to even say it is absolutely incredible just on its face.
quatchi:
"There will be blood." - Malcolm Nance on what the post election atmosphere in America is going to be like.
Any attempts to undermine the election results are going to awaken America's putrid taste for violence.
Imagine the violence of the Minneapolis riots with a crowd this size:
The GOP will eventually relent once they realize that the cost of continuing to support a low-rent loser like Trump in the face of unprecedented social unrest will not be worth it.
And furthermore,
Gyrony
What caliber does a placard use?
austerity101: jso2897: lolmao500: And they wont be put against the wall for it because attempted murder just like attempted fascism aint a real crime.
Yeah but I've never seen politicians being arrested for conspiracy to overthrow democracy. The entire GOP, their lawyers, fox news and OANN should be put under arrest for conspiracy to install a fascist state and all hanged by the neck.
Zaphod42
whosits_112: Professor_Doctor: That leads to the final part of the plan: Republicans will try to stop the count as soon as possible on Election Day, probably by midnight that night.
None. Exactly none. The result may be known before that based on lots of things, but none of them is the answer.
Ginnungagap42
DoBeDoBeLurk
I was with him right up until here: But this strategy depends on rank-and-file Democrats simply sitting and taking it. Furious outbreaks of mass popular protest have toppled tyrannical regimes many times in the past, from France in 1789, to most of Europe in 1848, to most of Eastern Europe in the early 1990s, to the Arab Spring in 2011, or the ongoing mass protests against the dictatorship in Belarus. (Not all of these turned out that well, but it proves the point.)
..when I detected another pro-Democrat Purge fantasy in progress.
This works really well as a tool to prevent anxiety, because if La Revolucion fails to show up on your doorstep with a gun and a Molotov for ya, you can just blame the lazy American public for not toppling the tyrannical regime - not that the author is even able to tell himself all these movements are successful.
I sat at home and told everyone on the internet I was ready to fight! Why didn't they come get me?
Our underclass is tired, and they still buy the fantasy that if they work harder things will get better. And many of them are like TFA writer - they think someone else will start the revolution for them and they can just join up. Toppling a regime isn't just a protest, that's a coup he's after. Not a few changes in laws - like what BLM has managed - but removing an entire administration. You need to start stockpiling weapons, forming cells and training NOW if you want to be ready for January 20th. November 4th is out of the question.
No, the GOP are betting that Democrats in power will sit still and take it, and disavow any protest, violence or property damage that happens to be done by the rank and file. And that probably we won't manage a political coup in the middle of multiple crises which include a farking pandemic. Evidence suggests this is a good bet to make.
If you zip right to a coup as the next logical step in this process, you get to feel justified sitting on your butt for anything less. Oh well. I voted. Until the coup shows up, what's on TV? It's a power fantasy that creates total stagnation and it's just sad.
GoldSpider
Author was touching himself and crying while typing that, 100%.
Zaphod42: whosits_112: Professor_Doctor: That leads to the final part of the plan: Republicans will try to stop the count as soon as possible on Election Day, probably by midnight that night.
And if they try to take it to court, that argument may sink them.
If it goes to the Supreme Court, I can only see Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett going along with thr GOP. I don't think Gorsuch and Roberts would (though I could obviously be wrong).
thecatfish
I very much agree with what you said. If this does happen, a simple solution would be for states to start counting votes in the order received... the last to be counted being those cast on election day.
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