Well, I already can't deport aliens unless they have a non-immigration, criminal record. I'd like to think that logic and rational thought would prevail when considering the request made in the article below.
But we work for the government, so who knows.
I currently have an IA who is a drug suspect in one of my cases. He's been deported twice in the past. If I can't get enough evidence on him, I'm pretty sure they won't let me deport him again.
That was the one amazing tool in the toolbox that ICE could use in criminal investigations that others could not. If all else fails, deport him. It's one of the reasons why the locals and other agencies love (or loved, I should say) having us on task forces.
We had to sit through an 8 hour training yesterday put on by Microsoft, Proctor and Gamble, Phizer and a few other places concerning the pressing national security threat to the United States made by the importation and sale of counterfeit products normally made by their companies. I'm sure it was for national security reasons, and not because it hurts their companies profit margins.
It could have been summed up in an email just as easily. "Guess what? Counterfeit products are being imported and sold in this country. Some of the money, but not a huge percentage, from those sales go to support organized crime and terrorism." Gee, thanks for the new intel. Never heard that before.
Late, late so late! but we can enter still.
O let us in, tho' late, to kiss his feet!
Iran caper: who is behind the cyber attack?
While the boors and bores of the mainstream media continue to focus on the "crucial matters" of our time such as Stephen Colbert's tedious appearance before Congress and whether a Delaware senatorial candidate spent two days as a witch in high school, news of real importance is breaking all around us.
I am not just referring to the cataclysmic testimony by Chris Coates in front of the Civil Rights Commission on Friday, but to a yet bigger story with a potentially huge implications for geo-politics — the recent (and possibly ongoing) cyber attack on Iranian computers that may have temporarily crippled the nuclear capability (and who knows what else) of the totalitarian Islamic state.
Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth In fact you will never get any kind of job making a decent living.
I was born here, and so were my parents and grand parents and, very likely my great grandparents. I don't have any connection to Africa, no more than white Americans have to Germany, Scotland, England, Ireland, or the Netherlands. The same applies to 99 percent of all the black Americans as regards to Africa. So stop, already! ! !
...Dr. William Henry 'Bill' Cosby, Jr., Ed..D.
Democratic candidate Gary McDowell (MI) agreed with those Obamacare supporters that think giving lifesaving medical care to seniors at end of life is a "resource" that needs to be rationed.
One question among many questions: How can a visa that was issued in January be affixed to a passport that wasn't even issued until the following March?
Biblical precepts are often twisted by liberals to support socialism. Jesus was not a socialist. On the contrary, he explicitly disclaimed any political agenda. And the moral of the story in Genesis is not that we are, or should be, our brothers' keepers. Rather, the phrase comes from Cain's answer when God asks him the whereabouts of his brother Abel, whom Cain has just killed. Cain denies any knowledge, and adds the self-exculpatory question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" The point of the story is not that Cain was responsible for looking after Abel, like an Old Testament Nancy Pelosi. Cain was condemned not for failing to keep watch over his brother, but for killing him.
Is Barack Obama My Keeper?
New EPA rules will cost more than 800,000 jobs!
...we can expect more pollution, not less — just outsourced along with the jobs in the industry!
Benedict Arnold: the original patriot?
I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old photographs; not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who suffered and were stripped of their humanity.
I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of a bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another.
As long as I have a memory, I will think of them all day, everyday. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades--such good men."
Businesses who don't follow government orders would be suspended for at least 90 days with no congressional oversight.
Real people say "death ray"
"Fox News has obtained an unredacted copy of the IG report containing the names of witnesses, who backed up Shaffer's story when contacted for comment..."
The question, the world's leaders say, is not how to end suicide bombing or missile launching or threats of nuclear destruction, but how to end home-building! We live in a world gone mad.
The Democratic Leadership in the Congress made a pretty big strategic mistake on Thursday. They, for all intent and purposes, announced that they will raise your taxes on January 1, 2011. They did so plainly, and I tend to believe them. They did so without remorse. They did so acting as though no one would really care. And they did so after--for weeks--publicly discussing the possibility of retaining the current tax rates.
They did so, though they have been warned that in doing so they would deliver a crushing blow to small businesses in America. It is important to admit and to be as transparent as possible: when you hurt small business in America, you hurt the working men and women of America. You hurt families. You hurt those you care about most.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes, it is time to go.
So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Yesterday we were campaigning. Today you voted.
Banks and businesses tell Obama: we don't want your new program!
Good citizen finds SEIU registering 23,207 fake voters!
This is a must-read, all the way through: A decade of fighting has hardened soldiers in ways that civilians can't share. America respects its warriors, but from a distance.
This Heartland Policy Study has explained how Obamacare represents nothing less than a government takeover of health care in America. It will cause spending to skyrocket, care to be rationed, and taxes and government deficits to rise. It breaks all the promises candidate and then President Obama made about access to care, taxes, and the deficit. And it was all unnecessary: Much simpler reforms could have been adopted providing for a complete health care safety net, ensuring that everyone will have access to essential health care. Real health care reform would provide maximum power, control, and choice to patients and the doctors they have chosen for their health care. The key to making that work is not more government control and spending, but reforms that provide patients with market incentives to control the costs of their care, eliminating all forms of thirdparty health care rationing.
Obamacare is a disaster. Rather than liberate the American health care system from bureaucracy and waste, it blankets it with more of both, suffocating innovation and destroying freedom. The result is a system that is inconsistent with the freedom, prosperity, high living standards, and traditions of the American people.
The Obama administration also ignores the fact that many upper-income people obtain significant portions of their income from capital gains and dividends. The capital gains tax is going to increase to 20% from 15% in 2011 and, thanks to ObamaCare, to 23.8% in 2013. The tax on dividends is going to increase to a maximum rate of 39.6% in 2011 and once again, thanks to ObamaCare, to 43.4% by 2013.
The policies of spend, tax and regulate have undermined the recovery, causing capital to flee to Asia or the sideline and employers to forswear or delay new hiring. The American public has listened and watched and is slowly concluding that the hope they placed in these "progressive" policies was mistaken. This political reality is slowly dawning on Democrats, which is why so many of them are now denying paternity for the policies of the last four years.
Few Democratic candidates are willing to talk about the health-care bill — except the ones running ads to remind the electorate that they voted against it.
This article appeared in The New York Post on September 23, 2010.
Today, six months since Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama will be celebrating the signature achievement of his administration.
It's apt to be a lonely celebration: Few Democratic candidates are willing to talk about the health-care bill — except the ones running ads to remind the electorate that they voted against it.
Still, the president will speak today before a group of state insurance regulators, while a coalition of labor unions and liberal activist groups organize rallies around the country. They'll undoubtedly focus on some of the new law's more popular provisions, many of which start today — while ignoring the mandates, taxes and rationing that will come later. Indeed, the provisions they'll tout come with asterisks that they won't mention.
For example, starting today parents will be able to keep their children on the parents' insurance plan through age 25. But that doesn't come for free. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that doing so will cost an estimated $3,380 a year per child. And since employers are balking at picking up the added cost, the parents themselves will have to foot the bill.
Similarly, as of today, insurers can no longer impose lifetime or annual limits on benefits or refuse coverage to children with preexisting conditions. One can argue that these new rules are the best way to deal with thorny issues — but no one can claim that insurers will do these things out of the goodness of their hearts.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. If you're going to require insurers to cover more expensive customers and provide more benefits, it's going to cost more — and those costs are going to be passed on to customers in the form of higher premiums. When New York implemented many of these same insurance rules in 1983, premiums rose by nearly $500 per policy — resulting in nearly 500,000 New Yorkers dropping their insurance.
Already this fall, we're seeing premiums jump as much as 9 percent nationally next year, especially in the individual and small-group markets. Some customers are seeing hikes of 20 percent or more. And a significant portion of this increase is directly traceable to the new rules.
It may also get harder to find insurance. For example, several major insurers have just announced they will no longer sell "child only" insurance plans — because they can't afford to comply with the new preexisting condition rule.
Today, the president will almost certainly highlight projections that health-care reform will eventually provide coverage to some 30 million more Americans. He won't note that that's years off — or that roughly half of those newly insured are merely being dumped into the Medicaid system, with all its problems in access and quality.
You also won't hear much about the fact that the government's own actuaries have now concluded that the health-care law will actually increase health-care spending, contrary to the president's promises before the bill passed. Nor will you hear that outside experts now predict that ObamaCare will cost as much as $2.7 trillion over its first 10 years of actual operation, adding more than $350 billion to the deficit over that period despite massive new taxes.
At least Obama probably won't repeat his old refrain, "If you have insurance today and you like it, you can keep it." That's because it's getting harder and harder to find anyone who can keep their current insurance plan.
For example, we've now learned that college students receiving limited-benefit policies via their universities won't be able to keep those. (I guess it's a good thing they'll be able to go back on their parents' plan.) Similarly, at least a million seasonal workers will lose their plans because they fail to meet the government's new benefit requirements.
In fact, a memo leaked from Obama's Health and Human Services Department estimated that as many as two-thirds of all businesses and 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to change their plans to comply with the government's new rules. And roughly half of seniors who now participate in Medicare Advantage will be forced out of those plans and back into traditional Medicare.
Still, as we reach this six-month milestone, there is one thing about health-care reform that we can celebrate. According to the latest Rasmussen poll, 61 percent of Americans want the law repealed.
The president probably won't mention that, either.
A Vatican official told the media this week that Islam will sooner or later conquer a majority of Europe.
There are major, important differences between the COLB Obama has produced and a long-form birth certificate. An official long-form birth certificate is an exact photocopy of the original birth record prepared by the hospital or attending physician at the time of a child's birth. Such a document usually includes parents' information (address of residence, race, birthplace, date of birth, etc.), additional information on the child's birthplace and information on the doctors who assisted in the birth. The long form also usually includes the signature of the doctor involved and of at least one of the parents.
The short form COLB which Obama has made public is a computer-generated certification that lists the child's name, date of birth, gender, place of birth and time, and the names of Obama's parents. No birth hospital or doctor is listed.
In 1961, the year of Obama's birth, there were a number of ways to obtain a Hawaiian COLB that would leave open the possibility of the child being born outside the state.
One way included one parent providing the state with proof of residence in Hawaii as well as a pre-natal and post-natal certification by a physician. The pre-natal report would certify the mother was pregnant. The post-natal report would certify an examination of a newborn baby. This leaves open the possibility of a child being born outside of Hawaii but still receiving a state COLB.
Other methods included obtaining a "Delayed Certificate," but that would be noted on the certificate itself.
Meanwhile, even today it is still possible to obtain a COLB for a child born outside of Hawaii, the book found.
Two Hawaiian newspaper announcements from 1961 support the assertion of Obama's Hawaiian birth. However, both the newspapers in question, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser, simply reprint birth information they receive from Hawaii's Department of Health, meaning Obama's parents did not have to place the announcements in the papers.
"Fukino's extremely careful statement actually raises more questions than it answers. Which documents did she review? Was she referring only to Obama's short-form COLB? Perhaps she was referring to pre-natal and post-natal certifications that could technically allow for a parent to obtain a COLB for a child not born in Hawaii."
Know what the top tax is?
Buried deep inside the new "financial reform" law is a scheme to force affirmative action on small-business lending -- a "reform" with ominous implications for the US economy. Aimed at curtailing supposed discrimination, the race-based lending mandate is guaranteed to have perverse effects -- just like the drive for "racial fairness" in mortgage lending paved the way for the subprime crisis and the 2008 financial meltdown.
Good stuff on both TX and AZ border.
Please take a few minutes to review this current intel from our southern border by a native Texan who now lives in CA, who on his own time and own dime, went out to check out some hot spots on our border.
Good pictures and detailed report. Doing the job our government (and state-run media) won't do. Minerales Rd. area looks like a smuggler's paradise.
When he traveled to Pakistan, after college on an unknown national passport, people said it didn't matter.
When he surrounded himself in the White house with advisors who were pro-gun control, pro- abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition people said it didn't matter..
When his actions concerning the Middle-East seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel , our long time ally, people said it didn't matter.
When he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States, people said it didn't matter.
All of the items in the preceding paragraphs have been put into place. All can be documented very easily. Before you disavow this do an internet search. The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph. Will it read as above or will it be a more happy ending for most of America ?
If you seek the truth you will be richer for it. Don't just belittle the opposition, search for the truth. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Constitutionalists, Libertarians all need to pull together or watch the demise of a free democratic society.
Pray for Americans to seek the truth and take action for it will keep us FREE. Our biggest enemy is not China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran our biggest enemy is a contingent of politicians in Washington D.C. The goverment will not help, so we need to do it ourselves.
Question: will you delete this, or pass it on to others who don't know about Obama's actions and plans for the U S of A, so that they may know how to vote in November, and the ensuing years?
The Washington Post, which gave us the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon as president, has a Watergate of its own!
IRONY: It's occurring under a Democratic Administration and the basic charge against the Post is that it is making obscene profits at the expense of students and young people and federal taxpayers.
Ahmed Mohamed and Jonathan Baquiring beat and tortured white Seattle teenager for "enslaving our people"
Watch as former FBI special agent John Guandolo, ex-CIA officer Brian Fairchild and leading investigative journalist Patrick Poole break down the Brotherhood's history, its goals and its infiltration of leading U.S. government and educational institutions.
"The fact that the military -- in this instance NORTHCOM -- is being trained to operate within our borders should be setting off alarms throughout this nation."
While the mainstream media covers most legislation being debated on the floors of both houses of the US Congress, it is the presidential executive orders that are implemented with enormous impact on the lives of American citizens that should be exposed.
"What troubles many Americans -- at least those aware of this latest Obama power grab, is that last year an agreement with Canada -- defined as a Civil Assistance Plan -- that was not submitted to Congress for debate and approval, nor did Congress pass any law or treaty specifically authorizing this military agreement to combine the operations of the armed forces of the United States and Canada in the event of domestic civil disturbances ranging from violent storms, to health epidemics, to civil riots or terrorist attacks," explains Baker.
Will our military (or another country's military) fire upon U.S. Citizens?
"This is a military plan that's designed to bypass the Posse Comitatus Act that traditionally prohibited the US military from operating within the borders of the United States. Not only will American soldiers be deployed at the discretion of whoever is sitting in the Oval Office, but foreign soldiers will also be deployed in American cities," warns former intelligence officer and police detective Sid Franes.
America Did You Know Obama Did This?
He effectively launched Codex Alimentations in the US, which is intended to bring ALL vitamin and mineral supplements and natural health remedies and technologies to an end.
The CDC and the HHS can now make illegal, all alternative health remedies and technologies.
This bill renders all alternative health remedies "unscientific" and not provable by the FDA.
This legislation is a huge step in population control, giving the pharmaceuticals full control over the health of all individuals, which is what the global socialists have wanted for years.
Look up the Executive Order and read it for yourself. But use startpage.com and not Google.
Google keeps records of your inquiries and sends all your inquiries to the NSA. Startpage.com does not.
Speaker: Ziad Asali (Founder and President, American Task Force on Palestine): "Prospects for the Two-State Solution the Middle East"
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How did we reach the point where a city is so polarized that an overwhelming majority of the white vote goes to one candidate and the overwhelming majority of the black vote goes to the opposing candidate?
How did we reach the point where black voters put racial patronage and racial symbolism above the education of their children and the safety of everyone?
There are many reasons but the trend is ominous. One key factor was the creation, back in the 1960s, of a whole government-supported industry of race hustling.
This should be Econ 101, or at the least Insurance 101. However, it's the problem that ObamaCare advocates not only refused to fix, they refuse to acknowledge.
No one will buy a $3000 plan for comprehensive insurance for a child who is healthy, not unless it comes as part of an insurance plan for the whole family.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton: "The Black Panther decision is a scandal for the Obama administration, and it merits serious attention by investigators."
•drove drunk off a bridge.
•left a woman to drown to death because she was unsure of how it would affect her career.
•used her office to protect a bank her husband owned shares in.
•did cocaine and then wrote about how hilarious that was.
Oh no, now the 'Wiccan Community' is mad at her!
Say...I wonder if the 'Wiccan Community' has Community Organizers??? Wiccan Community Upset With O'Donnell, Calls Witchcraft Comments "Teaching Moment"
I think it's pretty sad when Wiccans start using ObamaTalk ("teaching moment")...now that's creepy.
But, they are right about one thing: she completely messed up that whole Wiccan-Satanic thing (they're two completely different things)...which means that Christine O'Donnell was never really into any of it (or she would have known that).
I am writing today to request your help in trying to stop one of the most troubling aspects of the healthcare reform program, which is the institution of healthcare exchanges.
These are government-run programs where eventually virtually everyone will be forced into them for your purchase of health insurance.
These plans, as it stands now, will only be offering 4 different choices of benefits, plus one catastrophic plan, instead of all of the choices we currently have.
As you may be aware, currently for small groups there are some 250 choices of plans from the brand name carriers and for individuals there are almost 200 options, so you really have a choice of plans that work best for you.
There is a possibility some of our current plans can be included into the exchange, but there are a number of qualifications that can eliminate most of those plans.
The second concern is the cost. The first estimate is that it is going to run $1 billion to set this up. Also, the entire program will be run by a 5-member board and those 5 members will be strictly political appointments. So you will have 5 political appointees making decisions on billions of dollars spent on healthcare in California.
They will not only determine how the money is spent, they will also have a say in exactly what those plans will cover.
The Chamber of Commerce is also considering going to battle against this.
Should this go into place, we would still be able to help you with plan choices, but it is a huge restriction on your options.
I have attached a letter that reviews some of these points and if you agree that you would rather not have the government run your healthcare, then please forward this on to Governor Schwarzenegger. He may well approve this plan but he has not yet done so and still has an opportunity to stop this for the time being.
Because of the restrictions on emails and attachments sent to the Governor's office, the recommendation is that you fax this letter to him. His fax number is 916-558-3160.
Should there be no changes in this reform plan, then there will be some type of exchange set up, but it might not be near as restrictive as the one California is attempting to pass.
This is supposed to go into force in 2014, although the California legislature may try to push some of this through sooner.
There is another aspect to the federal healthcare reform program which you might not be aware of, and that is the requirement for business owners to report to the IRS any payments they make of $600 or more to any vendor during the course of the year.
The theory is that by doing all this reporting, somehow they will track down fraud and that will help pay some of the costs of this healthcare program. It is, of course, an onerous responsibility for business owners.
At present, the plan is to hire an additional 18,000 IRS agents to monitor employer compliance.
Again, the attached letter is strictly about the healthcare exchanges. The other measure is part of the national reform program.
There has been some movement in the US Senate among both Republicans and Democrats to take this out of the reform package. I am sad to say that late last week the senate rejected removing this, so this likely will be something that small business owners will have to face.
It sickens me that we are all going to be destroyed by the abomination known as "Obamacare" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) as it just keeps on steamrolling over us in the next several years. Please vote against the idiots who forced this down our throats in November!
NOVEMBER: Americans must make a choice in favor of their traditional free enterprise system or else they will lose it.
Last week, Congressman Paul Ryan and I published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled "The Size of Government and the Choice This Fall." The article argues that Americans must make a choice in favor of their traditional free enterprise system or else they will lose it. Why? Because otherwise the choice will be made for them—a rejection of free enterprise and an embrace of big government, not in one fell swoop but one seemingly small, creeping government expansion at a time.
Every day, more see that the road to serfdom in America does not involve a knock in the night or a jack-booted thug. It starts with smooth-talking politicians offering seemingly innocuous compromises, and an opportunistic leadership that chooses not to stand up for America's enduring principles of freedom and entrepreneurship.
Labels: big government, taxes, U.K.
RATIONING: Now that we have entered the implementation phase of ObamaCare, things are becoming more clear. Many of the bold promises that were offered to sell ObamaCare to the American public were not based in reality.
The following are the number of incidents of mass murder (four or more victims) reported by police in the United States from 1980 to 2008, and how many people died.
Source: Most information obtained from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Report, although some information from Florida and the District of Columbia was obtained by Scripps Howard News Service using Freedom of Information laws.
"Maybe It's Because He's A Muslim"
While the worldwide push down on interest rates "unleashed a torrent of capital, lifting all economic 'boats' and bringing the world together, pushing down [currencies] will tear the world apart. Everybody can lower rates simultaneously. Everybody cannot debase their currencies at once."
Having cut interest rates to zero, central banks look to cutting currencies. A dangerous tack?
The media knows that American citizens (real Americans--the ones who actually love this country) do not approve of Sharia creep or anyone or anything that enables this creeping Sharia/stealth jihad around the world.
But the media is in progressive pockets everywhere and so they must have a strategy to deal with us: we're in the way of "progress"--the heist--and in the way of the diversitists who are busy bifurcating the "e pluribus unum" to infinity with the frenzy of echolocating bats.
Lucianne.com posted "We shall see..." under their link for this. And, indeed, we will.
What I think we will see is a vicious, aging, angry elitist named Bill Maher digging into his own cauldron to stir up a nasty brew in order to accomplish what? I mean, really: how desperate is he to prop up this failing president he has thrown in with?
So now he's going to rack-up this woman who dares to defy his absolute authority until he gets to hear those loud popping noises made by snapping cartilage, ligaments, or bones...or maybe he'll opt for a rotating drum studded with spikes so he can watch and drool as it gradually disembowels and kills her.
What, exactly, did she really do?
Unlike Mr. Maher, she never tried to hurt anyone. And, unlike Maher and the rest of his kind, she won't be dragging you somewhere because she thinks you're stupid.
WOULDN'T YOU HATE TO SEE WHAT HE DOES TO THE "NOT NICE" PEOPLE???
Molly Norris, an American citizen, is forced into hiding because she exercised her right to free speech...will President Obama say a word on her behalf?
WSJ: Does he believe in the First Amendment for anyone other than Muslims?
The US Patriots Union evolved from a test entity formed in November 2009, which sought to convert patriotic rally energy into real actions across the country. Now is the time, and there must be a place and a way for like-minded patriots to unify in strategic action, combining individual talents and resources in a collective effort to return the power to the right people.
This is a "union" designed to confront all of the other corrupt "unions" – corrupted lawyers and anti-American international socialists who have collectively destroyed the freest most productive society on earth.
Patriots Union members will finally have real representation backed by a war chest able to move the constitutional conservative ball forward, even against overwhelming odds.
The Patriots Union is only the vehicle. It's the people who must take the action to take their nation back. It's "the People" who matter most!
Recently, in a ruling by Army JAG Judge Denise Lind, our worst fears that a military coup has taken place have been confirmed.
A Los Angeles County grand jury on Thursday unsealed an eight-count felony indictment against state Sen. Roderick Wright (D- Inglewood), accusing him of filing a false declaration of candidacy, voter fraud and perjury beginning in 2007, when he changed his voter registration to run for the Legislature.
The "Buckley Rule" never was and is not a Rule devoid of time, place and person. If it were, it would be a license for a permanent incumbency and tyranny of the establishment, because by definition those backed by the party apparatus always start out as the most electable.
Are all of these agencies really necessary to run the State of California?
NO WONDER CALIFORNIA IS BANKRUPT!!!
MEN: Do you want the good news first?


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 * in-process profile counters. The client is expected to
 * have checked or already knows the profile data in the
 * buffer matches the in-process counter structure before
 * calling it.
 */
void __llvm_profile_merge_from_buffer(const char *Profile, uint64_t Size);

/*! \brief Check if profile in buffer matches the current binary.
 *
 *  Returns 0 (success) if the profile data in buffer \p Profile with size
 *  \p Size was generated by the same binary and therefore matches
 *  structurally the in-process counters. If the profile data in buffer is
 *  not compatible, the interface returns 1 (failure).
 */
int __llvm_profile_check_compatibility(const char *Profile,
                                       uint64_t Size);

/*!
 * \brief Counts the number of times a target value is seen.
 *
 * Records the target value for the CounterIndex if not seen before. Otherwise,
 * increments the counter associated w/ the target value.
 * void __llvm_profile_instrument_target(uint64_t TargetValue, void *Data,
 *                                       uint32_t CounterIndex);
 */
void INSTR_PROF_VALUE_PROF_FUNC(
#define VALUE_PROF_FUNC_PARAM(ArgType, ArgName, ArgLLVMType) ArgType ArgName
#include "InstrProfData.inc"
    );

/*!
 * \brief Write instrumentation data to the current file.
 *
 * Writes to the file with the last name given to \a *
 * __llvm_profile_set_filename(),
 * or if it hasn't been called, the \c LLVM_PROFILE_FILE environment variable,
 * or if that's not set, the last name set to INSTR_PROF_PROFILE_NAME_VAR,
 * or if that's not set,  \c "default.profraw".
 */
int __llvm_profile_write_file(void);

/*!
 * \brief this is a wrapper interface to \c __llvm_profile_write_file.
 * After this interface is invoked, a arleady dumped flag will be set
 * so that profile won't be dumped again during program exit.
 * Invocation of interface __llvm_profile_reset_counters will clear
 * the flag. This interface is designed to be used to collect profile
 * data from user selected hot regions. The use model is
 *      __llvm_profile_reset_counters();
 *      ... hot region 1
 *      __llvm_profile_dump();
 *      .. some other code
 *      __llvm_profile_reset_counters();
 *       ... hot region 2
 *      __llvm_profile_dump();
 *
 *  It is expected that on-line profile merging is on with \c %m specifier
 *  used in profile filename . If merging is  not turned on, user is expected
 *  to invoke __llvm_profile_set_filename  to specify different profile names
 *  for different regions before dumping to avoid profile write clobbering.
 */
int __llvm_profile_dump(void);

/*!
 * \brief Set the filename for writing instrumentation data.
 *
 * Sets the filename to be used for subsequent calls to
 * \a __llvm_profile_write_file().
 *
 * \c Name is not copied, so it must remain valid.  Passing NULL resets the
 * filename logic to the default behaviour.
 */
void __llvm_profile_set_filename(const char *Name);

/*! \brief Register to write instrumentation data to file at exit. */
int __llvm_profile_register_write_file_atexit(void);

/*! \brief Initialize file handling. */
void __llvm_profile_initialize_file(void);

/*!
 * \brief Return path prefix (excluding the base filename) of the profile data.
 * This is useful for users using \c -fprofile-generate=./path_prefix who do
 * not care about the default raw profile name. It is also useful to collect
 * more than more profile data files dumped in the same directory (Online
 * merge mode is turned on for instrumented programs with shared libs).
 * Side-effect: this API call will invoke malloc with dynamic memory allocation.
 */
const char *__llvm_profile_get_path_prefix();

/*! \brief Get the magic token for the file format. */
uint64_t __llvm_profile_get_magic(void);

/*! \brief Get the version of the file format. */
uint64_t __llvm_profile_get_version(void);

/*! \brief Get the number of entries in the profile data section. */
uint64_t __llvm_profile_get_data_size(const __llvm_profile_data *Begin,
                                      const __llvm_profile_data *End);

/*!
 * This variable is defined in InstrProfilingRuntime.cc as a hidden
 * symbol. Its main purpose is to enable profile runtime user to
 * bypass runtime initialization code -- if the client code explicitly
 * define this variable, then InstProfileRuntime.o won't be linked in.
 * Note that this variable's visibility needs to be hidden so that the
 * definition of this variable in an instrumented shared library won't
 * affect runtime initialization decision of the main program.
 *  __llvm_profile_profile_runtime. */
COMPILER_RT_VISIBILITY extern int INSTR_PROF_PROFILE_RUNTIME_VAR;

/*!
 * This variable is defined in InstrProfiling.c. Its main purpose is to
 * encode the raw profile version value and other format related information
 * such as whether the profile is from IR based instrumentation. The variable
 * is defined as weak so that compiler can emit an overriding definition
 * depending on user option.  Since we don't support mixing FE and IR based
 * data in the same raw profile data file (in other words, shared libs and
 * main program are expected to be instrumented in the same way), there is
 * no need for this variable to be hidden.
 */
extern uint64_t INSTR_PROF_RAW_VERSION_VAR; /* __llvm_profile_raw_version */

/*!
 * This variable is a weak symbol defined in InstrProfiling.c. It allows
 * compiler instrumentation to provide overriding definition with value
 * from compiler command line. This variable has default visibility.
 */
extern char INSTR_PROF_PROFILE_NAME_VAR[1]; /* __llvm_profile_filename. */

#endif /* PROFILE_INSTRPROFILING_H_ */

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PB01D_1_rec709_cc_101818_R2 – Fred Savage and Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) in Twentieth Century Fox's ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL. Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.
It's a packed slate of film releases this week, including not one but two appearances from popular comic-book characters. So let's get right to it.
"Once Upon a Deadpool": Ryan Reynolds offers up some holiday cheer with this seasonal offering that is essentially a toned-down, PG-13 version of "Deadpool 2," with a Fred Savage/"Princess Bride" side story tossed in for good measure. Opened Dec. 12.
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse": Spidey is receiving some of his most glowing reviews yet (and rightly so) for this inventive, funny and thoroughly entertaining animated foray written by one of the creators of "The Lego Movie." In it, Miles (voice of Shameik Moore) gets bit by a spider and then discovers alternate versions of the popular webslinger. It's a blast.
"Mary Queen of Scots": Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan ("Lady Bird") and Margot Robbie ("I, Tonya") star in this historical epic about the titular Mary Stuart (Ronan) and her cousin Elizabeth I (Robbie) who find themselves in a power struggle. Acclaimed stage director Josie Rourke brings her thespian gifts to the cinematic table.
"Ben is Back": Director/screenwriter Peter Hedges ("Pieces of April") shifts from Thanksgiving to Christmas for this intense family drama starring this year's acting MVP Lucas Hedges as well as Julia Roberts. When Ben (Hedges) unexpectedly returns home for the holiday, his mother (Roberts) is happy but worried since he's in rehab. So this momma bear will do everything in her power to prevent him from relapsing. It's an acting tour de force for both.
"Bird Box": Sandra Bullock stars in this doomsday thriller from Netflix that co-stars Sarah Paulson, Trevante Rhodes and John Malkovich. It's based on the praised novel by Josh Malerman and is receiving a very limited theatrical release before streaming Dec. 21 on Netflix.
"Mortal Engines": A popular dystopian YA series gets the "Hunger Games" film treatment. Peter Jackson co-wrote the screenplay. But will it turn into a franchise?
"The Quake": Some families deserve a break In the intense 2016 disaster import from Norway, "The Wave," the Jones clan contended with a tsunami and now in this hyper-suspenseful entry they contend with a massive quake. It's a nerve wracker and will make you want to update your earthquake kit.
"Bathtubs Over Broadway": Musical fans won't want to miss this documentary chronicling a quest by Steve Young (the writer, not the quarterback) to pinpoint obscure recordings of full-blown musicals created to market big-name-name companies. We're there.
Also opening: Gugu Mbatha-Raw in "Fast Color"; Elle Fanning sings in "Teen Spirit"; Elisabeth Moss in "Her Smell."
Felicity Huffman faces the likelihood of prison as prosecutors seek up to 10 months, while Lori Loughlin is dealing with another "terrifying" prospect: going to trial and having her daughters cross-examined.


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Rare Golden Earring – more than 2,000 years old – discovered in the City of David
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A Hellenistic-era golden earring, featuring ornamentation of a horned animal, was discovered in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park encircling the Old City walls. The discovery was made during archeological digs carried out by the Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University. "Whoever wore it belonged to Jerusalem's upper class." The earring will be on display for the general public at the City of David's annual archeological conference.
Jerusalem of Gold: The spectacular gold earring, shaped like a horned animal, dates back to the second or third century BCE, during the Hellenistic period. The discovery was made during archeological digs conducted by the Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park encircling the Old City's walls.
According to the directors of the excavation, Professor Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Antiquities Authority, "The jewelry was found inside a building that was unearthed during the excavation, dating to the early Hellenistic period—a fascinating era about which we know very little when it comes to Jerusalem. During the course of over a century of archeological digs in the city, many small discoveries have been made from this period—mainly consisting of pottery fragments and a few coins—but hardly any remains of buildings that could be accurately dated to this period."
The hoop earring bears the head of a horned animal (possibly a antelope or deer) with large eyes, a mouth and other facial features. Nearby, excavators also found a gold bead with intricate embroidered ornamentation resembling a thin rope pattern, dividing the beads into two parts with six spirals on each side.
According to the researchers, "It is unclear whether the gold earring was worn by a man or a woman, nor do we know their cultural or religious identity, but we can say for certain that whoever wore this earring definitely belonged to Jerusalem's upper class. This can be determined by the proximity to the Temple Mount and the Temple, which was functional at the time, as well as the quality of the gold piece of jewelry."
Ariel Polokoff and Dr. Adi Erlich, from the archeological department at Haifa University, examined the earring and bead and estimated that the jewelry was crafted using a technique called filigree, in which threads and tiny metal beads are used to create delicate and complex patterns. According to them, this type of earring first appeared in Greece during the early Hellenistic period, while the earrings date back to approximately the Third or early second centuries BCE.
Very similar earrings (though not identical ones) have been found across the Mediterranean basin, especially in Greece, but are extremely rare in Israel. According to Professor Gadot, "Up until now, only a few such earrings have been found in Israel, many of them in the coastal region, with one slightly different earring discovered inside a tomb in the Hinnom. However, this is the first time that such an earring has been found in Jerusalem inside of archeological ruins from that time."
According to the researchers, "The findings from this excavation open a window to what Jerusalem was like during the early Hellenistic period: It seems as though, at the time, the city did not reach farther than the top of the hill in the City of David but then spread slightly to the west into the Tyropoeon Valley. We also learned from this excavation that the residents of this area were not peasants who settled in empty areas on the periphery of the central area, but rather the opposite—they were well-off people. The discovery of familiar Hellenistic pieces of jewelry can teach us about how Hellenistic influences reached Jerusalem during this time."
The jewelry will be on public display for at the City of David's annual archeological conference slated to take place at the beginning of September.
1-3: Studio images of the earring. Photo credit: Clara Amit, Antiquities Authority.
4-5: The gold earring belonged to an upper class man or woman in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic era.
6-7: The archeological excavations in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David. Photo credit: Eliyahu Yannai, City of David.
8. Excavations at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David. Photo credit: Kobi Harati, City of David.
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The 1880 census records his parents "Wiliam [sic] Malone, 40, a farmer, and "Cristama" [sic], 35, and the following children: Jane, 10; George, 8; John, 3; and "Wiliam" [sic], 1. 1880 U.S. Census, Saratoga, Marshall Cnty, IL (T 9, Roll 234, ED 142, stamped p. 279).
The 1900 census provides that his father William Malone, 68, born May [sic] 1832 in Ireland, was a widowed farmer, a resident of the U.S. for 46 years, and was living with the following Illinois-born children: Jane, 31, born Mar 1869; George, 28, b. Oct 1871; John, 23, b. Dec 1876; William, 21, b. Feb 1879 [sic]; Ellen, 18, b. Jul 1881; and Henry, 15, b. Jul 1884. 1900 U.S. Census, Saratoga Twsp, Marshall Cnty, IL (T 623, Roll 328, ED 51, stamped p. 153-B).
"William Malone passed away on March 18 at 12:10 p. m. at his home in Monica at the age of 67 years. He was born Feb. 8, 1878 in Marshall county [IL], the son of William and Tena Ray Malone and was married Oct. 11, 1905 to Minnie Jacques.
"He is survived by his wife; three sons, Harold of Peoria, Harley of Wyoming and Melvin of Brimfield; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Mortimer of Toulon and Mrs. Dorothy Jensen of Peoria; one brother, Henry Malone of Monica; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Harding of Toulon and ten grandchildren.
"Two brothers, John and George; two sisters June and Anna and two grandchildren, preceded him in death.
"Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 20, at 2 p. m. ... Burial was in the Glendale cemetery at Elmore...."
[S1018] IL Census 1900, Marshall |, Illinois, Marshall Cnty, 1900 U.S. Census, (The National Archives, Washington, D.C. ), (T623, Roll 328, p. 153-B).
[S40] Obituary|, Anonymous, "Obituary", (William Malone; Mar 1945).
[S103] FindaGrave|, FindaGrave.com, (www.FindAGrave.com), 46579609.


The thundering of hooves, the flaring of nostrils and the flying manes of hundreds of horses and ponies provide an exhilarating vision of freedom and joy for animals and humans alike during the annual public run celebrating the end of the winter season.
In central Germany it has become a tradition for crowds to gather on this special day, to watch the running of the horses. What started as a celebration by the animals themselves, the release of the horses has now become spectacular entertainment for the public, who gather in their thousands for the event.
This delightful video shows how the horse breeders at the Meura stud farm in the rural region of Thuringia state drive their herd of hundreds of over-wintered animals out to graze for their first day on their summer pasture.
Then hundreds more hurtle down the lane, all shapes, and sizes, all colors and patterns but all with a single purpose. Watching the video, you can almost feel their hot breath on you as, racing headlong to their goal, they pant and snort through their exertion.
The last thing you see is the dear little donkey bringing up the rear, galloping for all he is worth to join his bigger pals on the open pasture. He is joined by two fat, little ponies, still fluffy with their winter coats not yet fully shed. This video is a rare sight that you should not miss!
That was AMAZING! If you liked this video, share it with your friends because it isn't every day you get to see a herd of horses hurtling towards you. WOW!


I'm currently reading the third volume of the Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests from the 1950s.
Most people in the UK have never heard of Sedge Warblers. If prompted they would probably ask, "Is that one of those little brown jobs?" and laugh.
This is a bird which could fit in your hand and yet can fly non-stop from Africa to the UK when most people can't walk to the corner shop for a sausage roll and a can of gut-rot without getting out of breath.
The State of the UK's Birds 2017 report says Sedge Warblers declined by 28% from 1995 to 2015. It's another example of how we live in wildlife poverty.
Somerset is named Somerset because it was traditionally only inhabitable in summer. Its name means 'summer-land'. It's little surprise then that it floods badly in winter, despite thousands of years of draining and destruction of habitat. We will eventually have to abandon large parts of the County to the water, as rising sea levels and more intense rain become a normal part of our world, because of man-made climate breakdown. That's not something our national or local politicians are capable of saying because we elect people who tell us things we want to hear.
Sedge Warblers are active early in the day because they are warm-blooded and can catch invertebrates which are still cold and resting. The early bird really does catch the worm.
I'm not surprised. If a Sedge Warbler threw a stone at my house in the middle of the night, I'd give it some choice words as well. If only we could understand what they were singing to us.


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During the morning, a special version of the variable chamber round baler Monster was also unveiled, specially designed to celebrate this important event.
It was a pleasure and an honor to have you as our guests to celebrate together this important goal of the 20th anniversary of our company, in a day that we hope will be unforgettable. For this reason we want to thank each of you.
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You all must know by now how mad I am for faux lashes. It's my favourite part of my daily makeup routine because 1) I hate layering mascara on and 2) lashes always complete a look, whether it be a everyday look or a full out glam.
I have absolutely loved Prima lashes ever since I came across their brand last year. Not only are their lashes of AMAZING quality, but the team are SO lovely! This is not a sponsored!
The Absolute Mink Collection is their newest collection and the brand have already sold out on a few of their styles. It consists of 19 different styles. As mentioned before, the quality of these lashes are so so good. They are comparable to high end lashes like the Hudabeauty lashes and are of the exact same quality with a much more pocket friendly price tag.
Of course I recommend these lashes to each and every one of you! There are SO many different styles to choose from to match your preference. You all know I wouldn't recommend something unless I truly loved it myself!
To keep the lashes in neat condition, I make sure I get NO mascara on them. I carefully peel the glue off once taken off and place them pack in their original box.


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Terrific Talent At Zippos Circus With A New Show for 2019.
With the blockbuster movie "The Greatest Showman" giving the profile of circus entertainment a boost I was curious to see if a live performance in a real Big Top would prove as popular with today's mostly screen-stimulated audience.
Attending a Press Preview event recently organised by Zippos to promote the 2019 show, "The Magnificent Top Hat", I was delighted to see that all the children in my party were spell-bound, amazed and entertained throughout by the talent in the circus ring.
The event was held at Zippo's Mega Dome in Blackheath, London and after picking up popcorn and candy floss plus colourful light sabres we headed ringside where tiered seating meant everyone got a pretty good view.
We were all blown away by the talented people who put on a tremendous show. From the Mongolian contortion artist to acrobats from the Cuban State Circus, Timbuktu Tumblers from Africa to the Czech knife throwing expert, Zippo's 2019 show is an international smorgasbord of thrilling acts which make the time in the tent fly by.
No "Greatest Showman" fakery here - each performer proved they were genuinely talented, often multi-skilled appearing in a number of segments showing off their skills.
My youngest son was particularly impressed by Brazilian Paulo dos Santos who opens the 2019 show with a comedy routine playing on his height - he is just 3ft 6 inches tall, even shorter than my ten year old son. However, Paulo is not just in the show because of his size.
He pops up throughout the show adding moments of humour but demonstrates his impressive muscles are not just for show with his acrobatic moves and a spectacular aerial show with Hungarian Laci Fossett.
British talent was well represented with a number of home-grown performers taking to the ring and the air above it, but the most famous Brit in the big top was Ringmaster Norman Barrett MBE who this year celebrates 21 years with Zippo's Circus.
For me, the showstopper was "The Globe Of Terror" where intrepid motorcyclists from The Lucius Team speed round a steel cage at over 60 miles an hour. At one point 5 bikers whiz round at the same time then turn their lights off!
Even the cynical youngsters with me who have access to the wonders of the world via YouTube were blown away by this performance in particular - although they weren't so astounded that they forgot to film the whole thing with their smartphones.
My photo does not do the act justice -check out the hashtag #ZipposCircus on Instagram and you will see a host of videos featuring the globe shared by lots of circus-goers who were obviously equally impressed by this audacious act.
I left the tent feeling exhilarated and entertained and glad I'd been able to share this unique genre of theatre with a new generation of fans.
If you fancy experiencing all the fun and excitement of Zippos Circus it will be touring the UK between now and the end of October. There are special deals available for birthday parties and community groups including schools.You can check out all the details of performance locations and prices on their website.
Disclaimer: I was invited to the Zippos Circus press preview of the 2019 show "The Magnificent Top Hat" free of charge for the purpose of writing this honest review.
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Roast muntjac with red wine, rosemary and redcurrant & mustard mash recipe
Just in case you are reading this and wondering what on earth muntjac is: it's a type of deer, lighter and generally less gamey than venison with a very low fat content and a wonderful taste which I would compare to rare beef.
We get lots of muntjac in the area I live in as we are quite close to where muntjac originated. Well obviously not originally - originally they were from China but were brought to Bedfordshire in about 1900 by the Duke of Bedford.
Escapes and deliberate releases have resulted in a fairly wide spread of wild Reeves" Muntjac to give them their full name. Interesting fact - they are believed to be the oldest breed of deer with prehistoric remains found dating back to as long as 35 million years ago!
They are considered a serious threat to woodland management as they will eat almost any plant material and therefore I am occasionally offered haunches by a local gamekeeper who owns and manages a local ancient woodland.
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I blame my obsession with handbags on my mother. I remember sharing the delight of looking at handbags. We explored the insides counting for pockets and compartments, we hunted for the right strap length and colour and even today I can't help sniffing them to check that lovely real leather smell.
The delight of finding the perfect bag is something we share today. The trouble is, for me, there are far too many " perfect" bags out there.
I recently discovered the delights of the Cath Kidston range. Well, going back a bit, ten years ago I had a South African friend who rocked the shabby chic look. Her home, her clothes- I loved it all. Recently I have been brave ( and desperate ) enough to give it a go in my house, painting most of my woodwork in muted shades of grey, off-white and heritage green.. Shabby chic=painting things in Farrow and Ball colours, badly it seemed to me and it turns it I'm very good at painting things badly.
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I love my car -it's a teeny Peugeot 205cc cabriolet with red and black leather seats, a red and black leather steering wheel and alloys. It's totally a mid-life crisis car.
I couldn't believe my luck when DH agreed to let me have it. It all came about due to a change in his work situation which meant it became necessary for us to have two cars.
With one child already flown from the nest and another who would only come out with us under cover of darkness or with the promise of a meal plus the fact that most of the children were at school all day I felt stupid driving around alone in our huge long wheel based 9 seater VW minibus. I felt
like I ought to stop at bus stops and pick a few more people up.
So we traded it in for a Ford Galaxy (still 7 seats) and were looking at getting a sensible compact runabout for me. Maybe a Ka or a Focus. Then I spotted my new baby on the forecourt. It was love at first sight. DH talked to the garage owner - our minibus for the Ford Galaxy…
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Malaysia is still a hotspot of opportunities for Chinese investors, according to Deloitte
The Malaysia Economic Forum 2019 examined the business competitiveness landscape in Malaysia for Chinese investors, with Deputy Minister of MITI as keynote address speaker
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 January 2019 – While China's Belt and Road Initiative, economic reforms and trade policies have raised questions of a possible shift in the business landscape for China and its trade partners, insights gathered from the Malaysia Economic Forum 2019 cemented Malaysia's position as a strong host and supporter of opportunities for Chinese investors.
Eminent speakers, industry experts and government representatives weighed in with their opinions on the expectations of Chinese investors in Malaysia, strategic sectors for investment in Malaysia, and ways to move forward together. The forum not only examined Malaysia's competitiveness against neighbouring countries, but also took a closer look at the new Malaysia-China relationship, where new challenges and opportunities have emerged.
In his keynote address, YB Dr Ong Kian Ming, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) agreed that the China-Malaysia relationship has continued to strengthen year-on-year and said, "As China's largest trading partner and source of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the past three years, Malaysia is a natural and strategic destination for long term Chinese investments. This is especially relevant as Malaysia is projected to attract more investment, as a result of the ongoing United States-China trade war. The latest data shows that the amount of approved manufacturing Chinese investments in Malaysia has increased three fold from RM3.9 billion (2017) to RM15.6 billion (Jan-Sept 2018)."
"Having first established our ties with China 45 years ago, we foresee our economic relationship with China to continue to deepen in the future. By 2030, China could be the world's largest consumer market and Malaysia's geographical advantage could play a part in bringing greater economic and trade prospect to the country. We are proud to be China's largest trade partner, and we hope to see the trade gap between both countries reinforced further through trade, agriculture, manufacturing and construction," he added.
Yee Wing Peng, Deloitte Malaysia Chief Executive Officer and Deloitte Southeast Asia Chinese Services Group Leader said, "Malaysia has the natural propensity and strengths to attract FDIs due to her business-friendly government, advanced infrastructure, lower cost of doing business and multilingual workforce. In particular, there are three critical success factors for Chinese investors to thrive in Malaysia at the present juncture i.e. timing, geography and people. More Chinese companies are considering placing part of their operation to other countries due to the global trade war. Geographically, we are strategically located – and with a conducive business environment and friendly people, we are poised to welcome more FDIs from China."
"Amidst global uncertainties and changes in local policy reforms coming into play, we see Malaysia embracing change and adapting to transitions in the global economy landscape to stay relevant and strong. As a developing nation, Malaysia should constantly seek strategic partnerships with businesses from other countries that have cutting-edge technologies so as to stay ahead of the curve in embracing Industry 4.0.," he added at the Malaysia Economic Forum 2019.
The Malaysia Economic Forum 2019 discussed the impact of the change in China's trade and investment policies in Malaysia and explored collaboration opportunities for investors on the Digital Free Trade Zone and Electronic World Trade Platform, among others. Supported by MITI, the Malaysia 2019 Economic Forum was organised by Deloitte Malaysia and co-partners, Bank of China (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and the Chinese Enterprises Association in Malaysia (CENAM).
Concluding the forum, Wing Peng said that to attract more FDIs into Malaysia, more innovative ways other than offering more tax incentives for investors are needed. One way to appeal to foreign investors is to focus on the improvement of road infrastructure, provision of skilled local talent and readily available utilities for foreign investment projects in Malaysia. This mirrors China's approach to maximise ease-of-business for investors, while ensuring the government's coffers are not impacted.
Moderating the first panel session was Kuik Cheng Kang, Editor-in-chief of Sin Chew Daily, while the second session was moderated by Professor Zhang Ying and Professor Chen Yan, Assistant President and Dean of Economic and Management School of Xiamen University Malaysia respectively. The forum's two panel sessions touched on "Malaysia's economic competitiveness vis-a-vis Southeast Asian peers, and key opportunities and challenges faced by Chinese investors in Malaysia" and "Competitive advantages Malaysia need to pick up to be a regional technology and Industry 4.0 development hub."
Guest speakers and panelists at the economic forum include Dato' Ng Wan Peng, Chief Operating Officer of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC); Dato' Soh Thian Lai, President of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM); Datuk Alvin Tay, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Bank of China (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Representative of the Chinese Enterprises Association in Malaysia (CENAM); Teoh Kok Lin, National Council Member cum Chairman of Digital Economy Committee of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM); and Dr. Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd.
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There are several structures in the body that, when injured, may cause the patient to experience pain in the hip or groin. This can occur even though there may be nothing wrong with the hip or groin itself.
Patients with hip or groin pain that is referred from another source may or may not experience symptoms from the originating source. Patients typically experience a dull ache in the hip or groin that is poorly localized and may vary in severity or location. They may also experience pain or stiffness in other locations in the body such as the lower back, thigh, or lower leg. Occasionally pain may also be felt in the ankle or foot. These symptoms are usually experienced on the same side of the body as the hip or groin pain, although sometimes, the opposite side or both sides may be affected. Occasionally patients may also experience pins and needles or numbness in the affected leg. This most commonly affects the foot and can sometimes affect the other leg or both legs.
Patients with referred pain to the hip or groin normally experience restricted movement and abnormalities on assessment (such as tenderness on palpation) in the specific region of the body causing the pain. Local assessment of the hip and groin may demonstrate no significant abnormalities although patients may experience tenderness on firmly touching the hip or groin regions. In long standing cases of hip or groin pain that is referred form another source, patients may develop muscle tightness in the hip or groin muscles.
A thorough subjective and objective examination from a physiotherapist is usually sufficient to diagnose referred pain to the hip or groin and the underlying cause of symptoms. Further investigations such as X-rays, MRI or CT scans are often required to assist with diagnosis.
Treatment for patients with hip or groin pain that is referred from another source varies greatly depending on the cause. Accurate diagnosis from a physiotherapist or doctor is therefore required to determine the most appropriate treatment. Treatment of the underlying cause of symptoms should result in improvement in the hip or groin pain.
Find a physiotherapist in your local area who can assess and treat pain that is referred to the hip or groin.
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I made CGI model of microtube which is a disposable tube for daily use in biotechnology laboratories. It is usually filled with DNA solution or sterilized water.
One of the main job almost every day is thawing DNA in microtubes and injecting solution into the tubes.
You can download the .blender file from Microtube of Biotechnology Lab | Blend Swap.
The checker extrusion around the collar like edge of european castle is my favorite part of it.
The joint ribbon is a plane with curve modifier. It can deform along with curve that connect the body and lid.
The plastic material makes it realistic. It's a lineage of glass, but see the edge is not black unlike ordinary glass. It mixes anisotropic material for vertical reflection.
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March 18 (UPI) -- With the playoffs in sight for the Detroit Pistons, the team tonight will rest Blake Griffin against the Cavaliers in Cleveland.
Coach Dwane Casey announced today that the team will sit forward to keep him fresh for the rest of the season and hopeful postseason run.
Casey said the team wants to avoid stress on Griffin's body in the second of a back-to-back game.
It will be just the third time this season that Griffin that will not play in a game, the other two also coming on the back end of a back-to-back affair.
The forward scored 25 points and had eight rebounds in the Pistons' 110-107 victory Sunday over the Toronto Raptors.
It was a return to form for Griffin, who was slowing down during a three-game stretch before the effort against Toronto, averaging 12.7 points per game.
This season, the 30-year-old is averaging 24.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for Detroit, which enters play Monday at 36-33, good for sixth in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
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Before it Rains Again
Prof Shakil A Romshoo
Publish Date: Apr 29 2017 9:14PM
Updated Date: Apr 29 2017 9:14PM
Illustration by Suhail Naqshbandi/KI
How Kashmir can be saved from destructive floods
Few disasters in recent history have scarred Kashmir's public memory as badly as the 2014 flood. The floodwater submerged over 600 square km of land, rising up to 25 feet at some places. In Srinagar, vast areas remained, on an average, under eight feet of water for over a week. The Jhelum overflowed by 3-5 feet, breaching its embankments. As a result, great loss was caused to life and property. The damage was made worse by the state's inept disaster management.
Ideally, in the aftermath of the disaster, introspection should have been done at every level -- government, public, individual – about what went wrong in 2014 so as to develop a mitigation plan for future.
But nothing of the sort happened. Such a process has not even been initiated at the level of the state in the past two and a half years. And save for a few measures aimed at increasing the drainage capacity of the Jhelum, no concerted effort has been made to devise a strategy for minimising flood risk to people and infrastructure, especially in the Jhelum basin.
A blueprint for such a strategy is ready, but the government has shown no interest in following it up. Soon after the 2014 flood, a distinguished group of 40 experts and professionals drawn from various state and central agencies, academia and civil society met and deliberated the "flood problem" in Kashmir over two days. The fruit of the group's labour was a comprehensive strategy for flood risk reduction.
One of the key recommendations was dredging of the Jhelum and its flood spill channel. The river's tributaries in the south have high basin relief and high stream gradients, which means that they swell up quickly and almost simultaneously discharge their excess water into the Jhelum at Sangam. Any flood control and mitigation measures targeted at these tributaries -- Vishav, Rambiara, Lidder – will thus ameliorate the flood threat at Sangam and downstream.
The reach of the Jhelum downstream from Sangam to the Wular lake is quite flat. As a result, the floodwater inundates large tracks of the river's floodplain along this stretch. Siltation, reclamation of the floodplain for urbanisation and the resultant destruction of wetlands only exacerbates the problem. The capacity of the flood channel has decreased because of siltation by material eroded from soft Karewa sediments and deforested mountainous landscapes in the catchment area. Combined with the state's lack of institutional capacity for control and management of heavy floods, and this spells disaster.
Reduction in the drainage capacity of the Jhelum and its tributaries because of the siltation caused by the 2014 deluge and lack of proper flood protection infrastructure has left the valley ever more vulnerable to heavy flooding. Indeed, four major flood alerts have been sounded since 2014, three in 2015 and one as recently as last month. Fortunately, none turned into a deluge.
Although the deluge of 2014 has become the reference for extreme flooding in public imagination in Kashmir, we must understand that every future flood won't necessarily be as monstrous, both in terms of discharge and damage. This will help ensure that panic doesn't set in every time there's a flood warning as seems to be the case currently. Although the geomorphic set up of Kashmir means that the Jhelum is prone to flooding, a deluge like that of 2014 is a rare event that may occur once in 50 years, as the flood history of Kashmir shows.
Further, inundation of settlements that have come up on wetlands in and around Srinagar cannot be categorised as flooding because wetlands are natural storages for floodwater.
A rumour is being spread that the heavy snowfall in the winter of 2017 has made the Jhelum basin more vulnerable to flooding later in the year. Utter nonsense. Kashmir had more or less similar snowfall in 2006 and 2011, but that didn't result in flooding.
Let's make this clear: the key trigger for flooding is always an extreme rainfall event, which can't be predicted in advance. The 2014 flood was brought on by a complex interplay of atmospheric disturbances that caused widespread and extreme rainfall across the valley, with South Kashmir recording 620 mm rainfall over the week before the flooding started.
Only if an extreme rainfall event occurs in May-July does the snowfall of the preceding winter come into the equation because it is during this period that snowmelt is significant and may lead to heavier flow in the rivers.
On the part of the government, it must urgently set up a Flood Early Warning System, or FEWS, for the Jhelum because merely relaying water discharge levels at Sangam, Ram Munshi Bagh and Ashim during flood alerts isn't enough for a common man to assess her flood risk. Installation of FEWS instrumentation across the river basin must be undertaken now, without waiting for the World Bank.
Also, the government must assess the flood hazard zonation of every parcel of land in the Jhelum basin and publicise it so that every citizen knows her vulnerability to flooding. Together with an operational FEWS, zonation will help end the mischief of making "guesstimates" of flood risk based on discharge levels. It will also help restore the public's trust in the government machinery.
Photo Habib Naqash/KI
Since 2014, the government has taken some engineering measures -- patch dredging of the Jhelum and its flood channel, restoration of the breached embankments, repair of damaged irrigation infrastructure in the basin -- but other than marginally raise the drainage capacity of the Jhelum, they won't do much good when it comes to reducing the flood risk.
One work the government needs to undertake and that would greatly reduce the flood threat, especially to the capital, is massive systematic dredging of the Jhelum downstream from Srinagar. This, though, has to be based on bathymetric data of the river because any amount of dredging done without regard to the depth profiles is certain to be unscientific and unlikely to yield the desired results.
The carrying capacity of the Jhelum is about 35,000 cusecs and that of its flood channel nearly 5,000 cusecs. Even if the entire Jhelum and the flood channel were dredged, their combined capacity may only increase to about 55,000 cusecs. To increase their water holding and drainage capacity significantly, it's imperative to identify wetlands in the basin and dredge them in a way that restores their storage capacity without damaging their ecological functionality.
Simultaneously, massive dredging of the Wular is required. Its storage capacity diminished because of siltation, the lake pushes back incoming water in the event of flooding, raising the Jhelum's level upstream all the way back till Srinagar as we saw in 2014, 2015 and even last month.
Scientific dredging of the Jhelum downstream from Srinagar as well as the Wular and river basin wetlands will significantly reduce Kashmir's vulnerability to moderate floods discharging up to 60,000 cusecs.
Against high-magnitude flooding of the scale of 2014, however, extraordinary measures need to be taken. An analysis of the 2014 flood hydrographs at Sangam, Ram Munshi Bagh and Ashim provide a deep insight into Kashmir's "flood problem". The high gradient streams in the south pour huge volumes of floodwater in the Jhelum around Sangam, leading to widespread flooding there. The role of mega infrastructure projects such as the railway and four-laning of the national highway in exacerbating the flooding of 2014 is also evident from the hydrograph analysis, and this needs to be investigated further to initiate corrective measures.
The much-talked about "alternate option" of a flood channel from Dogripora in South Kashmir to the Wular in the north needs to be evaluated as well, keeping in view the flat topography of the terrain, holding capacity of the Wular and feasibility of draining some 50,000 cusecs into an alternate channel.
The other "alternative plan" for long-term flood risk reduction that merits consideration is of staggering the flood peaks of the Jhelum's high gradient tributaries such as Vishu, Rambiara, Romshi, Ladder and Bringi. The proposal is to store 0.75 million acre feet of floodwater in these tributaries as granted under the Indus Water Treaty. This plan, if found technically feasible, might have a multiplier economic effect on agriculture, horticulture, energy production and tourism. It goes without saying that a thorough scientific analysis of all proposed "alternative options" is needed so as to choose the one that comes with least social, economic and environmental costs.
Kashmir's geography and climate being what it is, we can't just wish away extreme flooding. But we can certainly work on devising ways to minimise its potential for destruction -- and we must.
Prof Shakil A Romshoo heads the Department of Earth Sciences, Kashmir University. He specialises in glaciology, hydrology and integrated environmental analysis.


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