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Philippine bishop says Duterte decision to run in next year's polls 'highly irregular'
"Perhaps his motive of running for [vice president] is self-protection," said Bishop Arturo Bastes, retired prelate of Sorsogon
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President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the 2020 League of Municipalities at the Philippines general assembly in Pasay City on March 10. (Photo by Alfred Frias courtesy of the Presidential Communications Office)
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines said President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to run for vice president in next year's national elections is "highly irregular."
"Perhaps his motive of running for [vice president] is self-protection," said Bishop Arturo Bastes, retired prelate of Sorsogon, south of the capital Manila.
"He is afraid of being prosecuted by the [International Criminal Court] for his crimes: murder of thousands of so-called drug addicts," said Bishop Bastes.
In June, the ICC chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, requested judicial authorization to proceed with a formal criminal investigation into the alleged crimes committed by Duterte in the Philippines.
Bensouda said "crimes against humanity" could have been committed in the country since 2016 with the implementation of the government's "war on drugs."
Bishop Bastes said the president is afraid of being prosecuted by the ICC because "the long arm of Lady Justice will someday catch him."
Duterte has accepted the endorsement of his political party on Monday for him to run for vice president in the 2022 elections.
"President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to make the sacrifice and heed the clamor of the people and accepted the endorsement," said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles.
Nograles said the move will "guarantee continuity of the administration's programs during the past five years," including those meant to address terrorism, insurgency, and illegal drugs.
The country's political opposition dubbed the announcement as a "shameless declaration" and "an insult to the intelligence of the Filipino voter."
President Rodrigo Duterte is assisted by Senator Christopher Lawrence Go (standing) at the national assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan party on July 17, 2021. (Photo by Karl Alonzo / Presidential Photo)
Partylist group Akbayan said in a statement that "a few scenarios are at play" for Duterte to perpetuate himself in power "and evade accountability for his high crimes against the people."
"We cannot, and we will not, allow this to happen," said the group. "We call on the people to register and vote, protect our institutions and re-assert our democracy," it added.
In the Philippines, the president is limited to one six-year term and Duterte's term is due to end by June next year.
His vice presidential run is seen by political observers as a backdoor to the presidency, however.
Duterte's critics believe he could be making a play for retaining power through the number two post, by taking over as president in the event ally senator Christopher "Bong" Go wins as president and then resigns.
Duterte, who has portrayed himself as a reluctant president with no desire for power, has on several occasions said he wanted Go to be his successor.
His endorsement in 2019 helped Go to become a senator, a post he carries out alongside his duties as Duterte's personal aide.
Go has been the 76-year-old's closest aide since the late 1990s, when Duterte was a congressman representing Davao City in the country's south.
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On July 15, The Hollywood Fix asked Charli's fellow social media star Addison Rae what she thought about the potential couple, but the influencer kept her answer brief, making fans even more curious about the rumors surrounding Charli and Landon.
Addison was asked, "how do you feel about Charli dating Landon? Do you think they're a good couple?" to which she simply responded, "do you think so?" with a laugh. Soon after, she took a picture with someone before getting in the car and leaving.
It seems that if Charli and Landon are dating, they're keeping it on the down low for now, so fans will have to wait and see whether Charli goes on to talk about the pairing more publicly.
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Матки достигают длины от 15 до 19 мм, рабочие — от 12 до 15 мм, самцы — от 14 до 16 мм. Общественные осы, строящие «бумажные» надземные гнезда.

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 Dubatolov, V.V. 1998. Social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae: Polistinae, Vespinae) of Siberia in the collection of Siberian Zoological Museum. — Far Eastern Entomologist 57: 1-11.
 Eck, R. 1981. Zur Verbreitung und Variabilität von Dolichovespula norwegica (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). — Entomologische Abhandlungen. Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden 44 (7): 133—152.

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Peter MacDonald may refer to:

 Peter Macdonald (Canadian politician) (1835–1923), Canadian Liberal MP for Huron East, Ontario, first elected in 1887
 Peter Macdonald (Conservative politician) (1895–1961), MP for the Isle of Wight (1924–1959)
 Peter MacDonald (Navajo leader) (born 1928), former Navajo tribal chairman
 Peter MacDonald (director), British director
 Peter Macdonald (Australian politician) (born 1943), former Mayor of Manly; former independent member of New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Manly
 Peter MacDonald (computer programmer) (born 1957), early Linux programmer
 Peter MacDonald (footballer) (born 1980), Scottish professional football player
 Peter Fitzallan MacDonald (1830–1919), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Australia
 Peter MacDonald (Scottish clergyman), former Leader of the Iona Community

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I have lived in Kingswood Heights, Tallaght for most of my life and completed my Primary Education locally in St. Kilian's. I attended second level at C.B.S Synge Street and graduated from IT Tallaght in 2002 with a degree in Computer Science, followed by a Post graduate Diploma in software development and website design.
Last year, at the height of the Medical Card crisis, I founded the Our Children's Health campaign together with my brother in law. The campaign has had much success – our petition gathered well over 65,000 signatures, we mounted a daily protest outside the Taoiseach's office over a 6 month period and did everything we could to highlight the battles parents all over Ireland were having with the HSE in order to obtain and retain Medical Cards for their sick children.
The work of the Our Children's Health campaign will continue also, for as long as it takes. However, I have decided to step aside from both Our Children's Health and the Advisory Group to run as an Independent Candidate in the next General Election.
After a year working as a self employed web designer, I changed paths completely and pursued a career as a landscape designer while studying Horticulture under the RHS. The years spent working as a landscape designer, 6 in all, were very enjoyable however when the recession hit, we found it could no longer pay the bills. The disparity in the way the Self Employed are treated vs the PAYE worker also hit home – somebody earning just 18,000 pays 4 times more tax than a company employee and yet is entitled to no social supports whatsoever if the business fails.
In 2010, the opportunity arose to work as a Special Needs Assistant in a Second Level DEIS school in the constituency. It was another big departure but proved to be hugely rewarding and opened my eyes not only to the standard of work that goes on every day in our Education system but also to the value and impact special needs supports can make on young lives.
I was an SNA for almost 3 years until the current government introduced a 'cap' on SNA's early in its term, which effectively meant a cut, and made me redundant.
In 2012 I returned to IT and now work full time in an IT / Finance role with the Iveagh Trust, a Dublin based housing charity which also runs one of the largest and most successful homeless Hostels in Dublin – The Iveagh Hostel. My involvement in the housing sector has given me a good insight in to the challenges that face housing associations as they struggle to meet the massive demand for social and affordable housing.
The State that allows hundreds of patients to die every year as a result of chronic overcrowding & removed Medical Cards from many of our most seriously ill citizens. The State that allows hardened criminals with hundreds of convictions to get bail and reoffend. The State that continues to deny proven educational supports to our children with special needs. The State that neglects the homeless to die on the streets – Ireland is better than this.
There is no doubt that cuts were inescapable following the severity of the financial crisis, the issue I have is where the axe fell. The amounts saved were often insignificant, but the hardship caused still stings. The long list of promises made in advance of the last election – promises that were evidently impossible to deliver – has caused further, almost irreparable damage to politics.
The aftermath has left vital services close to break down.
More than any other issue, I am running because of the crisis in our Health Service.
Overcrowding is endemic in all of our emergency departments. Year after year it has increased to such an extent that I think we are all desensitised to hearing the number of people lying on trolleys in this hospital or that hospital.
The Association of Emergency Medicine estimate that well over 300 patients are dying every year as a result of the overcrowding situation and associated staff shortages.
The group at real risk are older people. My parents, your parents. They are much more susceptible to infection with some spending what can turn out to be their final hours in a corridor, on a trolley, forced to use urinary catheters because they are too weak to use the bathroom themselves or there are not enough staff to help them.
This has to stop. There are a lot of great people and good things happening in the Health Service, but its capacity to safely provide medical care for the population has reached its absolute limit.
In some ways the problems are quite complex, but in a lot of ways they are quite simple. There is no quick fix, but there are clear solutions, we have to put in place a strategic plan that goes well beyond the short term fire-fighting approach employed up to now.
I am passionate about Healthcare and fundamentally believe in a Universal Healthcare model where care is provided based on medical need, regardless of means. Healthcare in Ireland has always been the poor relation, unlike Education, it is not considered a fundamental right. The existing two tier system is the dreadful legacy of successive governments and it does not belong in any Republic. We must begin to put in place the building blocks to end it over the medium term.
But before we can even begin to end the two tier system, all available resources must be aimed at tackling the on-going overcrowding crisis in our hospitals.
It is costing hundreds of lives every year. I want to do whatever little I can to help make it the issue of the election.
Homelessness is out of control. As we head in to another winter, we must take unprecedented, immediate action, now. In my view all proceeds from the sale of Aer Lingus should be diverted to help tackle the crisis immediately. The situation is so severe that temporary alternatives like modular homes will have to be utilised. However, they are relatively expensive and many large serviced sites will be required to accommodate them. Alternatively, there is nothing to stop the State from purchasing homes on the open market. Right now, there are over 1000 properties for sale in Dublin for less than €220,000, with hundreds more available in regional cities. Many of these properties could and should be secured by the State to alleviate the short-term crisis.
The government has made much of Strategy 2020 and its promise to deliver 110,000 new homes. However, just 22,000 of these homes will actually be built by the State – Strategy 2020 will turn the State itself in to a renter, on a massive scale and at huge cost.
I worked as a Special Needs Assistant for 3 years in a second level DEIS school until Government cuts made me redundant. My time spent in St. Aidan's, Brookfield opened my eyes not only to the standard of work that goes on every day in our Education system but also to the value and impact special needs supports can make on young lives.
I have a particular interest in the way special educational supports are delivered. For example, the State still refuses to acknowledge the proven transformative effective of the Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) model for children with Autism (ASD). Parents are often forced to fund their child's educational needs privately, placing huge additional financial pressure on an already pressurised household. I will campaign hard to ensure that the State gives every child the chance to reach its true potential. The short term penny pinching, and that is all it is, will cost us all more in the long term.
Health, Housing, Education – they are my key priorities. If elected, I will work every day to highlight the issues as I see them and put forward realistic solutions. I will engage constructively. I will be honest. I will listen to the people of Dublin South West.
I very much look forward to getting out to meet the people of this constituency over the next 3 months and hear what are the most important issues for them.


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Beam Up - Zweimal Steppers / Higher Level // Limited to 700 Black Vinyl 7"
Let Brian May beam you up with this new single of his. This release comes courtesy of ZamZam out in Portland, Oregon. "Zweimal Steppers" has four-to-the-floor on the agenda and "Higher Level" is a dubwise journey with a large collection of sounds and instrumentation. "Higher Level" is strongly similar to the Bully soundtrack if it got a hold of that dreaded reefer. It's pretty much made for chilling out on a Jamaican beach. "Zweimal Steppers" is dub techno's estranged cousin, and even with its four-to-the-floor beat, Beam Up takes some liberties with it. While dub techno would be thrashing about on the floor of a nightclub, letting the strobe lights blind its eyes until it sees nothing but an eerie yellow-orange afterburn (not that there's anything wrong with that), "Zweimal Steppers" borrows some of dub techno's misplaced energy and flies up beyond the club crowd to the nearest A/C vent… then it ascends to space. Check out the preview to both tracks below via the SoundCloud player and see what you think of them. Cheers!
The next instalment in the highly collectable series of 7″s on the D.I.Y. label comes in the form of two differing, bass-heavy, echo-laden cuts from the once UK, now Berlin resident 'Beam Up' who has delivered some choice dub excursions in conjunction with One-Drop Berlin in recent times.
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In 3 A.M. ruling, Supreme Court allows Alabama execution to proceed
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For the second time in as many weeks, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the execution of a death row inmate can proceed despite claims that the method of execution, lethal injection, will cause unnecessary pain and suffering.
The 5-4 ruling issued by the court's right wing majority was made with extraordinary haste. The state of Alabama filed an application with the court on Thursday evening to proceed with the execution of Christopher L. Price, who, along with an accomplice, was convicted of the murder of Bill Lynn, a minister, in the course of a robbery in 1991. Alabama's 9 P.M. filing asked the court to vacate a stay of execution issued by a lower court and upheld by a federal court of appeals.
Justice Stephen Breyer asked for a postponement of the ruling until the court could meet to discuss the case in private conference Friday morning. But the right-wing majority, in its rush to keep the execution assembly moving, rejected Breyer's request and proceeded to reverse the lower courts and lift the stay.
Facing a midnight deadline to carry out the state murder, the Alabama authorities were compelled to call off the execution pending the Supreme Court ruling. Now the state must apply to a court for a new execution warrant, delaying the lethal injection killing of Price for 30 days.
Alabama Attorney General Steven T. Marshall railed against Price for filing his appeal, in which he asked that he be executed by nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection, citing a series of botched executions employing the latter method, which had caused the victims protracted periods of excruciating pain.
Price, the attorney general said, "dodged his death sentence for the better part of three decades by employing much the same strategy he employed tonight—desperately clinging to legal maneuverings to avoid facing the consequences of his heinous crime."
In his dissent, signed by the other members of the nominally liberal bloc on the court, Breyer wrote, "Should anyone doubt that death sentences in the United States can be carried out in an arbitrary way, let that person review the following circumstances as they have been presented to our Court this evening."
The use of nitrogen hypoxia had been approved by the Alabama legislature in 2018 and Price was well within his rights to ask for it.
In deciding to vacate the lower court's decision, the five-member majority concluded that Price had failed to select nitrogen hypoxia within the 30 days provided him under Alabama state law. In fact, Alabama death row inmates were finally notified that they could select the procedure within 72 hours of the June 2018 deadline. Price and others were only given three days to decide how they were to die.
Price's appeals cited studies commissioned by the state of Oklahoma determining that the use of nitrogen hypoxia was unlikely to cause "any substantial physical discomfort." The court majority made note of the fact, however, that Price and his attorneys initially presented draft studies stamped with the words "Do Not Cite." A final, and in all respects identical, report was available, which Price's legal team promised to present to the district court. The Supreme Court, majority, however, disregarded the existence of the final report in its ruling.
The Supreme Court, which has tacked even further to the right since the confirmation last year of Trump's nominee Brett Kavanaugh, has virtually rendered the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment a dead letter.
On April 2, the court approved the execution of Russel Bucklew, who was afflicted with a rare disorder known as cavernous hemangioma, which resulted in tumors filled with blood vessels throughout his body. The court approved the execution despite the fact that the injections would cause the tumors to rupture, resulting in Bucklew choking and suffocating on his own blood.
The majority opinion in that case, written by Trump's first nominee, Neil Gorsuch, set a precedent for future dismissal of challenges to the death penalty on Eighth Amendment grounds. In language that could easily come from a right-wing dictatorship, Gorsuch wrote: "Courts should police carefully against attempts to use such challenges as tools to interpose unjustified delay. Last-minute stays should be the extreme exception, not the norm."
The two April rulings follow the court's decision in February to allow the execution of a Muslim inmate, also in Alabama, without the presence of his imam. In that case as well, the majority argued at the time that the request should have been made sooner. A similar request made by a Buddhist inmate in March, however, was granted by the court after it satisfied itself that the appeal was timely.
The medieval practice of capital punishment has always been one of the more barbaric aspects of US imperialism. There are currently 2,620 death row inmates in the country, while 163 have been found innocent since 1973, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Studies led by University of Michigan law professor Samuel Gross estimate that at least 4 percent of death row inmates are likely innocent. Said Gross, "There are a large number of innocent people who are sentenced to death, and despite our best efforts, some of them have undoubtedly been executed."
The Supreme Court's decision disregards the extreme pain and suffering that have accompanied recent lethal injection procedures. In April 2014, the state of Oklahoma carried out the execution of 38-year-old Clayton Lockett using an untested three-drug protocol. The drugs caused Lockett to react violently, kicking and contorting his face in pain throughout the procedure. In a media conference afterwards, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton stated that Lockett's veins had "exploded" in the course of the execution, which eventually led to Lockett dying of a massive heart attack.
In July 2017, Ronald Phillips was executed in the state of Ohio for the 1993 rape and murder of his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter. The execution used the three-drug-protocol of midazolam, rocuronium bromide and potassium chloride. This was despite the fact that 15 pharmacology professors had filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing that midazolam was incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain. They called the use of midazolam in executions "profoundly troubling," saying it was "unsuitable" as an execution drug.
Ohio Governor John Kasich, now feted by the political establishment and corporate media as a moderate Republican alternative to Trump, condemned Phillips at the time. "Given the extremely brutal nature of the offense committed against an innocent three-year-old girl," he said, "I agree with the Ohio Parole Board's recommendation that clemency is not warranted in this case."
The ineffectiveness of midazolam had already been demonstrated in the April 2017 execution of Kenneth Williams of Arkansas. In that instance, Williams' body lurched and convulsed at least 15 times after the sedative was injected.
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Brandi Carlile: By the Way, I Forgive You
Let's get the superficial out of the way first, why don't we?
I hate the cover art on the album. It makes Brandi look weird and old. Like her face is dirty and she's a hobo or something. Speaking of physical appearance, I can't help but be disappointed that Brandi looks old in the face. And she's gained weight. And has mom hair. The too-cool-for-school rock star vibe I used to see in her promo material and at concerts has been replaced with a mature-almost matronly tiredness. And I hate that it matters to me. I don't want to believe I was only a fan because Brandi was nice to look at and seemed on the cusp of alternative-trends. But I did used to really enjoy that finally, FINALLY the gays could have an icon that was attractive. It's not that common, you know. So there is still the writing and singing talent, but that coolness is gone. . .
Another thing that had me questioning how fickle I may be as a fan was (very unfortunately) the music. I mean, I like "The Mother" because it's a unique take on a common subject. But I'd heard it at a couple of concerts already. And Mom songs are. . . only so personal to me. I also snuck listens to the first few singles on YouTube, and was really sad there was no Bear Creek-esk song. Not even any upbeat song! Where did Brandi's edge go, I wondered? It made it worse that all the videos were obviously from the same session, with no costume changes, no effects at all. The band just played. The songs all blended together sounding mostly the same. I was dismayed that my fan-days were over.
But I have been listening, and buying the music, and contributing on Facebook comments, and attending concerts since the Indigo Girls (another one of my favorite bands) called Brandi the third Indigo Girl. And I think Brandi is a good person–given all personal communications I've seen on her page and through media. So I wanted to really like Brandi's new stuff.
I listened to the album as a whole on Spotify (I pre-ordered the album, but cheaped out on shipping so it's not here yet) with an open mind. And I missed that upbeat song. I wanted a "Hard Way Home," "Dreams," or "Alibi." But what I could appreciate right off was Brandi's flawless, heartful singing. And the instrumentation–the strings are beautiful. I could hear right away Brandi was really going for it with her notes, too. She can always hit them, but this album had a lot of passion that was easily discerned through her voice.
I listened again. Once, I stopped listening for that amped up song that I long for, I could notice that By the Way, I Forgive You is a lyrically-driven CD. Brandi and Tim and Phil wrote from their hearts and souls and you can absorb that after a few listens through the album. So I come away, actually feeling like Brandi returned to her original fans by writing something closer to Give Up the Ghost, but at a different, more settled stage of life. She did just what I have been asking her to do–go back to her roots and be her authentic self.
So she's not nearly as cool as she used to be. She looks tired. Just like me. She weighs more–just like me. That happens in your 30s. And the neat thing? In your 30s you don't really care as much about that stuff. You learn what's really important. Family. Love. Forgiveness. Moving forward. So even though I started out bummed at Brandi's new persona (ie NOT having one. But stripping away the edges and just settling into herself) I'm, actually pleased about the direction. So Brandi, please forgive me for objectifying you, and not remembering to look to your internal beauty and talent.
But Brandi, please do me a favor–still play the rockin' songs at concerts, jazz up the studio version of at least ONE of the songs on this album so I want to jump, stomp my feet, and scream the lyrics–and on the next album include another amped up song. Or a few of them. That's all I ask.
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Updated Attractive (Male) Celebrities
The Gorge masterpost is coming up, but I want to do it justice, so today I'm going with another draft. When I get more free time, I'll finish the story. But for now–Here's the newest version of my (male) hottie list. As a lesbian, it's difficult to pick, this is not some sex-sexy list! But I do have eyes so I do notice some things. I like a friendly face, good hair, nice smile, a well-cared-for body = muscles, and good style. Some of these dudes look better in movies or in motion, but some are captured well in pics. Anyway, here's a list of a few good men:
My ex-boyfriend Paul Walker is removed from the list. I didn't know he was a gross pedo-type. He groomed and preyed upon his 2nd young wife, and that makes him *yuck* no matter how pretty the face. Don't look too hard at the people you like if you don't wanna be disappointed.
Annnnnd Replacing the number one spot: A tie
The Property Brothers, twins Johnathan and Drew Scott. They are model-handsome and it conveys on their HGTV show AND in pics–which rarely occurs. They're rugged, stylish, funny, and did I mention handsome? We love their show on TV and can't get enough eye-candy.
Mark Wahlburg–Used to be #2. But ruined it by perpetrating TWO hate crimes that I didn't know about before. He's off the list-because that is ugly.
Scott Eastwood- He's got that pretty face, but also a ruggedness. He's a good dresser. And the abs don't hurt my feelings.
Harry Connick Jr-
he looks NICE. Like he's a nice, friendly person, approachable.
He also gets points for style
and muscle.
Great skin!
Awesome muscles
Boris Kudjoe–
points for style, nice smile, and obviously muscles galore
(he may actually be at the top of my list, now that I see the pics).
young, clean-cut, pre-cheating Brad Pitt
Matthew McConahay
before he lost a bunch of weight that made him look weird and old?
He has style (when he's dressed) and nice muscles and a friendly face. Also, take a lesson people, and don't smoke TOO much weed. Because it makes you feel super-clever, and you drone on and on too long. And maybe even get so arrogant as to run for political office despite having zero experience or knowledge. STOP IT.
Ryan Reynolds–blondie, tousled hair, boyish face and good abs. Plus, he just looks like a nice dude–and he's funny.
good dresser
beautiful, clear skin
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Corus
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A fast dependency injection framework based on Symfony components

Corus is a micro-framework which aims to be a true dependency injection environment where using the container as a service locator is actively avoided. This makes the framework - and the codebase of any application derived form it - more interoperable, flexible and testable. Many thanks to [illibejiep](http://illibejiep.com/) and his [TrueDI](https://github.com/illibejiep/TrueDI) for the inspiration and original codebase from which this project is heavily based.

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The recommended way to install Corus is using Composer. You can either install Composer per-project or globally following the instructions on their website. Once Composer is installed, simply add Corus to your dependencies - the quick and easy way is by using the command line:

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Watch this space...

Credits
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Many thanks to [illibejiep](http://illibejiep.com/) and his implementation of true dependency injection [TrueDI](https://github.com/illibejiep/TrueDI) from which this library is derived.

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Uddingston woman is fined after her Staffy attacked elderly couple and their two Westies
Fiifty-five-year-old found guilty of owning dangerous dog following summary trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
Hamilton Sheriff Court
An Uddingston woman has been fined a total of £1750 for owning a 'Staffy' which had attacked and injured an elderly couple and their two dogs.
Pearl Davie, of The Cuillins, had been found guilty of two charges of owning a dangerously out of control dog at Hamilton Sheriff Court last month.
The 55-year-old had denied the charges, but was found guilty by Sheriff Vincent Smith following a summary trial.
The court heard that Davie's neighbour Thomas McIntyre (73) had been walking his two West Highland Terriers with his wife Margaret when the bull terrier, named Blue, jumped a six-foot high fence and mauled the Westies.
Mr McIntyre lay on the ground to try to protect his dog Angus. He was bitten on the face and arms and left with 21 injuries as the Staffy chewed Angus's hind leg.
Giving evidence, retired firefighter Mr McIntyre told the court that he and his wife saw the Staffy climb up the inside of a high fence, over it, and run straight towards them and their dogs.
He said: "It attacked Angus and I jumped on top of him to protect him, but it grabbed his back right leg and had a vice-like grip of it.
"My wife was screaming and a neighbour came out of his house.
"I asked him to get me a knife and he got a Stanley knife which he passed to my wife who made a couple of
stabbing actions on its head, but to no avail.
"Another neighbour came round with a hammer and began hitting it with the shaft, I shouted for him to hit it with the metal end.
"It opened its jaws, I managed to pull Angus out and ran away up the street. I was taken to hospital where I was treated for 21 puncture wounds."
Mrs McIntyre (62) said she was terrified, adding: "Its jaws were clamped on the dog and when it was not doing that, it was attacking my husband.
"I have never seen anything like it before."
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier ran off and attacked another dog before being caught and restrained.
Davie, a mental health nurse, told the court her husband had called her while she was at the hairdressers to tell her about the attack.
She said: "He couldn't understand how he (Blue) had got out, we had been told the garden was secure.
"I took responsibility for him, but nearly 100 per cent of the time my husband would walk him because I have problems with my legs.
"I accept my dog was responsible for the incidents, but when it happened I think my husband felt intimidated by all the noise and the people round about the dog. I actually could not understand why he did not attempt to help Blue."
Mr Davie told the court he left the scene because he thought the best person to release the dog was his
At Hamilton Sheriff Court, Sheriff Smith fined Davie a total of £1750 on the charges.
He also ordered that she pay Mr McIntyre £250 in compensation. The sums were payable at a rate of £75 per month.
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BlogState and Local UpdateThe Blue Wave and a Day Full of Firsts at the Virginia Capitol
The Blue Wave and a Day Full of Firsts at the Virginia Capitol
Megan Clendenon | January 13, 2020
State and Local Update
It was a day full of firsts at the Virginia Capitol on January 8, 2020 as 23 newly elected members of the General Assembly were sworn in as legislators and the year's first session convened. People For the American Way's Political Director Lizet Ocampo traveled to Richmond to witness the swearing in of Democratic legislators whom PFAW or our Next Up Victory Fund endorsed as candidates in 2019—and whom you helped elect—and to witness history in the making.
In addition to flipping Virginia blue, leadership positions in the General Assembly went to women for the first time in the history of the legislative body's existence. Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) became the first woman and the first Jewish person to ever serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, which has been in place for 400 years. Delegate Charniele Herring (D-46) became the first woman and the first African American to serve as House Majority Leader.
Delegate Charniele Herring, first female and first African American House Majority Leader, poses with PFAW political director Lizet Ocampo.
Democrats are now in control of both the House of Delegates and the Senate for the first time in 25 years, and with a Democratic governor, the time to write and pass legislation covering a variety of progressive priorities is now.
Topping the legislative to-do list is ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Virginia is one of only 13 states that have yet to ratify the amendment, which guarantees equal rights and freedom from discrimination to all Americans, regardless of sex. Should passage occur, Virginia may be the last state needed before the amendment can go to Congress, and, hopefully, become a part of the Constitution. As a Constitutional Amendment, the ERA would affect everything from fair wages to the handling of sex-based discrimination cases.
Activists rally in support of the Equal Rights Amendment on January 8, 2020.
Other top priorities for Virginia legislators include tightening gun control laws, providing tuition-free community college to students planning to enter select high-demand fields, raising the state's minimum wage, decriminalizing marijuana, and ending driver's license suspensions for individuals with unpaid court fees.
Virginians stand to benefit from this administration in other ways, too. Lawmakers have floated ideas about expanding access to early childhood education; designating Election Day as a state holiday in order to increase access to the polls and increase an individual's chances of voting; and making the switch to green energy sources to not only create jobs, but also to combat climate change.
The blue wave that enables this progressive agenda would not have been possible without the help and support of PFAW members in Virginia and around the country. Your support made it possible for our Latinos Vote! program to place radio ads and rapid response digital ads for competitive seats in key districts. Victories in key elections that resulted in the swearing in of Joshua Cole and Dan Helmer, and the continued service of Danica Roem, Kelly Fowler, and Lee Carter, among others, were crucial to turning Virginia blue. We look forward to celebrating more legislative victories throughout 2020.
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September 12, 2021 | Maria Maynes | World News
New Study: Vaccine side effects 6 times more dangerous than Covid-19 hospitalisation for teenage boys
A major new study has found teenage boys are more likely to suffer from vaccine side effects like heart problems than be hospitalised because of Covid-19.
Boys between 12 and 15 are 6 times more likey to suffer heart problems as a result of Covid-19 vaccination than be hospitalised after coronavirus infection, according to the study, a preprint, released Thursday. US researchers said young males are six times more likely to get vaccine-related myocarditis than end up in hospital with Covid-19.
The researchers said that children who face the highest risk of a "cardiac adverse event" are boys aged between 12 and 15 following two doses of a vaccine.
A team led by Dr Tracy Hoeg at the University of California investigated the rate of cardiac myocarditis – heart inflammation – and chest pain in children aged 12-17 following their second dose of the astra zeneca vaccine. This was then compared with the likelihood of children requiring hospitalisation due to Covid-19, at times of low, moderate and high rates of hospitalisation.
Researchers reported that the risk of heart complications for teen boys aged 12-15 following vaccination was 162.2 per million, which was the highest out of all the groups they observed. Evidence from studies show it is unlikely for boys to suffer either heart problems from the vaccine or be hospitalised by coronavirus.
The second highest rate was among boys aged 16-17 (94.0 per million) followed by girls aged 16-17 (13.4 per million) and girls aged 12-15 (13.0 per million).
Meanwhile, the risk of a healthy boy requiring hospital treatment due to Covid-19 in the next 120 days is 26.7 per million; meaning the risk they face from heart complications is 6.1 times higher than that of hospitalisation from Covid-19.
The study looked at MRNA vaccines – such as Pfizer and Moderna – which will be particularly relevant for Ireland because youngsters are not being offered the AstraZeneca jab due to the increased risk of rare blood clots.
In April, the head of vaccines at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said there was a "clear" link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination and reports of blood clots in certain people who have received the jab.
In June, Ireland lifted restrictions on giving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to adults aged under 50 and reduced the recommended gap between doses from eight weeks to four. However, from 3 September, the HSE announced it will only offer the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to children aged 12 to 15.
This research is based on current rates of hospitalisations from Covid-19, which are deemed to be "moderate". During a period of low risk of hospitalisation, such as June 2021, the likelihood of heart complications rises to 22.8 times higher, and during a period of high risk, such as January 2021, the likelihood of heart complications is still 4.3 times higher
The new study, which is yet to be peer reviewed, analysed reports of adverse effects children have suffered from the vaccine between January and June of 2021.
The findings of the new study were revealed as England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, is set to advise ministers on whether there is a wider societal benefit from vaccinating children in the United Kingdom.
Last week, Gript reported that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised the British government that they were not recommending the widespread vaccination of healthy 12 to 15-year-olds against Covid-19. They said that "the margin of benefit is considered too small to support universal vaccination of healthy 12- to 15-year-olds at this time".
JCVI member, Professor Adam Finn, told Sky News that 'the latest data from paediatric cardiologists in the US shows that there are concerns about the long-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccine for children'.
JCVI member Professor Adam Finn said that the latest data from paediatric cardiologists in the US shows that there are concerns about the long-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccine for children.
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 4, 2021
The JCVI advice came exactly one week on from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirming that preparations were underway to ensure the NHS was ready to offer coronavirus shots to all 12- to 15-year-olds in England from early September.
There has since been heavy speculation that ministers might defy the advice of their own official vaccine advisors to push ahead with Covid shots for healthy 12- to 15-year-olds.
The Telegraph reported that "Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, has instructed Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, to look again and see whether there is a wider benefit to society from vaccinating youngsters."
"Mr Javid said he wanted Prof Whitty and the chief medical officers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to "consider the vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds from a broader perspective", before making a final decision, `the paper reported.
Ireland, on the other hand, has already started its vaccine roll-out for teenagers and children aged between 12 and 15. In August, thousands of Irish youngsters received their first dose in a major extension of the nation's vaccination programme.
Around 280,000 Irish children in this age cohort have already been offered either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, with Ireland's government expecting all second doses to be administered by the end of September.
The research published on Thursday is likely to prompt fresh concerns both here and abroad over jabs for children.
Last Friday, the JCVI could only recommend vaccines be given to 12 to 15 year olds who had major heart, lung, kidney, liver and neurological conditions. Despite JCVI advice, Ministers in the UK are understood to remain keen to give widespread vaccine roll-out the green light, and the NHS has already started recruiting thousands of vaccinators for schools in the U.K.
With Ireland having launched the vaccine for this age cohort on 14 August, around 65,000 children aged 12-15 registered in the first 24 hours of it being offered. The HSE said last month that it expects take-up to be high.
Ireland's vaccination programme has accelerated to be one of the most successful in Europe, with more than 80% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. Take-up has been as high as 99% in some age brackets, according to the HSE.
However, some experts are unconvinced of the necessity of Ireland's move in offering the vaccine to healthy 12-15 year olds – and this recent research is likely to add to concerns.
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2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty vs 2018 Ram 2500
There are many reasons why Ford trucks have been America's favorite trucks for so long, but at the top of that list are two main reasons – best-in-class power and best-in-class capability. Beyond being more dependable, more rugged, more reliable, and more packed with advanced new safety, technology, comfort and convenience features, Ford trucks have long stood at the head of their respective classes in terms of power and capability.
That holds true for the 2018 model year as well, as Ford trucks like the new F-250 Super Duty lineup continue to offer higher power and capability ratings than those offered by the competition – a fact you'll see here in this 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty versus 2018 Ram 2500 comparison. And since our truck customers rely on their trucks for their livelihood, getting best-in-class power and capability helps them know their Ford trucks will never let them down.
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2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty
385 HP & 430 lb-ft. Power Ratings (Standard Gas Engine) 383 HP & 400 lb-ft.
450 HP & 935 lb-ft. Power Ratings (Available Diesel Engine) 370 HP & 800 lb-ft.
21000 Pounds Max Towing Rating (Conventional) 17980 Pounds
7630 Pounds Max Hauling Rating 3990 Pounds
How the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lineup's Best-in-Class Power and Capability Compares to the Power and Capability Offered by the 2018 Ram 2500 Lineup
Since we've focused so much on the best-in-class power and capability of the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty lineup already, let's now take a deeper dive into the power and capability ratings of the new Ford F-250 Super Duty lineup and the new Ram 2500 lineup.
As you can see in our heavy-duty truck comparison table above, both the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty lineup and the 2018 Ram 2500 lineup offer the choice between a regular gasoline engine and a diesel engine. But no matter which type of fuel you want to use, the 2018 F-250 Super Duty lineup is going to give you more power and more capability.
That's because the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty lineup provides gas engine power ratings of 385 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, diesel engine power ratings of 450 horsepower and 935 pound-feet of torque, a max conventional towing rating of 21,000 pounds, and a max payload rating of 7,630 pounds. The 2018 Ram 2500 lineup, on the other hand, provides gas engine power ratings of only 383 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque, diesel engine power ratings of only 370 horsepower and 800 pound-feet of torque, a max conventional towing rating of only 17,980 pounds, and a max payload rating of only 3,990 pounds.
To learn more about the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty lineup, please our Brandon Ford staff in Tampa, FL.
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The Thrill of the Simul: my Experience Drawing a GM at a Simul Event
In 2002 I flew to Reno to play my very first large tournament ever. It was the "20th Annual Western State Open". The main reason I participated in this event was because one of my dreams at the time was to play in a simultaneous exhibition and be able to beat or draw the GM. The tournament offered the opportunity to play a clock simul against IM John Donaldson, and a non-clock simul against GM Andy Soltis. At the time I had a rating of 1540 with the US Chess Federation.
Mr. Donaldson played the Maroczy Bind against my Sicilian and was strangled in less than 30 moves. Unfazed by my loss, I faced GM Andy Soltis the next evening. I am very proud of this game not only because I was able to obtain a draw, but because I was able to find the right defensive moves and noticed all of his tactical threats. It was also one of the first times I planned a series of moves based on a specific idea (trapping his rook along the h-file).
Sicilian Defense
Sozin System
GM Andy Soltis
Louis Lima (1540)
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 g6?!
I used to enjoy playing the Dragon and was trying, perhaps a little too hard, to steer the game along those channels.
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5
The first threat of the game. At the time I thought I had blundered and lost the game with 6... g6 remembering the trap 8... dxe5 9. Bxf7 Kxf7 10. Qxd8 which some players have fallen for, including two 2100 rated players according to my chess database! Now I know that the 6... g6 line is playable. Emanuel Lasker who "fell" for this trap (According to T.Harding in the "Sicilian Sozin") was able to draw against Carl Schelecter at the 10th World Chess Championship. Bobby Fischer once finished off a player at a simul in 1964 after 8... Nd7?! 9. exd6 exd6 10. 0-0 d5 11. Nxd5! Nc5 (11... cxd5 12. Qxd5 threatening mate on f7 and the undefended rook on a8) 12. Qd4 cxd5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Qxh8 f5 16. Re1+ Ne6 17. Qf6 1-0.
8... Ng4 9. e6 It took me some horrifying seconds to find 9... f5, simultaneously protecting the f pawn and the Knight on g4. I should have seen all this before playing 8... Ng4. 10. 0–0 Bg7 11. h3 Nf6 12. Re1 0-0 13. Bf4
Threatening 14. Bxd6 exd6 15. e7+ discovery check winning the Queen or 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. e7+ winning the Rook and d pawn for the Bishop.
13... Ne8
13... d5!? was an interesting alternative. For instance, if 14. Bb3 then 14... Ne4 and perhaps play against White's overextended e pawn. I was mistakenly concerned about the weakening of the h1-a8 diagonal which I thought could also prevent me from making use of the b file with my rook later on. White, however, had very different plans on the part of the board that mattered.
14. Qd2 Kh8
This move gets me away from the x-ray attack by the Bishop on b3, as White could renew the discovery threat after Rad1. My main purpose for this move, however, was to begin building pressure on the e pawn by moves like Rf6, Ng7, and Qg8 in conjunction with the Bishop on c8. This piece arrangement also allowed me to get the Queen's help in staving mate along the h-file a few moves later.
15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ng7 17. Rad1 Rf6 18. Rd4 Bxe6 19. Rh4 Qg8 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Rxe6 Nxe6 (21... Qxe6?? 22. Qxh7#) 22. Qe3
White's e pawn has fallen and his Kingside attack came up short. Now White has to waste time extricating his pieces off the h-file to more useful positions. 22. Qe3 seems an effective move. It ties up my Queen to the defense of the Knight while keeping a vigil on the weak f pawn. Another plan for White could have been to shift the Rook over to the queenside and contest the b file.
Here I began a long think and remember having to pass twice when Mr.Soltis came by my board, which he graciously accepted. I wanted to trap his Rook and was calculating ways of achieving this.
22... f4 23. Qe4 h5!?
Sacrificing a pawn in order to gain time to prevent any escape squares for the Rook, and to begin preparing g5 and Qc7. The move is not so obvious to find, as one usually does not push the pawn cover of one's King when a Rook is directly behind it!
24. Qxc6?!
After 24. Ne2 Rf8 25. Nxf4 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Qe6 White gets his pawn back but with a slightly better pawn configuration of two islands versus three of mine. The Queens being on the board though, seem to make this a very drawish position.
24... Rc8
My plan to trap the Rook involved placing the Queen on c7 to defend the h pawn after g5. Thus, I did not want to leave the Rook undefended. Perhaps a better temporizing move would have been 24... Rb8!? Attacking the queenside pawns. If 25. g3 then c3 would be weak.
25. Qe4 Qf7 26. Ne2?!
26. Nd5 seems to accomplish the same goal of pressuring the f pawn, while being placed on a more active position.
26... g5–+ 27. Rxh5+ Qxh5 28. Qxe6 Rxc2 29. Nc3 Rc1+?!
Here I missed an opportunity to force White into a more defensive position by 29... Qh4 30. Nd1 Rc1 31. Qe2, and now have a variety of moves to choose from such as 31... Qh7 threatening 32... Qb1, or 31... g4 (32. Qxg4?? Qxg4 33. hxg4 losing the Knight).
30. Kh2 g4 31. Qxe7 gxh3?!
Here I had the chance to swap off the Queens after 31... g3+ 32. fxg3 fxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qe5+ 34. Qxe5+ dxe5 35. Nd5 but was unsure about the resulting material imbalance.
32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kh8
Later on after the game I found a way to make some headway. After 33... Qf7 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. gxh3 Qg6 36. Qb7+ Kh6 was another possibility that I missed.
34. Qf6+= Kg8
½–½
Mr. Soltis made his made his last move and offered me a draw, which I accepted when he returned to my board. The tournament would begin the next morning, but I had already gotten my draw against one of my favorite chess authors, and that is all that counted then.
7/10/2006 8:14 PM Wonderfully done! Thank you for documenting the experience. Adds to the chess culture.
amyrigo8/12/2006 6:48 PM nice. excellent report and very instructive.
9/2/2006 2:34 PM Impressive and thorough. I like this article thank you again.
deadlyduck1/20/2007 12:50 AM On your 31st move, could you try playing f3 instead of gxh3? If it is playable ( and doesn't allow a perpetual check) this looks like a difficult move to have to face in time pressure.
Games Freak
2/26/2007 10:29 AM Very very nice. I loved it. I'm sure you put up more of a challenge than me lol.
Nice of you to document your experiences Louis


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Hi Dee!
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Hope you enjoy them!
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