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See Something, Say Nothing
A Homeland Security Officer Exposes the Government's Submission to Jihad.
One day after a prominent U.S. Muslim leader reacted to the November 2015 Paris attacks with a declaration that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has nothing to do with Islam, President Obama made the same assertion.
Who exactly is the enemy we face, not only in the Middle East but also within our borders? Is it "murderers without a coherent creed"; or "nihilistic killers who want to tear things down," as some described ISIS after 130 people were brutally slain and another 368 injured in a coordinated attack on Western soil that authorities say was organized with help from inside France's Muslim communities.
After the Paris attacks, Obama, himself, described ISIS as "simply a network of killers who are brutalizing local populations."
When the Department of Homeland Security was founded in 2003, its stated purpose was "preventing terrorist attacks within the United States and reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism." The Bush administration's definition of the enemy as a tactic, terrorism, rather than a specific movement, proved consequential amid a culture of political correctness. By the time President Obama took office, Muslim Brotherhood-linked leaders in the United States were forcing changes to national security policy and even being invited into the highest chambers of influence. A policy known as Countering Violent Extremism emerged, downplaying the threat of supremacist Islam as unrelated to the religion and just one among many violent ideological movements.
When recently retired DHS frontline officer and intelligence expert Philip Haney bravely tried to say something about the people and organizations that threatened the nation, his intelligence information was eliminated, and he was investigated by the very agency assigned to protect the country. The national campaign by the DHS to raise public awareness of terrorism and terrorism-related crime known as If You See Something, Say Something effectively has become If You See Something, Say Nothing.
In See Something, Say Nothing, Haney a charter member of DHS with previous experience in the Middle East and co-author Art Moore expose just how deeply the submission, denial and deception run. Haney's insider, eyewitness account, supported by internal memos and documents, exposes a federal government capitulating to an enemy within and punishing those who reject its narrative.
Art Moore is an editor for WND.com and its monthly magazine and book-publishing division. He entered the media world as a public relations assistant for the Seattle Mariners and a sports correspondent for Associated Press Radio. Moore served for ten years in Eastern Europe with a Christian organization and earned a master's degree in communications from Wheaton College. Before joining WND shortly after 9/11, he was a reporter for a daily newspaper and senior news writer for Christianity Today magazine.
Philip Haney studied Arabic culture and language while working as a scientist in the Middle East before becoming a founding member of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 as a Customs & Border Protection agriculture officer. After advancing to an armed CBP officer where he served several tours of duty at the National Targeting Center near Washington, DC, where he quickly was promoted to its Advanced Targeting Team, an unprecedented accomplishment for an agent on temporary duty assignment. Officer Haney won numerous awards and commendations from his superiors for meticulously compiling information and producing actionable reports that led to the identification of hundreds of terrorists. He has specialized in Islamic theology and the strategy and tactics of the global Islamic movement. He retired in July 2015.
Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: WND Books (May 24, 2016)
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U.K. self-storage operator Storage King is geared for growth following its acquisition by South Africa-based Stor-Age Property REIT. Read about the company's plans to keep pace with the expanding market and meet consumer demand.
Storage King, one of the United Kingdom's largest self-storage companies, is geared for growth following its acquisition by South Africa-based Stor-Age Property REIT. The company aims to develop more than 14 stores in the next five years in response to predicted industry expansion.
It's been nearly a year since Stor-Age purchased a controlling interest in Storage King. The deal was part of the REIT's initiative to pursue international expansion opportunities. The Storage King portfolio of 13 owned facilities and 12 properties under licensing and management agreements, primarily in Southeast England, was the ideal acquisition for Stor-Age's first foray outside of South Africa.
"Storage King offers established critical mass through a high-quality portfolio, proven local expertise, and a track record in self-storage with consistent earnings growth, especially over the past three years," says Gavin Lucas, CEO of Stor-Age, which operates 50 facilities. "This provides us with a strong and scalable platform, with in-place management for future growth and expansion."
The deal was also enticing for the U.K. operator, as Stor-Age has a management team with considerable operations expertise. It was this factor that interested Storage King CEO Robin Greenwood. "I have had a business relationship with the directors of Stor-Age for the past decade, so when our private-equity partners were looking to exit the investment, it was a natural decision to contact Stor-Age to see if the portfolio would be of interest," Greenwood says.
In 2015, Stor-Age was South Africa's first (and currently only) self-storage fund to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, when it was mooted for ushering in a new era of specialist listings. Although it has replaced Storage King's existing investors, the U.K. company's structure has remained the same. Despite the geographic distance, Stor-Age insisted it come on board as an involved management team. Already, Storage King has seen a reinvigoration of momentum and a pipeline for growth.
"Following the acquisition, both companies have been working on a strategic expansion and development plan that involves increasing the portfolio from the current 26 stores to more than 40 stores over the next five years," Greenwood says. This includes acquisitions of current competitors, new developments, and the launch of a fully managed operational service to oversee and run stores for third parties under the Storage King banner.
Storage King hopes to keep pace with the industry's projected growth in the country. The 2018 Annual Industry Report produced by the Self Storage Association UK (SSA-UK) shows the U.K. holds 48 percent of the European self-storage market. "This is particularly interesting when one considers the size of the U.K. relative to the rest of the Europe," Greenwood says. The U.K. contains 0.674 square feet of storage per head of population, whereas Europe is at 0.192 square feet. With demand outstripping supply, the outlook is extremely positive.
The same report revealed that demand for self-storage space in the U.K. is growing faster than supply, with occupancy rising 3 percent in 2017. All regions of the country are experiencing growth, with the main focus around the more established areas of London and the Southeast, Greenwood notes.
Despite excellent growth in a slow economy, the U.K. self-storage industry still faces several challenges. It's remains in its educational phase, as many customers don't understand how the product works. Many operators believe a key driver of anticipated growth is more consumers becoming aware of the benefits. The lack of suitable locations and availability as well as the cost of land are additional barriers. However, these can be overcome by an experienced development team.
Storage King is addressing another consumer demand: up-to-date technology and security. Its website includes a four-step guide to help new tenants find and rent a unit, while its properties address security with pin-code entry and video cameras. The market appears to be responding well to the company's offering of convenient and accessible business and personal storage. Storage King promises to be one to watch in the coming months.
Rob Baird has a thorough understanding of the self-storage industry in South Africa and the United Kingdom as well as extensive experience in the media industry. He contributes articles on behalf of Storage King, a U.K. storage company that has provided services business and personal self-storage since 2004. For more information, visit www.storageking.co.uk.


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David Meeker created this blog in the fall of 2013 to serve as an aid for a high school language arts unit on 20th century protest poetry. Since that time, the poems have expanded to include poems from the 21st century, too.
David received his MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop and has since published poems in the Wisconsin Review, Another Chicago Magazine, Phoebe, The Southeast Review, Colorado Review, Georgetown Review, and Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose. David's poetry manuscripts have been selected as finalists for numerous poetry prizes, including the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and the National Poetry Series. He is currently working on a new book of poems.
Two main objectives of this blog are to have students consider how language can be powerful and how literature, in general, can contribute to social change. Focusing on protest poetry, in particular, I have included several exercises for students new to poetry to discover their voice, begin using the tools that writers tap into to reach a wider audience, and perhaps shape the world in which they live for the better.
For educators, I have devised a mini-unit on Protest Poetry consisting of three 90-minute lesson plans. If your interested in learning more about how this unit is structured, please contact me for more detailed lesson plans and other resources, though my intention was to create a blog site that was a free-standing resource for educators and students alike. The following is a breakdown of the lesson plans.
In the first lesson, students will read and analyze a selection of protest poems written in English or translated into English from another language, paying close attention to the literary devices that protest poems utilize effectively. How are these poems constructed? Do they have similarities and differences among each other or with other types of poems and literary genres? Who is the audience for these poems? Can you accurately describe the speaker and tone of voice spoken in each poem?
In the second lesson, students focus on social change and the events these poems are protesting against, if applicable. Do the arts have an influence on historical events, or do they merely witness them? Does poetry make a difference? How? When we use the word "protest" what exactly do we mean? Is it possible, for example, to write a poem about one's cat and still consider it a protest poem? Examining how poetry has been used throughout history to create social change or to bring to our attention important moments in the history of the human race, students will learn to broaden their understanding and appreciation of poetry as both a chronicle and agent of human history.
In the final lesson of the unit, students will compose their own protest poems and either perform them before the class in a poetry slam event or, if students are not comfortable with performing before a large group, create "poetry videos" with a voice-over of their written work. Students are also encouraged to submit their protest poems to the website issue (published twice a year) that showcases student work from across the country. Alternatively, students can submit their poems for publication in either print or digital literary magazines and journals that feature current protest poems being written in the U.S. and abroad.
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Laurie Lindenbaum says:
Thank you very much for your ideas about teaching protest poetry. They give me a great place to start. I am developing a unit on protest poetry to follow a more general poetry unit earlier in the year (covering mainly sonnets and free verse) for my 9th grade students. Teaching is a second career for me too. I am in my seventh year and still looking for ways to make our curriculum feel relevant and accessible to the students. I have found some inspiration in articles in the New York Times, "American Poets, Refusing to Go Gentle, Rage Against the Right," and the New Yorker, "Poetry in a time of Protest" by Edwidge Danticat and "Color Codes: A Poet Examines Race in America" by Dan Chiasson. Many thanks again, and let's all stay in touch about this.
Mary Tang says:
Thank you, David for creating this blog. It is important for students to know that when bad things happen and we feel powerless to do anything about it, we can write. Write the questions even if we don't have answers, stand witness to what we didn't want to see, write the horror, the anger, the sympathy and outrage, write to say 'I know this; I felt that too'.
Kristin Schaefer says:
Would love an opportunity to see more detailed lessons. I am teaching grade 11 English in Ontario and our area of focus this year is on injustice. Protest poetry would be a great place to start the conversation and I think they would really love an opportunity to create either a slam poem or list poem to share with the class. If you wouldn't mind contacting me in regards to further lessons, that would be great! Our curriculum is different, but a starting point would be appreciated.
davidmeeker says:
I'm sorry to say, but unfortunately I don't have any further detailed lesson plans for this mini-unit on protest poetry. I have brief sketches of 3 lessons in the "About" tab, which I meant to expand and teach last year, but to be honest I ran out of time with my own 9th grade students.
With that said…In a larger unit of poetry, I introduced this website at the end of the unit. I had students read, digitally annotate, and then write about the poetic devices used in each poem in their journals. After we did a few of these, I had them think about what the poems had in common, if they could find similarities and differences with regard to tone, theme, audience, language, etc. This could work well for a compare/contrast essay, but I think I had them just write a long paragraph when I did it then focus on writing their own protest piece. This might be 4-5 days.
It's hard to say how I made the jump to the essential question of whether or not protest poetry is witness or adds to social change (the second lesson), but that's where I wanted to go. To me, this is a great question. If I taught this mini-unit today, I would look at Ai Weiwei and others, Pyotr Pavlensky, Pussy Riot, etc. I am teaching 7th graders this year, so maybe not appropriate for that age group, but 11th graders, yes. This could take 2-3 days.
Finally, I would end up having students brainstorm events (Trump's inauguration, LGBTQ rallies, etc.) that they might want to protest and have them begin writing a performance poem written to a particular audience. Just an idea, but I've recently been asked to write a collaborative protest poem with 14 other writers in Portland, OR (18 lines each) and started thinking this could be a cool way to collaborate with others in the class. Maybe let students form groups of 4-6, by topic, and have them say something together and perform it somewhere. It could be "assembled," so not really collaborative in that sense.
Anyway, hope this helps. I am a new teacher (second career) and frankly not great at writing out formal lesson or unit plans yet, though I am thinking of doing so for this unit based on the responses I've received. I'm still figuring out the best way to teach this. Again, thanks for the interest and good luck in Ontario!
Emily Phillips says:
This is an excellent resource! I'm an 8th grade teacher in Brooklyn, NY and I'm planning a protest poetry unit right now. If you are inclined to share more detailed plans and models (particularly for the writing exercises), I'd be most grateful.
I wrote this response to another teacher in Ontario, so am duplicating it here. Hope this helps!
I am a new teacher (second career) and frankly not great at writing out formal lesson or unit plans yet, though I am thinking of doing so for this unit based on the responses I've received. I'm still figuring out the best way to teach this. Again, thanks for the interest and good luck in Brooklyn!

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Here's a bank 82% of shooters wish would go away
Bank Australia says it values 'belonging and community'.
It says it won't deal with those who sell firearms, because they also sell nuclear weapons.
They also say they value honesty and transparency. That's where they fail.
THE NSC was recently interviewed as part of the review of the Australian Banking Association's review of the Banking Code of Practice.
The reason we decided to get involved in this because of the way three banks have behaved towards shooters: the NAB, Bank of Queensland and Bank Australia.
While the NAB's closure of dealers' accounts – and then reversal of that policy – had the most coverage in pro-shooting social medial, it was the Bank Australia's conduct that got our attention.
That's because it sees itself as the Brady Bunch of the banking industry.
Firearms industry
Here is a screenshot of what the bank says about the firearms industry – specifically on who we think it will affect the most: gun dealers and clubs.
From RABBIT GUNS TO nuclear bombs
This page spends a lot of time going on about nuclear weapons – and then uses broader terms that capture anyone who sells firearms.
It says it recognises some legitimate firearm usage but doesn't spell out what it means when its ban refers to lending to "companies who make money from weapons".
However the title of the page makes it clearer:
To clarify what this meant – and what 82% of customers meant – we thought we'd clarify the question by asking the bank:
"Would your bank invest in businesses that trade
in firearms for hunting and target shooting?"
The response was that they would not – and the above policy applies. Their response also said:
"That research found that 82% of customers agreed
that we should not lend to [the firearms] sector."
That rather large claim interested us, so we thought we'd dig a bit deeper. We then asked them:
"Would it be possible for us to see the question(s)
put to the customers and what if any other
information might have been provided
– such as background, options or data?"
Surely if they were fair questions and the bank truly valued transparency, it would have no problems in sharing that information with us.
There's no doubt we called them out – because their response was:
"Thanks for your interest however we aren't
able to share this level of detail with you"
The Brady Bunch went quiet.
OUR BROADER PROBLEM WITH BANKS
That's why we decided to participate in the ABA's review.
It will never be possible to force banks like the BA to deal with businesses they don't want to.
However, we're hopeful that the review will take our advice to require banks like the BA to be more transparent when they develop policies like this – and provide for a right of review or appeal through the ABA.
If our recommendation is accepted, it will give organisations like ours the right to have bogus claims like the 82% tested by the banking industry watchdog.
Maybe that will happen, maybe it won't.
However in the meantime if you are looking around for someone to bank with, then this is one bank to avoid.
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PARANOID: Tasmanian Premier goes for broke on off-campus target shooting
Tasmanian Premier MUST have felt his advice was wrong
18 thoughts on "Here's a bank 82% of shooters wish would go away"
Paul Wilson says:
Well done. Prejudice is present in so many aspects of life.
Prejudice? It's hatred.
Fred nehl says:
Remember this old saying give a criminal a gun he will rob a bank but give a man a bank and he will rob everyone
Thanks for putting the spotlight on them. I will avoid using their financial services in the future.
Aslan Jemali says:
So these banks will not deal with by far the largest arms supplier in the world, the USA. Also they are openly undermining Australian national security by denying finance to Australian manufacturers and suppliers of military and police forces. I wonder about that.
WILLIAM+SCOTT says:
What does this arrogant, uninformed fool think he is doing ??
Apart from denying the youth of Tasmania the chance to be taught proper firearms skills and safety by responsible, experienced, licensed Instructors, probably his biggest fault/mistake is – taking notice and not being smart enough to see through those ambitious, self serving parasites, who are laughingly known as "Advisors".
They're probably being honest with the answer, 82% did answer that way. But the question they asked customers probably "Should we lend to corporations who manufacture nuclear weapons?"
Mike Woods says:
Thanks for exposing the prejudice of BOA. I will share this with all my contacts.
Brian Dungey says:
I'd never heard of Bank of Australia, evidentally they're a major player in the finance industry
Andrew Yarnold says:
Does this mean that the guard services the bank uses will not be utilising weapons of any sort to protect their assets and their customers money?
cohenite says:
Great job; I suspect a few woke executives have made this decision. Holding them to account is important, especially when they lie or exaggerate.
Barry says:
18% of the bank's contacts were therefore either against or neutral to the bank's 'question/s'.
Perhaps some of those folk could be located, assuming all customers were contacted, not just 100, the smallest number needed to get a true 82%.
Lawrence Lyons says:
Demonising non-criminals erodes the public's confidence in the Police. Now that extends to certain Banks. Take, for example, the demonising of Brad Towner, a seller of harmless colourful toy guns that are an alternative to the Nerf brand toys. Brad's case represents one battle in the cultural war being waged by some government agencies and politicians ( (now certain banks) against anything that looks like a firearm and anyone who takes an interest in them.
David Pickford says:
As a 40 year veteran with the NAB I was p@#@ed off with their stance on firearm dealers so withdrew all but $3.50 because as a good customer I don't get charged fees on my account and thus this requires them to use some of their profits every month to send me a statement. Screw with my sport and I'll screw with you.
Ron Wilkinson says:
So we can be assured that in the event of armed conflict our banks would be against call up to the armed forces as they wouldn't want our citizens to be shot at or shoot at their adversaries.
The most likely result of any armed conflict is that the Banks and Government hierarchies would be the Quislings in our midst ready to sellout the country to entrench their own positions, observe the Victorian government as an example.
Thank for publishing this. I'll now know to avoid Bank of Australia. After what came out in the Hayne Royal Commission, these banks have had the the bright idea of trying to rehabilitate their tarnished to put it mildly reputation, by taking some supposed high moral ground, by targeting the firearms community. They may well come to regret it.
Thanks for keeping us in the know with the need to keep banks accountable for their actions and this is exactly why I closed my account and home loan with BOQ for their same discrimitive policies with regards to firearms owners in Australia and I also filled the online questionnaire out for customer feedback when asked why I closed the accounts.
Good for you. As the nation becomes mired in a stupidly self-imposed debt over the next few years, institutions that have accounts (you know… with money in them) will survive. That may seem academic at the moment but in a few years it won't. The fantasy world of making money out of nothing and borrowing it at interest will fail, and people who lead healthy lifestyles will be alive to have accounts. And vote for change.
I'm going to lay it on the line in political speak: the virus will be a realised opportunity.


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There's new hope for those who suffer from celiac disease who have to live a gluten-free lifestyle - a vaccine could either lessen the symptoms or even eradicate them.
Nexvax2 has now cleared the first hurdle and will soon begin the second testing phase.
The vaccine is a type of immunotherapy that uses the body's immune system to treat celiac disease, according to celiac advocacy website Beyond Celiac.
Nexvax2 is designed to work by giving a patient a small amount of the vaccine then increasing the amount over time. The vaccine will work in conjunction with a gluten-free diet, Beyond Celiac reported.
Prevention reported that if successful, the treatment will help build an immunity to proteins in gluten and eliminate the side effects of consuming it.
The company that developed the treatment, ImmusanT Inc., is now looking for 150 total participants in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study of Nexvax2.
To see if you qualify, click here and enter identifier NCT03644069.
The company isn't just focusing on celiac disease. ImmunsanT is also looking at vaccines to treat other HLA-associated autoimmune diseases, like Type 1 diabetes.
Celiac disease affects about 2 to 3 million Americans.
The disease is an immune disease where people can't eat gluten because it will damage their small intestine. Gluten is found in foods that contain wheat, rye and barley, as well as other products, including vitamins, hair and skin products and even toothpaste and lip balm, according to the National Institutes of Health's U.S. National Library of Medicine.
It is genetic and blood tests can help doctors make a diagnosis. Treatment includes a gluten-free diet, according the NIH.
Symptoms differ among patients. Some may have issues with their digestive systems, while others may be irritable or depressed, according to the NIH.
Bread could be on the menu for those suffering from celiac disease if a new vaccine is approved.


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Explore Hong Kong
Ed Peters: Hong Kong Local Expert
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Attraction Slideshow: Museums in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong's Best Museums: Fun for Culture Vultures and Everybody Else
BY Ed Peters
Hong Kong Local Expert
Hong Kong does museums surprisingly well. All the main subjects are covered, such as a history and art, and there are some quirky extras like medical sciences. Conveniently, many of the main museums are only a short ferry or train ride apart.
Generally, Hong Kong museums are well laid-out, bilingual, and run with both passion and commitment. Perhaps the best one to start with is the Hong Kong Museum of History – don't imagine a range of objects in fusty cases: this is a vibrant and exciting space, with lots to see and do.
And whether it's pouring with rain or the mercury seems to be busting out of the thermometer, the museums offer an air-conditioned respite that does not involve spending money on shopping or eating. Indeed, one of the best things about Hong Kong museums is that by international standards, admission is phenomenally cheap – a few dollars at most. What's more, one day a week (usually Wednesday) is free. For the budget conscious, this is great, but for serious visitors, it can be trying as so many freeloaders barrel through the doors. Depending how long you are staying, it may be worth investing in a museum pass, which grants free entry to seven major museums for up to six months.
Chinese history has taken dramatic twists and turns over the past three millennia, and this museum offers detailed exhibits that take you through every aspect of the country's development. Beginning in Neolithic times and running right up to today, some of the top attractions include a recreation of a Hong Kong street of a century ago and photo exhibits showing how certain areas have changed. Many clans and ethnic groups are represented. Most importantly, the museum shows Hong Kong did not suddenly spring into life when the British landed in the mid 19th century, but has been a thriving part of South China for centuries.
This site dates back over a century, to when Lei Yue Mun Fort was a strategic part of Hong Kong's defenses. It was the scene of fierce fighting during the Japanese invasion on 1941, and later became a regular barracks. So its current role as a military museum couldn't be more apt. This is a magnificent setting, and the exhibits are both indoors and out, above ground and below. The best way to take it all in is to follow the historical trail which leads visitors around the entire museum. This is probably Hong Kong's largest museum, so allow sufficient time for your visit.
This museum, housed in the oldest remaining colonial building in Hong Kong, is nestled inside the quiet and scenic Hong Kong Park. Built in 1846, the building now contains an intriguing blend of colonial heritage and Chinese tradition. More than 500 tea-related pieces are housed here, some of them dating back more than 1,300 years, and you can follow the tea-making habits of various dynasties over the centuries. All exhibits carry explanations in English and Chinese. From time to time, lessons on Chinese tea drinking are available.Tea occupies such an important place in Chinese culture, and more recently became Britain's drink of choice, so this really is a fusion museum.
This museum is home to the city's oldest historic monument, a tomb from the Han Dynasty that dates back 2,000 years. The tomb was discovered by chance in the 1950s by workers building new housing and has been carefully preserved at the site. An arm of the Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui, the museum itself is small, but the history of the tomb and the diagrams related to it offer an intriguing glimpse into the past. Perhaps one of the most surprising things about this museum is that it is in one of the densest parts of Kowloon.
This small and slightly out of the way museum is not one of the most visited attractions, but that makes this excellent collection of art and objects even more appealing, since you don't have to elbow through throngs to see the treasures. The big draw includes the 467 Nestorian bronze crosses; the museum actually has almost a thousand, but they aren't all shown at once. In addition, the pottery collection includes painted pieces from the third millennium BC. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum hosts a program of exhibitions devoted to art in general which are always thought-provoking and interesting.
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The name means "three-beamed dwelling," and this museum offers an educational look at a recreated rural walled village circa 1800. Once a Hakka dwelling, it features an elaborately decorated ancestral hall, period furniture, and halls showcasing farming equipment, kitchen utensils, and other features crucial to everyday life in that period. Visitors can experience what life was like via the permanent exhibition "The Way We Were". Most importantly, villages like this were designed to blend in with the environment, and sited to take advantage of cooling breezes while being sheltered from typhoons. The architects of yesteryear certainly knew what they were doing!
Learn all about Hong Kong's fascinating maritime history at this museum located right on the harbor in Central next to the Star Ferry. The museum is divided into galleries covering the ages of sail and steam, with exhibits that feature beautifully detailed models of ancient and modern ships made from wood, pottery and ivory; paintings, textiles, ceramics. Maps, ships' manifests, and other artifacts fill in the details. Of particular interest are the sections devoted to Hong Kong's shipbuilding industry (almost totally vanished nowadays), the pirates who used to roam the South China Sea, and how Victoria Harbour was created.
This informative, interactive museum offers a broad range of exhibits that are certain to grab your attention. Four floors with hundreds of exhibits explore topics such as geography, robotics, transportation, magnetism, and quantum physics. Everyone can get involved by walking through a rotating room, speaking into a parabolic disk to your friend across the room, or testing your lung capacity. Everything is "hands-on," and there are special sections designed for younger children (who can be very noisy). Even if science is not your thing, you'll find something to interest you here, even if it's simply watching the Energy Machine sculpture in action.
This waterside museum delves into the fascinating topics related to the last frontier. The Space Theater in the Hall of Astronomy features mind-boggling Omnimax shows on an immense screen that wraps you in 360 degrees of celestial panorama. You'll also find a massive planetarium with a 75-foot domed roof as well as hands-on exhibits that let you ride a virtual para-glider or feel what it's like to walk on the moon while learning about the history of astronomy. The museum is as fun as it is entertaining as it is educational, and great for children (and adults) of any age.
This intriguing museum traces the relatively recent history of medical science in Hong Kong. In 1906, in response to Hong Kong's ongoing epidemic of bubonic plague, the Bacteriological Institute opened in this building as the city's first medical laboratory. Over the decades the focus changed (as did the name, to the Pathological Institute), and the building eventually was turned into a museum. Today it houses several galleries with exhibits devoted to Chinese herbal medicine, dentistry, and a unique comparison of Chinese and Western medicine. The building itself is quite interesting as well; among its charms are several fireplaces, a beautiful entry hall, and carefully tiled floors.
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Expedition: The Symposium and Apparition
Expedition to the Yukon!
The Dead – A new opera based on James Joyce's best loved short story
Published by ormonde at 22nd November 2016
Boca de Lupo
Dublin Theatre Festival
Magnetic North Theatre Festival
The Fishbowl on Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada.
The Performance Corporation is once more joining forces with Vancouver's Boca del Lupo for the latest outing of their international Expedition series. This growing collection of provocative and ironic works takes a fresh look at climate change, from the perspective of 100 years in the future. The audience become "future historians" and get the chance to make sense of today's mistakes with the luxury of a century of hindsight.
The latest iteration of Expedition takes place in Vancouver and features two works The Symposium and Apparition.
In The Symposium, prominent scientists, activists and performers create 10-minute presentations on their area of interest and expertise from a future perspective. Discouraging limits to their imagination and encouraging possible misinterpretations of the "past", these talks are both funny and satirically insightful. Imagined by The Performance Corporation's Artistic Director Jo Mangan, this piece will include speakers from both Canada and Ireland. Symposium will be streamed live online on Saturday 26 November from 4pm (that's midnight Irish time!) via Boca del Lupo's Facebook Page, and clips will subsequently be and will be available via both companies websites and social media.
Those logged into the live feed will be able to comment on and engage with the presentations in real-time.
Apparition is a striking interactive video work that plays tricks on the viewer's perception. The installation features Saskatchewan-based playwright Yvette Nolan and Vancouver actor Quelemia Sparrow. Riffing on the stereotypical posters popular in the 70's with native elders offering over-simplified wisdoms against the backdrop of a sunset on a mountain, this installation presents audience members with a vision from the future offering wisdoms of a very different sort.
Expedition is an evolving series of events that has involved collaborations between artists, activists and members of the scientific community interested in exploring climate change in a new way. This presentation is supported by Culture Ireland as part of I am Ireland – Ireland's 2016 Centenary Programme. Expedition was first presented at Dublin Theatre Festival in October 2015, and at Magnetic North Festival and in Vancouver's Fishbowl Venue in June 2016. Expedition is very much a journey of discovery that is designed to grow over time, with fresh input from new collaborators and an expanding library of art works.


Despite being 23-years-old, Kevin Strootman lines up for Netherlands.
Holland have named 11 players with senior caps in their squad for next month's European Under 21 Championship.
Among the names in Cor Pot's 23-man squad is Adam Maher and Kevin Strootman, two names that are now common language throughout Europe.
19-year-old Maher has appeared four times for the senior side and was called up to the provisional 36-man squad for last year's senior European Championship. The AZ Alkmaar midfielder is now a key player for his side and produced consistently high quality performances as he helped his side win this season's KNVB Cup.
Strootman is one of the most prolifically-capped senior players that will travel to Israel this summer and could be the defining object to be the difference between Holland winning or losing the Championship this summer. Despite being 23-years-old, competition regulation states that players must be born on or after 1st January 1990, of which Strootman fits into the category of being born on 13th February that year.
PSV Eindhoven defender Jetro Willems did not make the cut, supposedly for his already-established involvement with the senior side.
Tonny Trinidade de Vilhena is another notable name of inclusion. The Feyenoord midfielder was part of the squad that won the European Under 17 Championship last year and has made stunning progress since.


This engineering company has formed a constructive price pattern at its current level of Rs386. After a bullish price reversal at the september lows, this stock formed a rising window pattern. In yesterday's price action the stock successfully tested this support level and the stock got bid up. The larger price structure provides a price objective of Rs440-460 over the next 1-4 weeks. If your risk appetite is low, your stop loss should be below the rising window, else place a stop below Rs360.
Last week, the Dollar Index breached an important support, the 80-79.5 region (highlighted), negating one possible wave count for a stronger and higher USD.
The markets seem to suggest that Ben Bernanke was not just merely using empty rhetoric when he said deflation will not be allowed to occur. The reserve currency is getting debased. We already saw some intervention on the Yen from BOJ and we should expect more such actions from other monetary authorities around the world. One can also see Gold hitting new highs across almost all the currencies indicating potential or real drop in their values.
While in the past the US Fed has managed to prop the markets up by such debasement, my sense this time around is that it will work initially before stocks and the US Dollar sink in lock-step. As can be seen from the above charts, the Dollar Index gets support around 76.5- 74.2 and the all-time low of 71. I will be surprised if the world does not slip into a currency crisis below 71 Dollar Index. Until that happens, enjoy and embrace the ride in the stock markets around the world while being prepared for the future.
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Yesterday's drop in the S&P 500 below the breakout level of 1129 is once again looking like a failed breakout. As highlighted in my September 2nd post there have been 3 fake out's since June already.
And each of these fake out's have resulted in a 6-8% move in the opposite direction. As highlighted in the inverse head and shoulder post, the volumes were already looking suspect and this drop back into previous range will give some powder for the bears. Near term supports at 1105 and 1090 must hold else the risk of yet another swing to 1040/1010 are on the cards.


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Timothy Kneeland "Timo" Ellis is a multi-instrumentalist and record producer from New York City, and is frontman vocalist for the band Netherlands.

In 1997 Ellis and Sean Lennon joined Cibo Matto. As a quartet (Yuka Honda, Miho Hatori, Ellis, Lennon) Cibo Matto released an EP, Super Relax (1997) and their second album Stereo ★ Type A (1999). In 2001, Ellis released his first solo EP, The Enchanted Forest of Timo Ellis.

Solo discography

Albums
T.O.A.S.T. Redux
High Score
The White Bronco
Epic Mini
After
The New Yorker
Eyebrows
The Death of Fantasy

EPs
The Enchanted Forest of Timo Ellis
Master of Pop Hits
Uppalappu
Civilian Pursuits
Hellven
Feral Minty
Undead Horses
I'm Not Going to the Store
Death Is Everywhere

As others
U. McDammon The Fastest Finger in the World
The Marcy Mnemonics Kookoo Banana, Van Halen Two
Gazillion Fear of Sucking
Bird of Doom Way Down Upon the Swan
Shania Divorce Shocker! Doublemint Gonzo (with John Paul Keenon)
The Off Scene The Off Scene
The Off Scene Heavy Muppet
The Off Scene S.O.A.
Biker Period Biker Period, Biker Period II (with Kirsten McCord)
Gluttonius Roman Style (with Suzanne von Aichinger and John Paul Keenon)
Blood of the Runt (feat. Runt Roo)
Miss Michigan (with Gustavo Saenz)
SEE? "Lighteninging on Your Thames" (with Brandon Seabrook, Jon Ehlers and Stuart Popejoy)

With Netherlands
Fantasmatic
Silicon Vapor
Audubon
Hope Porn
Black Gaia
Green Lips And Lightning (previously unreleased B-sides)
Zombie Techno
Zombie Techno (Undead)

References

External links

netherlandsband.com (Official)

American multi-instrumentalists
Living people
Musicians from New York City
Musicians from Washington (state)
Evergreen State College alumni
Morningwood members
Cibo Matto members
Year of birth missing (living people)

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class Browser;
class GURL;
class SSLCertReporter;

namespace net {
class URLRequestContext;
}

namespace CertificateReportingTestUtils {

class MockReporter;

enum OptIn { EXTENDED_REPORTING_OPT_IN, EXTENDED_REPORTING_DO_NOT_OPT_IN };

enum Proceed { SSL_INTERSTITIAL_PROCEED, SSL_INTERSTITIAL_DO_NOT_PROCEED };

enum ExpectReport { CERT_REPORT_EXPECTED, CERT_REPORT_NOT_EXPECTED };

// A test class that tracks the latest hostname for which a certificate
// report would have been sent over the network.
class CertificateReportingTest : public InProcessBrowserTest {
 public:
  // Set up the mock reporter that keeps track of certificate reports
  // that the safe browsing service sends.
  void SetUpMockReporter();

 protected:
  // Get the latest hostname for which a certificate report was sent.
  const std::string& GetLatestHostnameReported() const;

 private:
  MockReporter* reporter_;
};

// Sets the browser preference to enable or disable extended reporting.
void SetCertReportingOptIn(Browser* browser, OptIn opt_in);

// Sets up a mock SSLCertReporter and return a pointer to it, which will
// be owned by the caller. The mock SSLCertReporter will call
// |run_loop|'s QuitClosure when a report is sent. It also checks that a
// report is sent or not sent according to |expect_report|.
scoped_ptr<SSLCertReporter> SetUpMockSSLCertReporter(
    base::RunLoop* run_loop,
    ExpectReport expect_report);

// Returns whether a report should be expected (due to the Finch config)
// if the user opts in.
ExpectReport GetReportExpectedFromFinch();

}  // namespace CertificateReportingTestUtils

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_SSL_CERTIFICATE_REPORTING_TEST_UTILS_H_

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Negotiating is one of the oldest human skills, and if you look through history, you can learn some important lessons for the negotiating you do today.
When the Americans were fighting their War of Independence with England in 1777, they were desperately short of food, ammunition and shelter. Hoping to tap into the long-standing animosity between England and France, the American founding father Benjamin Franklin travelled to see the French Foreign Minister, the Comte de Vergennes.
The negotiations lasted from January to October that year. At their first meeting, Vergennes was surprised at the modesty of Franklin's requests. He asked for some trading concessions, which really gave the United States nothing more than they already had.
Over the following months, Franklin's requests increased until they included weapons, ammunition, blankets, clothing and even warships.
The reality was that in January the Americans' situation looked perilous, so Franklin knew he had little leverage with the French. By October, the tide of the war had turned. The Americans were now seen as likely victors over the British — putting Franklin in a much more powerful position and allowing him to increase his demands and apply the necessary pressure.
The negotiating table is not the place to improve relationships; this is where relationships are tested, so be sure you have a strong enough relationship with the other party at the start.
Benjamin Franklin's position improved dramatically through the negotiation and he was able to maximise on this because he had concentrated in the early part on building the relationship.
Sometimes you need to remind each other of the purpose that unites you rather than the particulars that divide you.
The 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis was on Oct 28 last year. Never had the world come so close to destruction in nuclear war. In 1962 at the height of the Cold War, US and Soviet ships faced off against each other in the Caribbean.
Soviet nuclear missiles were being installed in Cuba just 180km from the US mainland and the Americans were threatening all-out retaliation on Cuba and the USSR unless they were removed.
The rhetoric became more heated while President John F Kennedy amassed the largest force since World War II in readiness for attack. Enough nuclear firepower to destroy the planet several times over was armed and aimed and "hawks" on both sides were urging their leaders to push the button first.
President Kennedy responded and disaster was averted.
When we are negotiating, it is easy to become so caught up in the competitiveness of the situation — the haggling over every little point — that we lose sight of the purpose that unites us — the desire to do a deal.
If that happens, you need to step back, focus on how far you have come and remind the other party of your common purpose.
During the Cuban missile crisis negotiations, one of the demands by the Soviets was that the US remove missiles installed in Turkey.
The Soviets did not know that the US intended to decommission these anyway as they were based on obsolete technology and were expensive to maintain.
The US realised that this bargaining point was much more important to the Soviets than it was to them, so they were able to extract many more concessions than they would have otherwise asked for.
Remember that success in bargaining is dependent on your ability to identify those points that are of higher value to the other party than they are to you. The real value of any point is the value the other party puts on it — not how you value it.
Never give any concession easily — otherwise the other side won't value it. Imagine you are considering buying a car advertised at $100,000. You plan on a starting offer of $90,000 hoping to settle for under $95,000. You make your opening offer of $90,000 and the seller accepts your offer immediately.
Professor Gavin Kennedy says the worst thing you can do to a negotiator is to accept his first offer. It's bad for both sides!
So, while it is important to keep your eye on the big picture and not fall into the trap of negative competitiveness, you should always get full value for every concession — and never give something for nothing.


I am a huge fan of the Middle East. The exotic desert landscapes, the mysterious and timeless style of the local people, the sound of the call to prayer, the spices of the market… all of them stick in my consciousness like a memory I want to cling to forever.
However, the region can be challenging for westerners, especially when, like me, they are blonde and female. This is why I particularly loved Oman. A highly traditional country which has still managed to modernise in a sympathetic and respectful way, I felt comfortable there from day one. Respect for women is sincere in this country on the edge of the Arabian peninsula; I felt safe wherever I went, and the souqs were hassle-free. And then there is the stunning beauty of the country – the rocky coastline, where traditional dhows are still made and sailed; the gorgeous desert oases lined with palm trees and babbling streams, and the magnificence of the rolling desert sands, their vastness spreading deep into the heart of Arabia. The land that time forgot; but also a land looking firmly to the future, on their own terms.
I have many vivid memories of Oman, but one of the most memorable experiences was a trip to the town of Nizwa, deep in the heart of the country between the dunes of the Sharqiya Sands and the dramatic mountains of the Al-Hajar range. Nizwa has a long and rich history. One of the oldest cities in Oman, it served as the capital during the 6th and 7th centuries and was a renowned centre of learning and culture. The city today, with a population of just over 70,000, is a crossroads some 1.5 hours' drive from Muscat, centred around the historic Nizwa Fort and, close by the castle walls, the souq.
Nizwa market, held every Friday in the heart of the city, is like a journey back in time. Outside lies the modern world, with a car park playing host to trucks of all shapes and sizes. Livestock is unloaded from pickup trucks, and working men and women sit on deckchairs in the shade of the vehicles, taking a break from the heat. But, passing through the high walls into the marketplace itself, everything changes. Gone are the vehicles and technology; in its place are shops and market halls, livestock trading and glittering gold and silver jewellery. Nizwa souk is divided into distinct areas, and the first you will come to is the most (indeed, only) touristy area. Shops sell pottery, beautifully painted in bright colours, and sparkling trinkets to suit all pockets. A group of men sit around a table in an alley between shops, playing cards. And, coming and going, market traders continue the business of the day as they pass in and out of the gateway with their goods for sale.
On the street leading off from the shops, fruit and vegetable sellers set out their stalls on the ground. Close by, a market halls keeps other fresh goods undercover: meat, more vegetables, and sweetmeats such as dates and candies. The dates themselves are a sight to behold; of all shades and varieties, they are laid out in a colourful and irresistible display. Spices are everywhere, their contrasting colours beautiful and exotic as they lie in deep tubs ready to be weighed and sold. And everywhere there is movement and noise, as the white robes of the men and dark abayas of the women form a timeless picture in the modern, tiled market hall.
But the biggest draw of Nizwa souq for visitors is the livestock market. Located at the end of the souq itself, the livestock market is a large, open-air ring surrounded by a low wall on which traders sit to do business. When we arrived, sheep and goats were being paraded by their owners in a slow, steady circle; both lambs and older animals, the babies in their owners' arms, were sized up by the jumble of men in dishdashas, the long traditional Arab robe, with pillbox hats or turbans atop their heads. The market is noisy with the bleats of the animals and the frantic negotiations of buyers and sellers. Off to one side, animals awaiting sale stand tethered, often supervised by young boys. Most of those present are men and boys, but there are also a number of women, clearly visible in their black abayas and hijabs. Many wear the traditional Omani face covering of a pointed leather mask, mysterious in the hot desert sun.
Trade in the livestock market is firmly in live animals. No animals are slaughtered; traders will take their purchases home to be reared there and await their destiny. The animals appear well cared-for, if a little traumatised by the experience if the volume of bleating is any indication. Once the sheep and goats have been traded, it is time for the cows to make their entrance. Paraded in an anti-clockwise direction like their smaller cousins, the cows seem a little more reluctant to comply, and a little more keen to assert their authority. Watching, photographing and filming, I had to make a hasty dash to safety as a cow broke free of its owner and bolted straight towards us. I made eye contact with the man next to me on the low ledge I'd leapt onto; we both laughed in a shared moment of relief.
Once you have exhausted the excitement of the market, it is just a short walk onwards to Nizwa Fort. A haven of calm after the chaos of the livestock market, the historic castle lends itself to simply wandering and exploring the ramparts. With a spectacular view over the town to the mountains beyond, it is a place to gaze over flat roofs and swaying palm trees and pinch yourself: you are truly in Arabia.
The drive from Oman's capital, Muscat to Nizwa is around 90 minutes' or 140km. Possible as a day trip, Nizwa is also a great base to explore the mountains and desert, including Bedouin tribes in the Sharqiya Sands and the spectacular mountain passes over Jebel Shams, the region's highest peak. Check out, too, the deserted village of Al Hamra with its 2- and 3-storey mud-brick houses. There is so much to explore in Oman's historic interior.
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This sounds like such a fabulous trip. I love how you highlight all of the daily life and local activity that you saw occurring all around you. Thanks for a great share!
Oh Oman is so great !!!! I live in Dubai so it is an easy trip for me, yet I haven't done it nearly often enough ! After summer, I will plan a trip again for sure !
I'm so jealous that you get to live in that part of the world – you have the best of everything with international Dubai but Arabia on your doorstep. You must head back to Oman soon!
I want to go so badly. Oman looks fascinating and beautiful The market sounds crazy. Glad to hear no animals slaughtered in front of you. That would traumatize me!! Little goats are too cute. I'm hoping to go here soon!
I wonder how many years the market has been conducted that way? So cool to think that it's been going on for hundreds of years and they keep the tradition going!
Your photography is incredible, and I think you just sparked me to take a trip there! Thank you for sharing such beautiful images!! I would love to experience the market.
Thanks so much Valerie – it's a very photogenic location! The market is incredible, hope you get the chance to visit one day.


Commentary: Making HBO mandatory, dropping a bunch of popular channels and jacking the price by $10 is more Cersei than Daenerys. Shame!
At its new price of $50 per month, DirecTV costs more than any other competing live TV service.
The wild world of live TV streaming just went through another disruption. Blame the final season of Game of Thrones starting next month.
DirecTV Now, which lets you watch numerous TV channels live over the Internet without a cable TV subscription, just raised the price of its cheapest package from $40 to $50 per month. That package includes HBO, the exclusive home of Game of Thrones season 8, whether you want it or not.
On the surface that seems like an OK deal. Getting a standalone HBO Now subscription costs $15 per month, so an increase of $10 to get HBO included is still a $5 monthly discount. And if you want DirecTV Now's mix of channels -- namely HBO as well as all four live local stations (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) -- the service is still worth considering.
But there are plenty of other options for cable TV cord cutters, and the new DirecTV Now is among the most expensive. Let's break down the changes and how DirecTV Now stacks up against the competition.
As Tyrion Lannister says: "Every time we deal with an enemy, we create two more."
I keep a list of the Top 100 channels offered by the various live TV streaming services, including DirecTV Now, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T Watch TV, Philo and Fubo TV. The channels above are available on many of them, and many of the most popular, such as AMC, Comedy Central, Discovery and HGTV, are classic cable TV staples found on most of DirecTV Now's competitors.
In cutting those channels and others, DirecTV Now dropped from 61 to 38 of the top 100. The only services with fewer such channels are significantly cheaper: AT&T Watch TV ($15), Philo ($16) and Sling TV ($25). Every one of DirecTV Now's competitors at $40 and up has at least 10 more top-100 channels.
At $50 monthly, DirecTV Now is now the most-expensive live TV streaming service. Note that current subscribers to DirecTV Now's original packages can keep their (superior) channel lineups, but will have to pay at least $50 as well.
The inclusion of HBO with DirecTV Now is compelling in some ways, particularly if you also want a live TV streaming service and don't miss the channels that were cut. But it's a package deal -- the kind of bundle many cord cutters are trying to avoid -- and there are plenty of other ways to watch Tyrion and company.
The cheapest solution is a standalone HBO Now subscription for $15. It doesn't get you any live TV channels, but it does allow you to watch Game of Thrones (and other HBO shows) as soon as they air, and on-demand afterward anytime.
You can pay for any live TV services as well as an HBO Now subscription separately, and for AT&T Watch TV, Philo and Sling TV, the total will cost less than DirecTV Now. Meanwhile a more-expensive service like YouTube TV offers significantly more channels for a bit more money.
All of these mix-and-match options are better deals than DirecTV Now in my opinion. Sling TV's Blue package, for example, provides 37 channels (including Fox and NBC in many cities) and costs $25 per month, for a total of $40 per month -- $10 cheaper than DirecTV Now -- if you add HBO Now as a 38th "channel." And YouTube TV has many of the channels now missing from DirecTV Now, as well as a superior DVR.
As usual with cord cutting, determining which service deserves your cash requires a little research. In the current market, however, DirecTV Now is less deserving than most. At least until the next live TV streaming service raises its prices, too.


116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
New Mexico was named during the 1500s after Mexico City, in the country named Nueva Espana - New Spain. The country called Mexico came into being hundreds of years later in 1821.
Ecuador. The Panama region of Ecuador, to be precise. A portion of the Panama region of Ecuador became the country named "Panama" but the hats have been made for more than 300 years in the portion of the Panama region that remained in the country of Ecuador. In more recent years, they have also been made in Hawaii, and Costa Rica, and other parts of the world, but not in the country named Panama.
 In the book "1001 Arabian nights" what nationality was Aladdin?
In the original story, Aladdin was the son of a Chinese tailor.
November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.
Oak. The name of the ship was the USS Constitution, called "Old Ironsides" because it had survived many battles.
Hair from squirrels' tails, although some other kinds of fur can be used. Camel is the name of the person who invented the Camel hair brush.
Dogs. The Latin name is Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.
Albert. Queen Victoria had requested that no future king should ever be called Albert. His full name was Albert Arthur Frederick George Windsor.
Dusky rose red. The scientific name Carpoedacus purpureus means "purple fruit eater" despite the fact that the purple finch eats mostly seeds. Some have described the color as a dark crimson red overlaying an off-gray.
Scilla Peruviana, the Cuban Lily, comes from neither Peru nor Cuba, but from the Mediterranean. Hibiscus mutabli, the Confederate Rose, comes from Japan.
Nobody. You don't bury people in tombs, which are above-ground structures. You entomb them. So, who is entombed in Grant's Tomb? Grant and his wife.
The Manx Shearwater. If you were thinking of the Puffin, the Atlantic Puffin is Fratercula Arctica, the Horned Puffin is Fratercula Corniculata and the Tufted Puffin is Fratercula Cirrhata.
Synonymy. From the preface to Roget's International Thesaurus, 1922 edition: "Apart from the scientific and logical arrangement the distinguishing feature of Roget is the inclusion of phrases. No other synonymy gives anything but individual words."
They are gray, much the same color as black rhinos. The white refers to the Dutch 'veite' meaning 'wide'. They are the wide mouthed rhinos compared with the hook lipped black variety.
30 years (1618 to 1648). Were you expecting a trick question?
White, yellow, or green. Like all white fur, a polar bear's fur is clear and hollow. It is white for the same reason snow is white. As polar bears age, their fur becomes more yellow. Some polar bears are green because of algae growing in their fur.
From the South. When you are at the north pole, all directions are south.


Through its library, a community speaks volumes about its values and priorities. By that measure, the Oak Park Public Library reflects extremely well on this village that borders Chicago's West Side.
I have an enormous amount of respect for the role that the library plays for a wide spectrum of people who come through its doors–at the Main Library and the two branch locations, Maze and Dole.
At the same time, I am confident that I would provide value to the library through serving as a trustee.
I have two experiences of Oak Park: the nine years before my children were born, and the nine years that have passed since they were born. As two-month-old infants, they were present with me, my wife and hundreds of others for the main library's dedication in Fall 2003.
I appreciated the library before becoming a parent. And as my family has increasingly relied on its myriad features over the past decade, that recognition of the library's vital role in the community has multiplied. Serving on the library board would be an honor that I would take seriously as I seek to justify the faith that my fellow citizens have entrusted in me.
That commitment to being a valuable resource for Oak Park residents and guests appears to be as vibrant as ever. If elected, I would diligently look for ways in which that dedication to service can continue and expand.


I think I've now discovered the possibly the most awesome textbook to date.
It apparently uses an example of how to apply trigonometry to a real life situation, say what sort of angles are you dealing with when peeking at the undergarments of the woman siting on the opposite bench on the train.
This textbook is apparently from the Japanese textbook series Dream Science Laboratory, originally published in Japanese it seems it is relevant to the interests of Korean teaching staff.


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package io.opensec.six.oval.model.macos;

import io.opensec.six.oval.model.ComponentType;
import io.opensec.six.oval.model.Family;
import io.opensec.six.oval.model.common.CheckEnumeration;
import io.opensec.six.oval.model.definitions.StateRefType;
import io.opensec.six.oval.model.definitions.SystemObjectRefType;
import io.opensec.six.oval.model.definitions.TestType;

/**
 * This test's purpose is generally used to check if an application is listening on the network,
 * either for a new connection or as part of an ongoing connection.
 *
 * @author  Akihito Nakamura, AIST
 * @see OVAL Language
 * @deprecated Deprecated as of version 5.10:
 *             Replaced by the inetlisteningservers510 test.
 */
@Deprecated
public class InetListeningServersTest
    extends TestType
{

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    public InetListeningServersTest()
    {
        this( null, 0 );
    }

    public InetListeningServersTest(
                    final String id,
                    final int version
                    )
    {
        this( id, version, null, null );
    }

    public InetListeningServersTest(
                    final String id,
                    final int version,
                    final String comment,
                    final CheckEnumeration check
                    )
    {
        this( id, version, comment, check, null, null );
    }

    public InetListeningServersTest(
                    final String id,
                    final int version,
                    final String comment,
                    final CheckEnumeration check,
                    final SystemObjectRefType object,
                    final StateRefType[] stateList
                    )
    {
        super( id, version, comment, check, object, stateList );

        _oval_family = Family.MACOS;
        _oval_component = ComponentType.INETLISTENINGSERVERS;
    }

    //**************************************************************
    //  java.lang.Object
    //**************************************************************

    @Override
    public int hashCode()
    {
        return super.hashCode();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(
                    final Object obj
                    )
    {
        if (!(obj instanceof InetListeningServersTest)) {
            return false;
        }

        return super.equals( obj );
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return "inetlisteningservers_test[" + super.toString() + "]";
    }

}
//


A bad financial phase visits every person. But that does not mean he should be deprived of all those necessities of life. To deny essential finance to people just because they could not clear some previous debts in time would not do justice to them. Bad credit loans are like light at the end of the tunnel for these borrowers. On taking bad credit loans, borrowers always make a new beginning as they learn from past mistakes.
Basically bad credit loans are tailored for those borrowers who have a bad credit history. Such borrowers were involved in at least on or two cases of default and late payments, arrears, bankruptcy or county court judgments.
There are effective ways to get a bad credit loan. First of all make efforts to do something about that very credit report of yours. A credit report tells the lender about your borrowings and repayment details. Lenders decide the amount of loan and interest rate on the basis of credit report. So have your credit report updated and by a reputed agency. There may be some debts you can pay off right away. Clear them, so that your new credit report does not mention it and your credit score increases.
Lenders consider a credit score of 620 as safe while below 600 is labeled as bad credit. Some lenders judge borrowers on FICO [Fair Isaac Corporation] score where in a range of 300 to 850 the score of 720 is considered good and below 600 bad. A poor credit score may result in higher interest rate.
Both the options of taking a secured and unsecured loan are available to the bad credit loan borrowers. In case of the secured loan the borrower has to place a collateral with the lender. The collateral may consist of any property such as a car, house or valuable papers. Depending upon the repayment capacity and credit score, the borrowers can avail bad credit loans in the range of ₤5000 to₤75000.Borrowers can use this loan for variety of reasons such as wedding, education, holiday trip or even for debt consolidation.
The interest rate will depend on the credit report but borrowers must search for the suitable interest rate online. After a lot of searching for the interest rate you can apply for the loan online in a very simple manner.
Repayment term in case of bad credit loans is usually from 5 to 25 years. One should prefer to settle for a shorter possible period of repayment. A longer duration would unnecessarily increase the financial burden. Also you should borrow only a limited amount in order to finish the repayment duration early.
Bad credit loans are available easily to the borrowers these days. One can even get the loan at lower interest rate but he must be careful about the amount he borrows and the interest rate.


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Distributor: Orca Book Publishers Availability: Available Carton Quantity: 120 $7.95 CAD
Winter Sports up to Fall 2019
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Yossi's Goal
By (author): Ellen Schwartz
9781551434926 Paperback, Trade English Juvenile: Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7, Grade (US) from 4 - 7, Reading age from 9 - 12 JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Canada / Post-Confederation Montreal Sep 01, 2006
Active 5 x 7.5 x 0.3 in 144 pages FSC certified – mixed sources C016245 Orca Book Publishers
Chocolate Lily nominee 2007, Short-listed Silver Birch nominee 2007, Short-listed CCBC Our Choice 2007, Commended
Yossi dreams of playing hockey—but he has no skates.
Yossi Mendelsohn works hard to help his family survive after they flee Russia to find a better life in Montreal. He sells newspapers and carries bundles from the garment factory. Yossi longs to play "le hockey" with the French boys, but he has no skates. When his father falls ill and his sister and her fiancé organize a walkout at the factory, Yossi's dream of lacing on skates seems farther away than ever.
Ellen Schwartz is the author of over fifteen books. In addition to writing books, she has published dozens of magazine articles and adult short stories, and her stories for children have been published in children's magazines and teaching anthologies. Ellen, whose background is in education, currently works as a corporate and curriculum writer and editor, and teaches creative writing classes at Simon Fraser University and Douglas College. Ellen has two daughters and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.ellenschwartz.net.
"Boys will enjoy this engaging fast-paced novel...Schwartz does an admirable job of presenting a complex topic in a brief novel for younger or struggling readers. Highly Recommended." - CM Magazine
"Can be used when one needs an immigration story to suggest to boys." - AJL Newsletter
"Believable, engrossing and provides numerous opportunities for exploring the difficulties of immigrants." - Canadian Teacher Magazine


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Income Tax Definitions 116 > Q 3
qualifying child
To be a qualifying child, the dependent must meet eight tests: (1) relationship, (2) age, (3) residence, (4) support, (5) citizenship or residency, (6) joint return, (7) qualifying child of more than one person, and (8) dependent taxpayer.
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There are tests that must be met to be a qualifying relative, they are: (1) not a qualifying child, (2) member of household or relationship, (3) citizenship or residency, (4) gross income, (5) support, (6) joint return, and (7) dependent taxpayer.
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Qualifying Widow(er) filing status
If your spouse died in 2010, you can use married filing jointly as your filing status for 2010 if you otherwise qualify to use that status. The year of death is the last year for which you can file jointly with your deceased spouse. You may be eligible to use qualifying widow(er) with dependent child as your filing status for two years following the year of death of your spouse. For example, if your spouse died in 2010, and you have not remarried, you may be able to use this filing status for 2011 and 2012. This filing status entitles you to use joint return tax rates and the highest standard deduction amount (if you do not itemize deductions). This status does not entitle you to file a joint return.
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The United States Marine Corps. The Special Air Service. The Navy SEALs.
They're the elite, deployed to situations that demand the best soldiers in the world. And they need to know that their equipment can handle anything they run into. When the best of the best suit up, these are the knives they choose to bring along.
The Ontario MK 3 Navy Knife is standard issue for the United States Navy SEALs. With a 6-inch stainless steel blade, it's a perfectly compact piece of equipment for this elite and efficient group. Though many SEALs also opt to carry their own knife of choice, this is the one they all receive—a reliable piece of equipment that does its job without getting in the way.
It's pure, it's simple, and it's been used for decades. The Fairbairn-Sykes may not be flashy, but it's legendary. First put to use in World War II, it was issued to members of Britain's Special Air Service, one of the most accomplished and recognized special forces units in the world. The Fairbairn-Sykes proved to be such an effective fighting knife that the United States tried to manufacture its own version for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA.
A British classic that was so impressive even the Americans wanted it? Yeah, it's basically The Beatles of knives.
For a counter-terrorist unit, simplicity isn't always a good thing. You're gonna run into unexpected situations, and unless you're able to MacGyver a solution in minutes, you'll need tools that can serve multiple purposes. That's why the GIGN, a French special ops group involved in terrorist and hostage situations, worked with Extrema Ratio to design the Glauca B1. Along with a custom blade, the knife features a plastic handcuff cutter and window breaker. It's the multi-tool of badasses.
The GIGN doesn't solely go for gadgets like the Glauca B1. They also worked with Wildsteer Intervention Group on the WING-Tactic, an 11-inch knife that gets the job done when you need something simple. If you're an elite soldier, your gear has to be useful when you need it and barely noticeable when you don't. This knife balances those requirements.
This centuries-old weapon has been iconically linked with the Brigade of Gurkhas for decades. The unique design of the kukri allows users to simultaneously slice and chop at an opponent, doing the most damage possible with speed and accuracy. It's a knife not to be messed with, used by men not to be messed with. The Brigade of Gurkhas consists of Nepalese soldiers serving the British Army, and each year, they award a mere 200 positions out of around 25,000 applicants. They're badass.
When Detachment One was formed in 2003 to fight in the War on Terror, they decided they needed a new knife specifically for their unit. The result was the Strider SMF, a compact folding knife with a titanium frame that guarantees it can not only handle the conditions they knew they'd be facing, but also stands the test of time.
When an Israeli counter-terrorism force gives you feedback on how to design a knife, you're probably gonna wind up with one crazy knife. The Ari B'Lilah was created with the help of Yamam, a group that handles everything from hostage rescue to SWAT team duties and undercover ops. They gave their input to develop a knife that combined effectiveness with practicality. They have a lot of jobs to do, and the Ari B'Lilah needs to work for all of them.
A knife that propels its blade through the air like a bullet? No wonder ballistic knives are banned for non-military use in several countries. For soldiers, though, these weapons can handle the close-quarters combat of a knife fight, without the limits of most blades. These were first developed for Spetsnaz, the Russian special forces, whose focus on intelligence missions required weapons that could take out an enemy quickly and quietly. Terrifying.
A classic American weapon, the Ka-Bar sums up what special forces usually look for in their blades. The Ka-Bar originally came to be when Marines in WWII found that the knives they were issued didn't meet their needs. Even when they were good for combat use, they didn't do their job as tools. In reality, special forces use blades for many purposes, not just fighting. The Ka-Bar was designed to preserve the lethal elements of previous weapons while also working as wire cutters, crate openers, and just about everything else a Marine needed a knife for. Just like a special forces soldier, it does a lot of jobs, and it does them well.
Joe Oliveto is a staff writer for Supercompressor. He can barely handle a kitchen knife. Follow him on Twitter.


I finally get to review my Etude House Etoinette Crystal Shine Lips lipstick that I bought a little while ago. I just have to say that I love this lipstick soooo freaking much. I have tried Etude House's chapsticks before but never their lipsticks.
For some reason these lipsticks don't have names just a number. Mine is the POR202. I wish it was called strawberry orange because I think it's a pinkish/orangish color.
I really love this lipstick. This is one of my top favorites. I really like how it will look matte but is a little glossy too. I probably will continue to buy this and try out the other colors as well. I am always amazed at Etude House makeup because it is so cute, good quality, and not too pricey.
You can purchase this lipstick from Pretty & Cute.
The case of the lipstick is so pretty~ It looks really pretty on you.
I like how the lipstick matches your cardigan!
I've been lusting after the Etoinette collection for a while just because the packaging is too damn cute! Such a cute color!
I always love their packaging so much! It's so cute!! The color is really pretty and suits you well. I also really like your eye make up here. Looks amazing!
Suuuuuper pretty! It looks very nice with your skin tone. Too bad they didn't take advantage and give it a super cute color name.


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LG G6, Nokia 6, Moto G5 And More Announced At MWC 2017, Here Are The Details
RP Staff· February 27, 2017
At day 1 of Mobile World Congress (MWC 2017) today, a number of smartphone manufacturers took to stage to announce their flagship Android smartphones of 2017. Chief among them were Nokia, LG and Lenovo/Motorola who unveiled their upcoming flagship smartphones for this year.
Here we take a look at specs, features, price and release date of Nokia's 3, 5 and 6, as well as LG's G6 and Motorola/Lenovo's Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones.
LG G6 is one of the most awaited flagship smartphones of the year. The highlight feature of G6 is its almost bezel-less 5.7-inch display bringing screen to body ratio for the G6 at 80% compared to over 70% on last year's G5. The aforementioned bezel-less display is a QHD+ IPS FullVision panel with an 18:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2880×1440. As far as other specs go, G6 features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821 CPU, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of UFS 2.0 storage with a microSD card slot for storage expansion, a 32-bit Quad DAC for audio, 3,300mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support, fingerprint sensor/power button on the back of the device, and it runs Android 7.0 Nougat with LG's UX 6.0 skin on top and Google Assistant built right in.
Apart from all this, the LG G6 is also IP68 rated for water and dust resistance. As far as cameras go, LG G6 features dual cameras on the rear. The main lens is 13MP with f/1.8 and a 71-degree field of view + OIS. The second lens is also 13MP but at f/2.4 and with a 125-degree field of view. The front-facing selfie camera on the other hand is a 5MP sensor at f/2.2 with a 100-degree field of view.
LG hasn't confirmed pricing and availability of G6 yet but it will be available in Ice Platinum, Mystic White, and Astro Black colors at launch.
Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6
Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 are all new Android smartphones from Nokia with Nokia 6 being flagship model featuring 5.5-inch 1080 full HD display, Snapdragon 430 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage with microSD expansion, 16MP rear camera, and it runs pure stock version of Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Google Assistant out of the box. As far as design goes, it features aluminum unibody design and will cost $240 when launched outside China in Q2 this year.
Nokia 5 on the other hand features 5.2-inch 720p display, Snapdragon 430 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD slot, 13MP rear camera and it also runs pure stock Android 7.1.1 out of the box. Design wise, Nokia 5 is also made of aluminum unibody with visible antenna lines at the top and bottom, along with curved edges. It will be available for $199 in Q2 this year and comes in four different colors.
Launching in Q2, Nokia 3 is a budget device coming in at just $139 featuring aluminum frame with polycarbonate body. As far as specs go, it features 5-inch 720p display, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD expansion, quad-core processor, 8MP front and rear cameras and runs pure stock Android 7.0 out of the box.
Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus
Lenovo has made Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus official today. Moto G5 features 5-inch 1080p full HD Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display, 1.4GHz octa-core Snapdragon 430 CPU, 2GB RAM, 16 to 32GB storage expandable via microSD, 2800mAh removable battery, 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras, and it runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
The Moto G5 Plus on the other hand features 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3,000mAh battery, 2.0 GHz Snapdragon 625, 2-4GB RAM (depending on region), 32 to 64GB storage which is expandable via microSD, 12MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, NFC for mobile payments, and it also comes running Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
Both Moto G5 and G5 Plus will come in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colors at launch in March and will cost €199 for Moto G5 model internationally, $229 for Moto G5 Plus 32 GB / 2 GB RAM model in the US, and €279 for Moto G5 Plus 32 GB / 2 GB RAM model internationally.
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Long time, no update. Rest assured, work has been progressing!
Today, after a long preparation period that involved tons of part finishing and priming (and receiving and inventorying the fuselage kit), I began final construction of the major sub-assemblies of the wings. 8 hours of work later, I completed assembly of the left wing leading edge assembly. Tomorrow I plan to complete the right wing leading edge assembly, and possibly begin main wing top skin riveting. Or maybe fuel tanks.
Hole cut for the stall warning system access cover.
Test fit of access plate cover and doubler.
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The majority of the people are occupied during the Christmas season. It is vital that as a business owner or person, you should ensure that you are ready for this season. The following are the factors to help you on how your small business can plan for Christmas.
Firstly, the factor to consider is that you remember to be festive. The majority of people are the ones who like Christmas holiday. It is essential that you enjoy the season properly by preparing thoroughly. Another thing that you may opt to do is by having Christmas offers in your shop or business to enhance the mood of the season. If you are considering to have more profits in the season of Christmas, you should sell your goods or services at a discounted price. It is true that many people love to buy things that are at a discounted rate and where it is offered. This are some of the ideas that you may use to celebrate your customers, this festive season by giving them things. This is essential because you will be able to attract more customers because of the attractive things that you will use.
Secondly, you should consider keeping you social media up to date. It is possible to forget about updating your social media website or page during Christmas festive because you are very busy. Your job will be affected, when you fail to update your social media. When you hire or employee someone for the task of updating your social media the websites or pages, that will be the right thing to do, hence you will not have to worry about website update. You should ensure that you made the posts to your social media pages in advance.
Thirdly, another thing to keep in mind is giving gifts. In Christmas holiday is the time of giving. Your clients will be very pleased with you when you give out to other people. You give what you are capable of giving, therefore that's better than not giving at all.
Fourthly, you should check your cash flows. It is a fact that the money we spend during Christmas is more than any other season. It is vital that you monitor your spending during Christmastime, so as you will not end up spending more and remain with nothing. However, the right that you should in this case is to have a budget of everything that you want to spend on during this season.
When you are consider on how your business can plan for Christmasyou should put giving bonus into consideration. Giving your staffs bonus will boost their morale to come and work for after the holidays are over.


You will achieve much better results if you properly prepare for your micropigmentation procedure. The area must be healthy, strong, non-sensitive and non-irritated.
🚫🥂🍹🍸🚫Don't be tempted to have a drink the night before or on the day of your scalp procedure. Alcohol is a blood thinner, which means you could bleed more and the pigment may take Get pushed out.
💊❌Anticoagulants lengthen the time it takes your blood to clot, Anti-platelet drugs, such as aspirin and Ibuprofen prevent your blood from clotting, causing the tattoo to bleed more and be less comfortable.
‼Note: Caffeinated tea, coffee and energy drinks, garlic, oily fish, and some herbal teas can also thin the blood.
Full head scalp Micropigmentation always works best on closely shaved scalps, wet shaving or grade 0-2 is ideal. The longer the natural hair is the more difficult it is to blend.
Exfoliate your scalp the night before your procedure to remove any dead skin.
Do not use oily, serum or wax products on the day of your procedure.
🛏💤Try to get a good night sleep before your treatment this will help you relax and make the treatment more comfortable.
🥛💦Drink lots of water- before and during the session – this allows the skin to accept the ink more easily, without thinning the blood.
🥓🍳🥖🥞🥐Have a good breakfast on the day of your tattoo, this increases your stamina as getting tattooed burns a lot of calories.
💊✅Paracetamol reduces pain and helps reduce inflammation so if your worried take two before or after the session.
🍩🍪🍫🍭🍰🍬Bring a sugary drink or snack for your session *blood sugar levels drop when your getting tattooed so this can help you feel more comfortable during the session* this also allows you not to stop so often which can interrupt adrenaline build up, making it harder to cope.
🎼📱🎧Consider a distraction, music to listen to or a book or simply flicking through your phone will help. I play music and have a TV in my studio.
⛔🖍🧼A variety of products will come into contact with the skin during the session including , wax pencil, baby wipes, cling film , nitrile gloves, numbing cream, pigment. I have never had an allergic reaction to any of these but please be prepared to declare all allergies before the session as I can then use an alternative product where possible.
⚫ Pigment stains – I use protective hair nets and cover you and all my equipment and couch in tissue and protective sheet but occasionally tiny droplets of pigment could splash on clothing and may stain, I recommend wearing dark tops where possible.
🚫👶🏼I don't have much space in my treatment room so please limit to 1 friend or family member joining you where possible. Due to the equipment I use and contaminated waste I don't not allow children in my treatment room.
🚫🐶 My treatment room is cleaned before and after every procedure I consider it a sterile environment so do not allow pets (other than Assistant Digs for disabled).
🖤Please note tattooing is an art form of which there are many variables, we try always to do our best and monitor as many variables as possible but ever client and every skin is different – the final outcome of any tattoo can never be guaranteed.
Scalp Micropigmentation involves individual dots of pigment into the scalp, there is hardly any blood and hardly any trauma there is very little healing or aftercare.
Avoid using any products that contain Lanolin, Petroleum or any acids.
Do not wet the treated area for 3 days after the treatment. This give the skin a chance to seal in the pigment and ensure water doesn't dilute the pigment.
The second part of your procedure should be booked between 6-9 days after your first.
Once healed your Micropigmentation should last approximately 5 years dependant on your skin and lifestyle.


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Continuing protection for tenants against eviction (the "winter truce") as national lockdown measures continue
Jan 15, 2021 | Articles, Latest News, whats new
We previously reported here that the Government had put in place measures to prevent evictions taking place over the Christmas period. These measures were due to end on 11 January 2021, however, in light of the current national lockdown they have been extended to 21 February 2021, via the introduction of the Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021.
The new regulations are largely the same as the 2020 version with the same exceptions, including evictions on the basis of "substantial rent arrears". The key change is to the definition of substantial rent arrears, where the 2020 Regulations defined "substantial rent arrears" as nine months' rent to have accrued before 23 March 2020, the 2021 Regulations reduce this to six months and there no longer seems to be a requirement for the arrears to have accrued before 23 March 2020.
Measures protecting commercial tenants unable to pay their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic have also been extended. For more information see our latest update here.
If you would like further advice or information about this or other residential tenancy issues, please contact Adina-Leigh Collins or Angus Young in the Grant Saw Landlord and Tenant team.


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Entertainment Bollywood 21 Dec 2018 Aamir Khan denied fr ...
Entertainment, Bollywood
Aamir Khan denied from promoting TOH at Chinese university? Here's the truth
Published Dec 21, 2018, 3:23 pm IST
Updated Dec 21, 2018, 3:39 pm IST
On his recent promotional tour to China, Aamir Khan was supposed to attend an event at a Chinese university.
Aamir Khan.
Mumbai: Aamir is one of the biggest stars when it comes to international fans and this is one of the reasons why his promotions for his next film at a university got cancelled.
On his recent promotional tour to China, Aamir Khan was supposed to attend an event in a Chinese university. Rumours were doing rounds that a university in China cancelled Bollywood's actor Aamir Khan's fan meet, citing the organiser's failure to seek permission to use the campus. However, the truth is, as a huge crowd turned up to see their favourite superstar, leaving the authorities in a panic.
Touted as the World's biggest Superstar, Aamir Khan has an unfathomable fanbase across the globe, however, the actor is particularly more loved in China.
The actor who recently visited China for promoting his recent film was invited as a special guest at the Guangzhou University, which is designed to accommodate 400 people.
However, as the news of the actor visiting the university broke out, people started turning up for the event in huge numbers. The small auditorium soon was filled with over 3000 people, forcing the authorities to cancel the event as they were not confident if they could handle the crowd.
Further, during his promotions, the Chinese authorities increased the security of Aamir Khan manifold to avoid similar situations.
With 3 Idiots gaining immense popularity in China, Aamir Khan opened doors to Indian cinema. As Dangal released in the neighbouring country, it created history minting the highest amount of money for an Indian film ever.
With global fan-base, Aamir Khan is undeniably World's biggest Superstar.
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