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The newest laptop from the brand is slim and powerful enough to handle heavy workloads.
Huawei's MateBook line includes some of the best and most reasonably priced laptops on the market.
It closely resembles Apple's MacBook Pro series in terms of appearance and aesthetic, but it outperforms comparably priced laptops in terms of pricing and specs.
We adored the MateBook X Pro from 2021. It has an eye-catching new emerald green finish and quick performance for handling heavy professional workloads.
The 2022 model, on the other hand, has a new semi-matte metallic covering, improves the laptop's wonky webcam placement, and receives an internal upgrade with a 12th-generation Intel CPU. Over the model from the previous year, that is a significant performance improvement.
The new semi-matte metallic finish is a bit of a fingerprint magnet
The Huawei MateBook X Pro's 2022 update has been put through its paces so that we can share our assessment with you. For a complete evaluation, keep reading.
Huawei Matebook X Pro: £1,699, Currys.co.uk
CPU: Intel Core i7 1260P
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe
Screen: 14.2in, 3120p x 2080p
Storage: 1TB SSD
Pros: Bright, rich display, sleek design, powerful performance
Cons: Expensive, average battery life
The Huawei MateBook X Pro is one of the greatest Windows laptops on the market. Although it costs a hefty £1,699 and is the closest thing to a Windows Macbook you'll find, its overall performance and luxuriously contrasty display show that it's more than just a basic knockoff laptop.
The 2022 Huawei MateBook X Pro pro is a real challenger to Apple's hegemony in the lightweight laptop market, and it offers better value for money than other models from Dell and Microsoft.
Display and audio
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 is the winner.
The 2022 Huawei MateBook X Pro's chassis isn't much that different from the one from the previous year. It is still a superbly made, small, magazine-thin device with minimum branding save from an Intel Evo label, covert venting, and a shallow, delightfully comfortable keyboard.
Huawei chose a matte finish this year rather than the glossy, beetle-shell shine of the emerald green 2021 model, which should appeal to users in the centre of the market.
The 3.1k display is physically larger than last year's model
The laptop was designed to open gracefully with a single finger, just like it could last year. The 2022 version is somewhat bigger and marginally lighter than the earlier iteration. To notice the change, you'd need to compare the touchpad and the laptop's bottom edge side by side.
You can see why the Huawei MateBook X Pro is still one of our top-rated laptops by opening it. The smooth 90Hz refresh rate and 3120 x 2080 resolution of the 14.2-inch display creates a realistic-looking sense of movement on-screen. Its high brightness prevents detail from being lost in the screen's darker areas, making it an excellent laptop for entertainment as well as for use in offices and during daylight hours, when dim screens might appear washed-out and pale.
The Huawei MateBook X Pro's screen has a 3:2 aspect ratio, making it roughly the same size and shape as an A4 piece of paper. For more useful tasks like online browsing and document editing, that is taller than the increasingly antiquated 16:9 widescreen display (the same one you have on your television).
The four front-firing speakers on the 2021 model astonished us because they produced powerful audio for such a tiny laptop. The 2022 version slightly improves on this by adding an additional pair of speakers that manage to create a deep, bassy sound without adding too much distortion. They are very clear in the voice range, which is advantageous for Zoom conversations and video conferencing.
The primary complaint raised against the Huawei MateBook X Pro last year was the webcam's unusual placement, which was hidden beneath a pop-up key on the keyboard, giving coworkers an ugly view straight up your nostrils during calls. This is fixed in the 2022 version, which gives you a less-alien-appearing presence in meetings by positioning the webcam above the screen where it belongs.
The pop-up keyboard webcam is no more. You can now log into Windows using your face
Although Huawei was able to do this without significantly expanding the screen's border, the camera still isn't very good. In low light, which for the UK is five months out of the year, the 720p resolution appears grainy and out of focus, but the audio quality is clear and sharp and is zhuzheed up by Huawei's fancy processing effects.
The most significant changes this year can be seen under the hood. The latest Intel Core i7 1260P processor, a power-efficient chip made for ultrathin portables, is used in the Huawei Matebook X Pro configuration that we evaluated. It is backed by 16GB of RAM. This has more than enough power to complete daily chores, manage memory-intensive Chrome tabs, and stream media.
Additionally, it provides a lot of performance headroom for tasks that require more, such as creative work that uses a lot of memory. Therefore, this portable laptop is well-suited for Adobe Creative Suite photo, video, and audio editing.
Although this is still a device focused on work, the energy-efficient CPU and integrated graphics chip aren't a great match for serious gaming, but they'll happily handle less graphically demanding titles. This laptop is unaffected by the occasional game of Football Manager or Minecraft, and when it does start working hard, the cooling system is typically silent and unobtrusive.
The chiclet keyboard is comfortable to type on for long periods
The MateBook X Pro has two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C connections on one side and another pair on the right. As a result of the loss of the older USB-A connector, an additional dongle is required to plug in some accessories, but it is sufficient to simultaneously fast charge the laptop and attach a display. Although Huawei supplies a USB-A adaptor in the package, if you want an HDMI connection or an SD card reader, you'll have to pay extra.
The Huawei MateBook X Pro can consume energy like it's at a buffet thanks to its brilliant, high-resolution display and 90Hz refresh rate. You'll get a solid seven to eight hours of use between charges if you keep the refresh rate set to the default 60Hz and pay attention to screen brightness.
At 1.26kg, the MateBook X Pro is as portable as ultrathin get
(Huawei)
That's fine if you frequently use your laptop close to a plug outlet, but for a truly portable device that can confidently make it across the Atlantic without shutting down over Greenland, the new Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 or the Dell XPS 15 in its non-OLED configuration are better choices in this price range.
The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 upgrade is a fantastic Windows notebook with a stunningly sharp, 90Hz display and top-tier performance. Along with modernizing the components surrounding the 12th generation Intel chip, Huawei has also addressed our greatest complaint with the previous model by moving the webcam to the top of the display.
However, the limited number of connectors is frustrating and makes attaching external devices like specialized webcams and microphones a hassle. At least the laptop has a dongle for HDMI, VGA, and USB-A connections.
Although the MateBook X Pro costs $1,699, we think it looks better than the smaller Dell XPS 13, which is £50 less expensive. Additionally, it boasts a better display than the £1,699 Surface Laptop 5, which has the same specifications. Even if you spent less, it would be difficult to find an ultralight Windows 11 laptop with this level of refinement.
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Cate Le Bon and Sam Lee at End Of The Road 2014 – review
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks at End Of The Road 2014 - review British Sea Power at End Of The Road 2014 - review Connan Mockasin at End Of The Road 2014 - review Gruff Rhys at End Of The Road 2014 - review The Flaming Lips at End Of The Road 2014 - review Yo La Tengo at End Of The Road 2014 - review Richard Thompson & Tinariwen at End Of The Road 2014 - review One of the highlights of Saturday so far is Cate Le Bon, performing with her three-piece band on the Garden Stage. The vast majority of the set is taken from last year's excellent Mug Museum, and that album's brittle, angular cuts like "I Can't Help You" are the most exciting of the show.
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One of the highlights of Saturday so far is Cate Le Bon, performing with her three-piece band on the Garden Stage. The vast majority of the set is taken from last year's excellent Mug Museum, and that album's brittle, angular cuts like "I Can't Help You" are the most exciting of the show.
"Sisters" in particular is a frenzy of aggressive guitar playing from Cate, mangling storms of harsh treble from her black Telecaster as H Hawkline provides the song's organ riff (though it was strangely inaudible in the mix today). Moving further away from her subdued, folky beginnings, there's even a thrashing motorik jam partway through the set.
Perfume Genius guests on vocals for Mug Museum's duet, "I Think I Knew", before the droning "Cuckoo Through The Walls" casts off those Nico comparisons while sounding very Velvets indeed. Still, Le Bon is steadily developing a sound very much her own, mixing, yet divorced from, folk, garage, pop and psychedelia.
Sam Lee draws a huge and devoted crowd to the Uncut Tipi Tent just after, performing his hand-collected traditional folk songs with a five-piece band. As anyone who has heard Sam will already know, however, this is no ordinary trad-folk set.
There's no guitar or accordion; instead, Lee is accompanied by violin, cello, trumpet, assorted global percussion, Jew's harp, a Japanese koto, and his own very lithe dancing, to the delight of the crowd.
"George Collins", a Hampshire tale concerning a sexually transmitted disease, is surprisingly the best-received song of the set, greeted by whoops from the excitable audience, who Lee dubs "wild but obedient… You're a very English crowd, you know!"
At the time of writing, this very modern folk hero is still being mobbed by fans at the side of the stage.
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As you are aware nominations for the position of Blind Citizens Australia President were called on June 10.
In accordance with the provisions of Clause 21.1.4 of the BCA Constitution, in a year where there will be elections for both the President and for other Directors, any election for the President must be held first.
In order to meet the election timeframe outlined in the Constitution, including the provision for sixty days' notice of the Annual General Meeting, nominations for the BCA President position were called on 10 June 2015, with nominations to be received close of business 5pm (EST) on Friday 3 July 2015.
As of close of business (5pm (EST) on Friday 3 July, one nomination was received. I can confirm that that nomination was valid, including a nominator and seconder both of who are Full Members of BCA as at 30 June 2014.
Given that only one nomination was received, it will not be necessary to hold an election.
As Company Secretary I declare the successful nominee, Emma Bennison, as President Elect. Emma will take over as BCA President at the conclusion of the 2015 BCA National Convention.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Emma and wish her all the best in her position as President of Blind Citizens Australia.


Idaho Chicken Ranch: Inlaws: Rodeo and Play!
The mutton-busting!! I love the mutton-busting!! None of my pix of the youngesters on the mad sheep were any good, but as much fun as the kids are, the dude with the herding dog came in a second close. As Carolyn said, that guy and that dog could have probably moved that pack o sheeps by the inch if they wanted!
We also went to see Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" at the Shakespeare Festival. "The Importance of Being Earnest" is my fave play ever, so I thought this one would be right up my alley, but I didn't find the writing or the performance nearly as tight. Still good fun though!
And good company! AND the amphitheatre is right by the Boise river, which lead to a mid-show visit by a curious skunk! Luckily he wandered off after a bit of exploration.


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EXCLUSIVE: Jason Bourne is coming back. Universal Pictures has begun making deals with Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass to reunite for their third film in The Bourne Identity series, sources tell me. This is an absolute stunner—and Universal would not comment nor would the reps—because Greengrass told Deadline as recently as last year that once the Bourne character regained his memory–that search formed the spine for the trilogy Damon starred in–there was no place else for the character to go creatively.
Well, they've figured it out. I'm told that the studio is so bullish on this that the intention is to make the re-team the next Bourne film to go into production to make the July 16, 2016 release slot that Universal had previously assigned to an untitled Bourne film. That would mean it would step in front of the spinoff sequel that is to reprise Jeremy Renner and be directed by Fast & Furious architect Justin Lin. That film, which began with the Tony Gilroy-directed The Bourne Legacy, remains in development. I thought that its premise—Renner plays one of several genetically altered assassins, all of whom are targeted for death—was smart and satisfying on its own. Universal intends to continue that series and to broaden its franchise base, much the way that Marvel cranks out superhero films. The Bourne Legacy was a good start to a new franchise, but Jason Bourne is a hard act to follow. Now, franchise hungry Universal has both of them. Lin can probably use the time, as he signed on to direct the second season of the HBO series True Detective.
I saw The Equalizer as it premiered in Toronto, and it reminded me of The Bourne Identity, in that both are sophisticated adult thriller franchises where the protagonists are capable of high action exploits, but they are not running around in spandex. Even though I could not get corroboration, I am confident enough to say that, probably very soon these deals will all be done and that fans will be pretty happy to have Bourne back.
Both Damon and Greengrass are perpetually busy. Damon next stars for Ridley Scott in The Martian, and Greengrass has several project percolating, most recently circling at Fox The Ballad of Richard Jewell, the story of the security guard at the Atlanta Olympics who uncovered a suspicious backpack and cleared the crowd away from a park before it exploded, only to be vilified as a possible terrorist in the advent of the 24 hour news cycle. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill are going to star in that one, and Captain Phillips' scribe Billy Ray has penned the script. Damon's repped by WME, Greengrass by CAA.
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So they ditched the plan to have a Damon vs. Renner movie after the Legacy sequel and are instead going to make an Ultimatum sequel? Okay...
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"Well they figured it out." I suppose that's code for "Universal offered Greengrass and Damon enough money to retire to a private island."
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I'm always up for more Jason Bourne! Sure the trilogy became fairly repetitive but I enjoyed the hell out of all three of them. I thought the trilogy was bookended well with Bourne waking up in the water in the beginning and
swimming away
at the end so a fourth Jason Bourne movie midgut seem a bit disconnected but if they find the right story I'll watch.
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Maybe they'll finally start following the books.
In the Bourne novels he was battling his nemesis, Carlos the Jackal. By the Bourne Ultimatum, David Webb was a teacher and had to revert to being Jason Bourne in order to deal with Carlos once and for all.
They could change the series nemesis to some fictional character and adapt from there.
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I enjoyed all of the original Bourne films and hated the Renner one. I'll take this over a Bourne Legacy sequel.
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The Bourne Trilogy is probably my favorite franchise of the last decade. I'm always up for more.
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Legacy could have been decent but ended up boring, so i'm happy to see that they have a good idea to bring back Bourne. I still kind of hope they have Renner's character meet up with Bourne.
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Legacy wasn't bad but the first 25 minutes were extremely dull. There was far too much time spent on what was actually a very simple setup for what should have been a lean 100 minute chase movie.
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Never thought we'd see the day. Damon sounded pretty adamant about being done. Glad they were able to swing this and bring back Greengrass as well.
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It better be hell of a story. And Julia Stiles better be cast too.
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I was figuring they'd put Renner and Damon together for a big team-up adventure. Two left-wing secret agents for the price of one ! Maybe this'll get that big boxed set with the UV codes out . It looks like even though Limon was the one who started it, this has essentially become Greengrass' franchise. I'm assuming Gilroy will write the script again.
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
When I watched The Bourne Legacy I honestly thought the whole storyline of traveling around the world looking for his medication was just going to be a minor subplot to a larger overall story. I was surprised to find out that it ended up being the main plot. The entire story they chose to tell should have been little more than a few minutes of the movie or some expository dialogue somewhere in the middle.
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I was disappointed to hear that Greengrass is going to direct it. I HATED his shakey-cam quick-cut fight scenes in the second Bourne movie. It was toned down a bit in the third one but still annoying. Much as I liked Damon in the Bourne movies — especially the first one — I'll probably pass on this new one.
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He directed the best(Supremacy) and 2nd best(Ultimatum) of the series so I'm fine with Greengrass. I guess I am the only person that has never been annoyed or bothered by shaky cam. I actually like it.
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He does it in moderation tho where I don't feel it's excessive. I think he knows how to capture it best having been a journalist. He's supposed to be writing this which will also be interesting to see.
I agree -- the second was way better and more cerebral than the first. Wasn't crazy about the shaky cam, but I didn't really mind it since it game the action scenes an authentic feel.
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I guess I am the only person that has never been annoyed or bothered by shaky cam. I actually like it.
I really have no problem with Greengrass' style of shaky cam. He usually uses it in a realistic and effective way. The shaky cam that REALLY annoys me is the found footage can't-even-make-out-what's-going-on shaky cam. Movies like Cloverfield are damn near unwatchable to me.
Greengrass uses shaky cam better than most directors, but I think I got seasick watching the dialogue scenes in Ultimatum. I don't think there's a locked off shot anywhere in that movie.
Let's hope Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner don't bump into each other at a restaurant.
In re-engaging with Universal to return to the Jason Bourne franchise with director Paul Greengrass after their contentious exit following 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum, Damon has put in jeopardy a planned follow-up to 2012's The Bourne Legacy that is set to star Renner and be directed by Justin Lin for a 2016 release.
Several sources say that if deals and a story idea can be worked out with Damon, 43, and Greengrass, 59 — no small feat considering both bailed over Greengrass' creative issues — Universal will proceed with a Bourne reunion and put the Renner reboot follow-up on the back burner. Greengrass and longtime editor Christopher Rouse are said to have settled on a strong concept that would return Damon to his most lucrative role. But it's unclear if Greengrass will prioritize writing and directing the Bourne project as Fox is deciding whether it will greenlight his planned movie about accused Olympics bomber Richard Jewell, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill.
Universal declined comment on the status of the Bourne franchise, but Frank Marshall, a producer on all the films, tells The Hollywood Reporter that the project starring Renner, 43, isn't dead. "That movie is moving forward," insists Marshall. "It's still in development. We're working to get a script as soon as possible." Marshall adds that because there are no deals with Damon or Greengrass, the strategy is to proceed with both projects simultaneously.
Damon's return for a fourth Bourne likely would be a boost for him and for the franchise. His third outing grossed $442.8 million worldwide and generated strong reviews, while the reboot starring Renner as a new character inhabiting the universe of the Robert Ludlum novels grossed a strong but not spectacular $276.1 million worldwide. Damon's recent films, including the 2013 sci-fi actioner Elysium, have failed to match either of those numbers.
Greengrass, who had a critical and commercial hit with last fall's Captain Phillips, and Damon are said to have mulled a return to Bourne for at least a year, with Greengrass feeling a particular ownership over the direction of the franchise he inherited for two films after Doug Liman's 2002 hit The Bourne Identity. Damon has said that he would only do another Bourne film if Greengrass directs.
But as with everything in Hollywood, studio politics could be in play. Greengrass has been negotiating to direct the Jewell picture, but sources say Fox's Jim Gianopulos has been deciding whether it's ready for a green light. That has lead to speculation that Greengrass' camp could be floating the Bourne return to force Fox's hand — or at least nudge Fox toward a decision. Greengrass also is developing several other projects.
Adding to the intrigue, Stacey Snider, who is in line to move from DreamWorks CEO to a big role at Fox later this year, has a great relationship with Greengrass (she also made his United 93 when she was at Universal) and presumably would want to have Greengrass' next film after Captain Phillips — if it's still in play when she arrives at the studio. Fox and Snider declined to comment.
The result is uncertainty over whether either project will be ready for the July 2016 release date Universal has staked out for an untitled Bourne movie. From Star Wars to Spider-Man to Universal's own monsters library, studios increasingly are trying to turn their franchises into "universes" that can support multiple standalone movies focusing on different characters. So perhaps a Damon-fronted Bourne movie can co-exist or even benefit from a separate movie starring Renner. Or Universal might choose to sideline its Renner movie to focus on the star and director that have delivered the most success.
Marshall, for one, thinks it's a win-win situation because he'll either have one or two Bourne movies in the pipeline. "We're on two tracks," he says. "And if this one [with Damon and Greengrass] comes together, great, but they're still just talking."
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So they're going for the Bourne Cinematic Universe?
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Matt Damon Confirms He's Reprising His Role as Jason Bourne
And you thought Matt Damon was done with the Bourne franchise!
After reports surfaced this summer claiming that the Hollywood star would not be reprising his role as Jason Bourne, it appears Damon has changed his mind.
E! News caught up with the actor and his close friend Ben Affleck Friday night as they celebrated season four of their resurrected passion project, Project Greenlight.
In between talking about their HBO series and their impressive muscles, Affleck (accidently?) revealed a big casting announcement.
"Well, [Damon's] going to be doing a Bourne movie next fall when I've just completely lost any semblance of physical fitness. So….," Affleck told E! News exclusively.
Did Affleck just say what we think he said? Oh yes, he did!
"Yes, next year," Damon responded to E! News when asked for clarification. "It'll be in 2016 when the movie will actually come out. [Director] Paul Greengrass is going to do another one and that's all I ever said. I just needed him to say yes."
There you have it, folks! Damon and Greengrass are reuniting for their third collaboration in the Bourne universe and the fifth film in the series overall. The big-screen hit, which has earned millions at the box office, was originally inspired by the novel series written by the late Robert Ludlum.
Late last year, fans received some tough news from Greengrass who revealed he had no interest in directing another Bourne movie.
"In the end I felt I had given it my all in two films I'm very proud of and didn't want to make another if I didn't believe it could be as good if not better," he told Deadline. "I couldn't come up with an idea, and the business reality of franchises is that when a studio has a Bourne, they're obliged to make one every couple of years. I discovered in my heart I didn't have another one in me."
He added, "The best thing was to move on, have someone else come in and make their mark on it."
Lucky for movie fans, there's nothing wrong with having a change of heart in Hollywood. Let the Bourne series continue!
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I'm sure Julia Styles will be happy for the work.
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Her and Julia Stiles for sure.
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UK Quarantines Travelers From Spain
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Britain abruptly imposed a two-week quarantine on all travelers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases, a dramatic and sudden reversal Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown.
The quarantine requirement was due to take effect at midnight (2300 GMT on Saturday), making it impossible for travelers to avoid it by rushing home.
The British Foreign Ministry also announced it was recommending against all but essential travel to mainland Spain, a move likely to prompt tour operators to cancel package holidays and trigger claims against insurers.
Spain's Canary and Balearic Islands were not covered by the advice to avoid travel to the mainland, but holidaymakers returning to Britain from the islands will still be subject to quarantine on return.
Britain's government urged employers to be "understanding" toward staff who are unable to return to their place of work for two weeks after they return from holiday.
Norway, France
The sudden British move followed steps this week by other European countries. On Friday, Norway said it would reimpose a 10-day quarantine requirement for people arriving from Spain beginning Saturday, while France advised people not to travel to Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia.
But the total collapse of tourism from Britain would have far more impact. Britain accounted for more than 20% of the foreign visitors to Spain last year, the largest group by nationality. Tourism normally accounts for 12% of Spain's economy.
Spain had been on a list of countries that the British government had said were safe for travelers to visit — meaning tourists returning home would not have to go into quarantine.
The announcement of such lists just weeks ago had allowed Europe's tourism sector to begin its revival after the near total shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Responding to the British measures, Spain said Saturday that it was a safe country with localized, isolated and controlled outbreaks of the coronavirus.
FILE – Bathers enjoy the beach in Cadiz, Spain, July 24, 2020. With the coronavirus rebounding in parts of Spain, it appears that several regions have not adequately prepared to trace new infections.
A Spanish Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Spain "respects decisions of the United Kingdom" and was in touch with the authorities there.
The British move will affect not just Spain's tourism sector but also airlines and travel companies struggling to get back to business.
Britain's opposition Labour Party said the news was "deeply concerning" and called for support for British people affected.
'Tough blow'
Antonio Perez, the mayor of Benidorm, a resort on Spain's Costa Blanca that is hugely dependent on British tourists, called the move "another tough blow."
"We have suffered a lot this year, and then this happened. We thought that the British were going to come back, but this makes things harder for now," he said.
The pandemic hit Spain hard, with more than 290,000 cases and more than 28,000 deaths. It imposed very strict lockdown measures to contain the spread, gradually easing them earlier this summer.
But the last few weeks saw a surge of cases, forcing local lockdowns to be reimposed in some areas.
On Friday, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya told CNN that like many countries around the world that have managed to control the disease, Spain "has outbreaks, but the governments — both national and regional — are working to isolate cases as soon as they appear."
The Catalonia region reported 1,493 new coronavirus cases and three deaths Saturday. The regional government has urged residents of Barcelona to stay at home, and it ordered all discos to shut beginning Saturday for the next 15 days.
Britain has been hit harder by the pandemic than any other country in Europe, with more than 328,000 cases and an official death toll of more than 45,600.
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HGTV star Nicole Curtis sues over property ownership dispute in Detroit
By: WXYZ Staff
HGTV "Rehab Addict" star Nicole Curtis is suing the Detroit Land Bank after a lengthy dispute over property ownership.
The Detroit Land Bank is the largest property owner in the city of Detroit with tens of thousands of homes to demolish or try to sell.
The Land Bank has overseen programs to remove thousands of blighted homes as well as programs to help Detroiters in danger of foreclosure stay in their homes, but over the years there has been a lot of controversy over how the Land Bank has used its authority.
Curtis says she doesn't understand why the Land Bank spent so much time and money disputing a vacant property she thought she owned.
The Detroit Land Bank says Curtis was never the legal owner of the house, they became the owners before she did.
"They never paid the taxes, I did. They never insured it, I did. They never mowed the lawn, I did," says Curtis.
The native Michigander has made a career of saving and renovating historic homes. Many of those homes in and around Detroit.
Back in 2017, she bought a home from Jerome and Joyce Cauley for $17,000.
"We did a title search and there were liens for back taxes and water, all the normal things," says Curtis. She says the title company did not find any other claims to ownership at that time.
But, the Detroit Land Bank says in 2017 they sued the Cauleys for legal ownership under a nuisance abatement program because the home was in disrepair. The DLBA says they won the lawsuit, thereby assuming ownership before Curtis completed the purchase from the Cauleys.
In a statement, the Detroit Land Bank says they discovered the invalid deed in 2018 and "tried to reach a resolution that would allow Detroit renovations to move forward with renovation."
"Ms. Curtis was offered multiple opportunities to sign an agreement with the DLBA to rehab and take possession of the property, however she declined. Ultimately, the matter was resolved when the DLBA filed a lawsuit to quiet title."
Curtis says she presented counter offers they didn't accept and that their resolution would require her to renovate the home in six months, which is unreasonable considering the scope of the project and the speed at which certain services in the city move.
"I really do want to see the land bank work, but it's not working. They are throwing these contracts out to people that they have to restore a house like this in 6 months. I can't get a water meter appointment in under 3 months," says Curtis, adding that she's been on a waitlist for an appointment since December.
The land bank sued Curtis's company for possession of the home and then put it on the market for $40,000.
Saying in a statement:
"The DLBA's goal is to sell the property to someone committed to renovating it, removing this blight from the neighborhood."
Curtis says she wanted to renovate this home and still wants to renovate it, but she doesn't want to spend another $40k to buy a home she already bought.
"We own a lot of properties here, we've supported the land bank for years," says Curtis. She renovated another home just a few doors down the street.
This week, she filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Land Bank, to get the money back she invested.
The Detroit Land Bank says she should have been more careful before she made the purchase from someone who no longer owned the home. The Detroit Land Bank also says she could have signed their contract and kept the house.
Curtis says many of their homes sit on the market waiting to be bought for so long, they have to be demolished. She says she doesn't understand why they would spend so much time and money fighting with her when she has a track record of saving homes in Detroit.
"The land bank wants to make it like I'm making them a villain. And the truth is … they are villains. They bully people. They bullied me and I've been in this business a long time," says Curtis.
The Detroit Land Bank says they currently have 17,000 homes in their inventory to demolish or put on the market to sell.
This article was written by Jennifer Ann Wilson for WXYZ.


I don't know about you but lately I've been feeling blooming freezing and just can't seem to get a heat in me. I've been craving wholesome hearty food to try and warm me up so thought I'd make myself some tasty homemade soup. I must admit I'm a pest for buying tinned soup from the supermarket and I know I shouldn't as it's expensive compared to making your own at home. I'm not really that confident when it comes to cooking which is why I often don't even try. I'd quite like to change that this year and at least give some new recipes a go. It'll spice up our regular meals anyway and who knows there might just be a new favourite waiting to be found.
Last year saw us Brits embrace a number of health food trends, from spiralizing to sprouting, juicing to fermenting - however in 2016 it's all about 'souping', according to research by Knorr. In a recent survey carried out by Knorr did you know the most popular source of inspiration for homemade soup recipes is cook books (42%), followed by food websites and blogs (33%) and family and friends (27%), with Facebook being the most popular social media channel to find recipe inspiration (11%). I do tend to look at some of the recipes people post on blogs and Facebook but tend to shy away from cook books due to being a bit complex for me.
Anyway on to the Simple Carrot & Potato Soup. I've called it simple because you literally need hardly any ingredients to make it plus if I can do it so can you!
1. Fill your kettle and boil (enough for 800ml).
2. Pre-heat some oil in a big pot then chop your onion and add to the pot.
3. Once onions are soft add 800ml boiling water to your pot, then crumble in your 2 Knorr Vegetable Stock Cubes. Stir until dissolved.
4. Peel, chop and dice your carrots then add them to your pot. Do the same for your potatoes as well, dicing them into small cube ish shapes if you can. I've said 4 large potatoes and by this I mean not quite the size of baking potatoes but the size down if that make sense. If you haven't got them then 2 large baking potatoes will do the trick just as well.
5. Give everything a stir then add some salt and black pepper before leaving to simmer for 20-25 minutes until the veg is soft.
6. When the veg is soft take a potato masher and roughly mash up the veg. I like to leave mine a little lumpy as I prefer my soup thicker instead of blended. You do whatever you like though of course.
7. If you want to you can always add in some cooked diced bacon to add an extra something to your soup. It's not essential of course but I added it to mine and it was very tasty.
So there you go, tasty wholesome hot hearty food for keeping you warm on these freezing winter days and how simple was the recipe? Easy enough wasn't it. You'll have enough soup for lunch straight away and you can put the rest in the fridge for later or even freeze if you prefer.
2 comments on "Recipe: Simple Carrot and Potato Soup"
It was super tasty when I had it for lunch today Lisa :) Can't wait to have some again tomorrow.
I know it's freezing right!?


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US-Based Historical Studies of Sports and the Academe of Japan and China
Kohei Kawashima*, Geng Zuo
スポーツ科学部
This overview, based on the categorization by Mark Dyreson at Pennsylvania State University of researchers into "historians of sports" and "sports historians" reveals that, in the United States, a close relationship between the two groups that originated in the 1970s is now facing a critical moment. In Japan, both groups have maintained a steady relationship since the 1980s, while historians of sports have taken a leading position as reflected in their dominant role in writing the Japan Journal of Sport History (JJSH)'s articles. In China, a gradual shift to sport history seems to be taking place, as its academia, having started from the orthodox historical discipline, is currently giving ground to social and natural sciences. It is high time for scholars of the United States, Japan, and China to meet together in one place to look back on their pasts and carve out new horizons. This is an important step in developing a global history of sports.
Journal of sport history
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Historical Study Arts & Humanities 100%
Japan Social Sciences 74%
Sports Social Sciences 72%
China Arts & Humanities 71%
Sport History Arts & Humanities 71%
historian Social Sciences 50%
Global History Arts & Humanities 29%
history Social Sciences 27%
Kawashima, K., & Zuo, G. (2021). US-Based Historical Studies of Sports and the Academe of Japan and China. Journal of sport history, 48(3), 329-344.
US-Based Historical Studies of Sports and the Academe of Japan and China. / Kawashima, Kohei; Zuo, Geng.
In: Journal of sport history, Vol. 48, No. 3, 09.2021, p. 329-344.
Kawashima, K & Zuo, G 2021, 'US-Based Historical Studies of Sports and the Academe of Japan and China', Journal of sport history, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 329-344.
Kawashima K, Zuo G. US-Based Historical Studies of Sports and the Academe of Japan and China. Journal of sport history. 2021 9月;48(3):329-344.
Kawashima, Kohei ; Zuo, Geng. / US-Based Historical Studies of Sports and the Academe of Japan and China. In: Journal of sport history. 2021 ; Vol. 48, No. 3. pp. 329-344.
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Clusia amazonica  es una especie de planta con flor en la familia de las clusiáceas. Está estrechamente relacionada con Clusia penduliflora de la cual se distingue, tentativamente, por tener las inflorescencias más abiertas y las flores con menos estambres. El hábito escandente es raro en el género.

Descripción
Son epífitas, típicamente escandentes, las ramas largas, péndulas, con ramitas laterales decusadas, ramitas y pedúnculos con epidermis rojiza exfoliante, el látex claro. Las hojas elípticas, de 14–19 cm de largo y 6–8 cm de ancho, el ápice agudo a acuminado, con la base aguda, nervios laterales 3 o 4 por cm; los pecíolos de 1–3 cm de largo. Las inflorescencias son péndulas, abiertamente ramificadas, de 8 cm de largo; con yemas de 5 mm de largo; pétalos cremas; estambres 25–30, casi sésiles; ovario rodeado por 4 o 5 estaminodios con aspecto de estambres, estigmas 5, más o menos sésiles. El fruto es ovoide, de 2.5–3 cm de largo y  2 cm de ancho, verde a verde rojizo.

Distribución y hábitat
Conocida en Nicaragua por una colección (Moreno 27239), se encuentra en los bosques muy húmedos ribereños, Río San Juan; a una altura de 120 metros; fructifica en febrero; desde Nicaragua a Panamá y noroeste de Sudamérica en Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana y Brasil.

Taxonomía
Clusia amazonica fue descrita por Planch. & Triana y publicado en Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4 13: 358. 1860.
Etimología
Clusia: nombre genérico otorgado en honor del botánico Carolus Clusius.

amazonica: epíteto geográfico que alude a su localización en la Cuenca del Amazonas.
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 Clusia oedematopoidea  Maguire

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Flora de América del Sur continental
Flora de Sudamérica occidental

Flora del norte de Sudamérica
Flora de Brasil
Plantas epifitas
Plantas descritas en 1860
Flora de América Central
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Dare To Choose! - ELLES LOHUIS Ph.D.
I was sipping my coffee this morning, reflecting on the first month of the New Year and asking myself 'what do I really need right now'. I got the answer – as always 😊 – and now I'm following through.
I've decided to quit social media – Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn – until the first day of Spring to focus on new creations that have been inside of me for too long.
The only social media I will be using is Instagram where I will be posting the daily 'The Wisdom Of Women' contemplations that are part of my book to come – do come over to get inspired.
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Former Wash., Idaho ITT Tech students to receive money in student loan settlement
Wash. AG Bob Ferguson announced the details of the settlement for former Washington students on Friday, while Idaho's AG made an announcement Monday.
Author: Ian Smay
Published: 12:53 PM PDT June 17, 2019
Editor's Note: The above video is a report from 2016 on a local college assisting ITT Tech students in finishing their degrees.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on Friday that 538 former ITT Technical Institute students in the state would receive a total of $5.1 million after a settlement with a student loan vendor.
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced on Monday that his office reached an agreement to pay 215 former ITT Technical Institute students in the state a total of $1.86 million.
According to a release from Wasden, the settlement involves 43 states and the District of Columbia. Idaho's settlement is one of many that will result in more than $168 million in debt relief for former ITT Tech students, Wasden said.
In his announcement, the Idaho OAG said students were subjected to abusive lending practices by Student CU Connect, or CUSO, which provided loans to cover ITT Tech students' tuition costs.
"ITT Tech subjected students to abusive lending practices and this settlement is a step toward fixing those transgressions," Wasden said. "This settlement will provide relief to hundreds of Idahoans who attended ITT Tech and took on debts for a questionable education they could not repay nor discharge."
RELATED: Online university steps up to help ITT Tech students
Wadsen's office alleged that ITT Tech offered its students temporary credit upon enrollment to cover any expenses not covered by federal student aid and that CUSO was aware of this practice. The loan was required to be repaid before the next academic year, and the Idaho OAG said ITT Tech and CUSO "knew or should have known that most students would not be able to repay the credit when it became due."
Then, when students could not repay the debt, ITT Tech would pressure students into taking loans with high interest rates from CUSO, Wadsen said. Students said they thought the credit was not due until six months after graduation, according to the announcement.
Students were under even more pressure to accept the loans to stay at ITT Tech because credits from the institution were not accepted by most other schools, Wadsen said.
Both ITT Tech and CUSO didn't inform students of the credit's true repayment cost until after the credit became a loan, Wadsen said. The loans currently have a projected default rate exceeding 90 percent, according to Wadsen.
CUSO will not collect outstanding loan debts as part of the settlement, Wadsen said. He added that CUSO "was organized for the sole purpose of providing the ITT loans," and will cease doing business.
CUSO will also provide credit reporting agencies with updated information on those affected by the settlement, Wadsen said. Those eligible for the settlement will receive notice via email, according to the Idaho OAG.
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Romanian ATM Skimmers Arrested
http://www.diicot.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=333:comunicat-de-presa-27052010&catid=38:mass-media&Itemid=81
27.05.2010 05/27/2010
Prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism - Craiova Territorial Service investigating several people in terms of offense establishing a criminal organization, without the right access to a computer system, availability of computer data, possession of equipment payment instruments for counterfeiting, forgery of an electronic payment instrument and circulation of counterfeit payment instruments.
In fact, Note that the radius of Dolj County was formed an organized criminal group, with branches in Olt county and city Bucharest, specializing in computer crime offenses committed.
Electronics of skimming equipment were made especially in Chisinau and Bucharest Municipality mechanical components were made in Craiova, where parties make and assemble electronic and mechanical devices obtained were then sold to others or used by group members, especially in Italy.
On May 27, 2010, under authorization obtained by prosecutors DIICOT Is carried out searches at home in 38 buildings in Craiova, Jud. River (three buildings) and Bucharest Municipality (6 buildings).
At the headquarters D.I.I.C.O.T. Craiova Territorial Service will be led 20 people to interview.
Researches were carried out with police officers in BCCO Craiova BCCO Bucharest DCCO - SCCI and employees of the Romanian Gendarmerie and spirit.
http://www.diicot.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=334:comunicat-de-presa2-27052010&catid=38:mass-media&Itemid=81
Prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism - Territorial Service Brasov seven defendants investigated for committing the crime of belonging to an organized criminal group in Criminal through computer systems and networks - has the equipment to counterfeit payment instruments electronic payment instruments, electronic forgery, attempted to carry out financial transactions fraudulently and blackmail.
In fact, it holds that, in early 2010, defendants Badila Mariean Aurel ink Lucian Marius Ciurea, Bularca Mircea Dumitru Constantin Teslaru Jones and Valentine have joined an organized criminal group, previously established, which acted in Romania and Italy, in order to obtain substantial amounts of money by using equipment for forging electronic payment instruments, the method used was skimming the site and withdraw money from accounts with credit cards clones.
In Romania were made or acquired devices used to perform electronic assemblies or reading data recorded on magnetic tape copy bank cards, such as "mouth of ATM and software used for the same purpose, and falsifying bank cards, such as" Exeba .
Artisanal equipment made in Italy were to be transported, installed ATMs, and after copying data from cards cloned and used to withdraw sums of money by members of the group.
Defendant charged Ţinteşan Calvin Note that, in late January 2010, amid problems with the registration of a car by exerting violence and threats of injured parties, won the amount of 3000 euros, the money is split with other members group.
In April 2010 and on May 25, 2010, under authorization obtained by prosecutors DIICOT Were carried out 17 searches in domiciliary buildings in Brasov, Constanta and Hateg, Hunedoara, during which totaled computers and equipment for counterfeiting credit cards, two firearms, side arms and risk drugs - hashish .
Prosecutors D.I.I.C.O.T. Brasov Territorial Service ordered 24-hour detention of defendants ink Lucian Marius Ciurea, Bularcă Mircea Dumitru Teslaru Ţinteşean Valentine and Calvin and proposed court for their arrest for 29 days and failing to arrest indicted Badila Aurel Constantin Mariean and Eugene, for 30 days.
In that case, on 17.04.2010, have ordered arrest of the other four defendants, members of the group, to form an organized criminal group, possession of equipment for counterfeiting and extortion of payment instruments.
Researches were carried out with technical support and Intelligence officers with police officers in BCCO Alba BCCO Constanta, Brasov and IPJ BCCO Brasov and employees of the Romanian Gendarmerie.
Research continues to documenting all criminal activities and criminal accountability of all participants.
Prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism - Bacau Territorial Service ordered 24-hour detention of defendants Aaron Alexander, Edward Mazilu, Buta navigate, Farcas Johnny, Daiciu Alexander Nechifor Cornelius, Costel, and Antonache Mihai-Cristian Gafton Gabriel for offenses setting up an organized criminal group in Criminal through computer systems and networks.
In fact, notes that in 2009, defendant Aaron Alexander as leader, was indicted along with others, a criminal organization, with cross-border, specializes in manufacturing handicraft, marketing and operation of media devices to defraud electronic payment, unauthorized copying and transmitting data identification cards belonging mainly to foreigners, making fraudulent financial transactions in the virtual environment by using identification data cards for payment of services and the financial operation through fraudulent cash withdrawals from ATMs.
Group members acted both in Romania and abroad, particularly in Germany, UK, USA and the Netherlands.
On May 26, 2010, under authorization obtained by prosecutors DIICOT Were carried out searches at home in 10 buildings in the counties of Bacau and Neamt, during which they were removed by skimming devices and parts, electronic components, computer systems, ATM casts of some holes, 1,000 phone cards, SIM cards 160 issued by different mobile companies.
Prosecutors D.I.I.C.O.T. Bacau Territorial Service ordered 24-hour detention of the eight defendants and the court suggested their arrest for 29 days.
Researches were carried out with technical support DGIPI and with police officers in BCCO Bacau, Iasi, Alba and Brasov S.I.R. the I.P.J. Bacau and I.P.J. German and Mobile Gendarmes grouping employees Bacau.


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Memorial Human Rights Centre: Kazan resident Marsel Gimaliev, charged with involvement in the banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner
Marsel Gimaliev, who is fighting to obtain official recognition for his disability after he suffered a fractured spine, faces life imprisonment
Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre
Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international criteria, considers Marsel Gimaliev a political prisoner. We believe his prosecution is politically motivated on account of the non-violent exercise of his rights to freedom of conscience, religion, speech and association and has been conducted for the purpose of maintaining and strengthening the authority of those in power. Memorial emphasizes that the health and life of Gimaliev, who suffers from a fractured spine, are in danger and calls for his immediate release.
Who is Marsel Gimaliev and what is he accused of?
In March 2017 15 alleged members of the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, that is banned in Russia, were detained in Kazan, according to security officials. Among them was Marsel Gimaliev.
A criminal case was opened against him for organisation of the activities of a terrorist group (Article 205.5, Part 1, of the Criminal Code) and aiding and abetting terrorist activities (Article 205.1, Part 1, of the Criminal Code). According to the investigators, Gimaliev twice held meetings at which he discussed political news and the situation of Muslims in the world with people who shared his views. He also participated in the organisation of football matches to attract new supporters. Moreover, he once collected at least 300 roubles from his students to pay for the printing of literature and hiring premises.
At the time of his arrest, Gimaliev tried to escape but fell from the fifth floor of a building and suffered several fractures to his spine, ribs and shins, as well as injuries to his internal organs. After he was discharged from hospital, he was placed under house arrest, while the others arrested along with him were taken into custody.
Gimaliev escaped from house arrest in November 2017. Two and a half years later, in February 2020, he was detained in Bryansk region and taken to Kazan where he was remanded in custody.
For many months now, Gimaliev has been struggling with the consequences of his injuries and has unsuccessfully sought the medical care to which he is legally entitled. Memorial Human Rights Centre is helping him with the paperwork to reinstate his disability status.
Why does Memorial consider Gimaliev a political prisoner?
Memorial Human Rights Centre has repeatedly stated its disagreement with the decision of the Supreme Court designating Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami a terrorist organisation.
The Supreme Court decision of 14 February 2003 devoted three sentences to the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir. The first sentence states the organisation's aim of establishing a worldwide Islamic caliphate; the second notes its widespread advocacy of Islamic ideas; and the third refers to a ban on its activities in Uzbekistan and some Arab countries. These assertions do not constitute grounds for recognising an organisation as terrorist. Consequently, it is also illegitimate to lay charges of terrorism solely on the basis of membership of, or involvement in, Hizb ut-Tahrir. Despite this, charges of participation in any of the organisation's activities automatically carry heavy prison sentences.
There is no evidence in Gimaliev's case that he was engaged in terrorism, that he committed crimes of violence, made preparations for such crimes, or even incited acts of violence.
The frequent prosecution of Muslims on charges of participation in Hizb ut-Tahrir is used by the Russian State to create the illusion of an intensive struggle against terrorism in a way that involves minimal effort.
According to a list maintained by Memorial, at present at least 316 people are being prosecuted for involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir.
More information about the prosecution of Marsel Gimaliev is available on the website of Memorial Human Rights Centre.
Recognition of an individual as a political prisoner or as a victim of politically motivated prosecution does not imply Memorial Human Rights Centre agrees with, or approves of, their views, statements, or actions.
You can support all political prisoners by donating to the Fund to Support Political Prisoners of the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners via PayPal, using the e-wallet at [email protected].
Translated by Simon Cosgrove
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Rom 9:18-23 "Therefore He has mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will, He hardens. You will then say to me, Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His will? No, but, O man, who are you who replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, Why have you made me this way? Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel to honor and another to dishonor? What if God, willing to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction; and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;"
Sovereign Grace is all about Christ. It is the way that God saves sinners completely and fully, in a way that God receives all the glory and credit for doing so. It is salvation conditioned on Christ alone. It is a salvation that no sinner can take credit for as to brag of any merit or righteousness in them but only by the righteousness the LORD Jesus Christ earned as He was obedient in His life and death to do a work that fully satisfied all the strict demands of God's Law and unbending justice.
One thing very offensive to the pride of a sinner is that in this exclusive way of salvation (there is no other way) God rules out all works or merit that sinners may try to use as a means to earn justification at Judgment and enter heaven. This would include any works of the Law or obedience in any form done by the sinner. Even actions that would credit the sinner's will or their sincerity. No prayer, no ceremony, no ritual, no system or formula, no matter how religious, pious, zealous, or done with good intentions will save, help save or add to salvation in any way. This means that salvation is by grace 100% or there is NO salvation at all.
Most people in "Evangelical" churches would credit the sinner for FAITH and REPENTANCE. They do this in such a way as to credit these to the exercise of the will, making the free action by the sinner of the will be be the determining factor in heaven or hell. This shifts credit from the life and death of Christ and puts Man's will in direct competition with the glorious, perfect, finished work of Jesus Christ. God, of course, will not have that. He will never share His glory with another (a sinner especially).
The word of God clearly teaches that both faith and repentance are gifts from God, which He works in the sinner by His Spirit, powerfully causing them to happen. Soon one begins to see that at every turn in describing how salvation is NOT by the works and will of the sinner and every possible cause or condition done by the sinner is eliminated. It is here that one will start to see that the remedy for sin MUST be totally in the hands of God alone and be done in a sovereign way, His way.
The doctrine of God's sovereign grace is that God Almighty alone is the determining factor in who will be saved and who will not be saved. It is just that simple. In the wickedness of the natural sinful heart and mind mankind will rebel against this truth saying that it is not fair and that God does NOT have the Divine right to decide. Feel free to take that up with the LORD when you face Him at judgment. He will destroy you with such an accusation. God's word is clear in many places that He is sovereign, not only in creation and providence but especially in salvation because of is Redemptive Glory. That glory was magnified by the LORD Jesus Christ himself. Sovereign Grace is Christ-centered.
These doctrines were not created or invented by man, they are Biblical and taught by the Prophets, Christ Himself and the Apostles. You may find these doctrines taught in church history also. They are nothing new to say the least. I say that because some of the nicknames assigned to the sovereign grace of God have the names of men or movements attached to them. These men or movement may have promoted, defended, systematized these doctrines and made them well publicized but they did not author them at all.
Total Depravity: Mankind is in such a state when they come into the world that they have a sinful nature and are in the state of condemnation, which makes them unable do anything acceptable to God. The are said to be not good or righteous and do not understand spiritual things, and will not or cannot seek after God unless God first gives spiritual life to initiate salvation. Man's will is even affected because of his sin nature. Man, in his physical life may act religious, moral and sincere but the Bible says he is spiritually and judicially dead.
Unconditional Election: Before the world was, God, in His sovereignty, purposed to set His affection on and chose a group of people, not conditioned on anything they would do in the future either good or bad, but conditioned their election solely on the merit of the LORD Jesus Christ. These are people the sovereign God purposed to save before they even sinned. Unconditional Election is Christ-centered, in that, God set fourth Christ as being the One He looks to as the only cause of acceptance and to fulfill all the conditions required in the process of salvation.
Limited Atonement: Jesus Christ died exclusively for the ones God purposed and chose before the world began to save. There will not be anyone for whom Christ died that will end up in hell. He effectively saves His people based on the merit of the Person and work of Christ crucified, being the gospel aspect of TULIP.
Irresistible Grace: God, using the same power it took to raise Christ from the dead, works in the heart of His chosen people to give them eternal life by imputing the righteousness of Jesus Christ to their account and regenerating them by the Holy Spirit, giving them both faith and repentance to trust Him and reject their own righteousness. It is the creation of what the Bible calls the New Man, created in righteousness and holiness.
Preservation of the Saints: God preserves His people based solely upon the work Christ did for them, which put them in the unchanging, legal state of Justification. This means they are not only forgiven but also placed in the state where sin cannot be imputed or charged to them. They are both forgiven of all past, present and future sin and are judged perfectly righteous based on the imputation of Christ's righteousness. God actually dwells in the justified by His Spirit and works in them to produce good works by faith. God causes them to continue in the faith all their life, energizing them to grow in the grace and knowledge of the LORD Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 46:9-11 "Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executes my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it."


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Glencoe pair finish first at track meet
Glencoe had a pair of first-place performances at the Class 3A, Section 2 track & field meet on Apr. 27-28 at Beauregard High School.
Blake Christian was tops in the 300-meter hurdles at 49 seconds, while the Yellow Jackets' 4×400-meter relay team of Christian, Daylon Freeman, James Lindsey and Christopher Tinker beat the rest of the field with a time of 4:03.
Runners-up for Glencoe included Devonta Toles in the 100-meter dash at 11.19 seconds and James Lindsey in the 1600-meter run at 5:00.
Coming in third place were Christopher Tinker in the 400-meter dash at 58 seconds, Daylon Freeman in the 800-mter run at 2:14 and the Jackets' 4×100-meter relay team of Toles, Tinker, Daniel Warren and Thomas Ozmint at 47 seconds.
Ozmint also finished fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48 seconds.
Lauren Lee's first-place finish in the 400-mter dash helped at the Class 3A, Section 2 track & field meet on Apr. 27-28 at Beauregard High School. Lee had winning time of 1:09.
Lee also helped the Lady Yellow Jackets' 4×400-meter relay team finish on top. Lee and teammates Hope Gaskin, Katlyn Slaton and Rebecca Williams clocked in at 4:52.
Taking third place for Glencoe was Katie Cooper in the discus with a 67-foot, 10-inch effort.
Also earning points for the Lady Jackets was Brennan Ingram (4th in the javelin), and the sixth-place 4×100-meter relay team of Hope Gaskin, Kelsey Cooper, Adrian Baker and Katlyn Slaton and Rebecca Williams (8th in the 400-meter dash).


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Hypocaccus dimidiatus é uma espécie de insetos coleópteros polífagos pertencente à família Histeridae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Illiger, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1807.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

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Ligações externas
 Hypocaccus dimidiatus - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Hypocaccus dimidiatus - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Hypocaccus dimidiatus - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Hypocaccus dimidiatus - Encyclopedia of Life

Coleópteros polífagos de Portugal
dimidiatus
Coleópteros descritos em 1807


Wall Street Journal: 88 million US dollars money laundering via crypto exchanges?
As a report by the Wall Street Journal suggests, a total of 88 million US dollars have been washed since 2016 through the use of crypto exchanges. Exchange ShapeShift is particularly in focus. Its CEO Erik Voorhees opposes the presentation and accuses the newspaper of distributing FUD.
On 28 September, the Wall Street Journal, one of the most important US daily newspapers, published a report on the role of crypto exchanges in money laundering activities. Under the title "How Dirty Money Disappears Into the Black Hole of Cryptocurrency", the magazine digs up a general account with the crypto sector. In particular, the crypto exchanges are not doing well in the analysis.
As part of the investigation, the Wall Street Journal team investigated the deposits of a total of 2,500 wallets. The selected wallets were known to be involved in illegal business. With the help of the blockchain company Elliptic, the journal was able to track how users transferred wallet deposits to crypto exchanges.
As one of the main recipients of the illegally acquired money, the journal identified the Swiss crypto exchange ShapeShift. More than nine million of the 88 million US dollars laundered since 2016 are said to have passed through ShapeShift. One reason for this could be that until recently the crypto exchange enabled anonymous trading of crypto currencies. KYC standards for ShapeShift will only come into effect next week, on 1 October.
The Wall Street Journal particularly highlights the trolls of CEO Erik Voorhees. Voorhees had repeatedly spoken out against KYC and AML regulations and stressed the freedom of transactions. The journal now uses these statements to underline that money launderers have an easy game to play with the crypto exchange.
Voorhees himself spoke a little later directly about the criticism levelled against him and ShapeShift. Understandably, he didn't let the accusations sit on his shoulders. Instead, he takes a stand against the Wall Street Journal, which he describes as "poorly researched and misleading".
Even though this comparison is enormously limping at several points, the message behind it becomes clear to all readers. Especially representatives of the traditional financial industry are still watching the crypto sector with suspicious eyes. Accordingly understandable is the criticism of Voorhees, the journal would ride on the old money laundering eggs against crypto currencies. On the other hand, the introduction of KYC at ShapeShift shows that the stock market was not immune to money laundering in the past.