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Senate, House on collision course over payroll tax cut extension
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks during a news conference in Washington on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. (Andrew Harrer/BLOOMBERG)
By Felicia Sonmez and
Felicia Sonmez
National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team
Rosalind S. Helderman
Reporter focusing on political enterprise stories and investigations
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid on Monday rejected a demand from House Speaker John A. Boehner to reopen negotiations on a measure to extend a payroll tax cut, setting the Democratic-majority Senate on a collision course with the Republican-controlled House as a year-end deadline approaches.
With a deadlock over the measure looming, Reid (D-Nev.) warned that millions of Americans could see their taxes rise by $1,000 next year because of what he called the "intransigence" of GOP House members. Democrats also sought Monday to ramp up pressure on GOP lawmakers by launching robocalls in 20 districts across the country.
The White House, meanwhile, urged House Republicans to "do the right thing" and pass the bill already approved by nearly 90 percent of senators, including 83 percent of the chamber's Republicans.
Boehner (R-Ohio) said Monday morning that the House is poised to defeat the Senate-passed bill to extend the payroll tax cut for two months because the measure "creates uncertainty" for the U.S. economy. Instead, he said the House would send the bill to a bicameral conference committee. Boehner on Sunday began retreating from his previous support for the package because of opposition from conservative Republicans.
"I expect that the House will disagree with the Senate amendment and instead vote to formally go to conference," Boehner said at news conference as House members were returning to Capitol Hill from a weekend recess.
Two hours later, Reid hit back, saying that negotiations were over. He said the House has two options: Accept the bipartisan compromise he worked out with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) or allow taxes to rise next month.
"Senator McConnell and I negotiated a compromise at Speaker Boehner's request," Reid said. "I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders and supported by 90 percent of the Senate."
He said negotiations for extending the tax cut for a full year should continue in January. But, for now, Reid said, both chambers should adopt the two-month deal.
"My House colleagues should be clear on what their vote means today," he said. "If Republicans vote down the bipartisan compromise negotiated by Republican and Democratic leaders, and passed by 89 senators including 39 Republicans, their intransigence will mean that in 10 days, 160 million middle-class Americans will see a tax increase, over 2 million Americans will begin losing their unemployment benefits, and millions of senior citizens on Medicare could find it harder to receive treatment from physicians."
Reid said Boehner "should not walk away from" the negotiated compromise, "putting middle-class families at risk of a thousand-dollar tax hike just because a few angry Tea Partiers raised their voices to the speaker."
In a White House news briefing, press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that Boehner had urged fellow House Republicans to support the Senate measure. "So he was for it before he was against it," Carney said.
He said President Obama holds out hope that the measure can pass the House, where only about 12 percent of Republicans would needed for passage if all Democrats vote in favor.
"I don't think it's too much of a long shot to say that 25 Republicans in the House might break ranks," Carney said. "We remain hope that House Republicans . . . will do the right thing and support a proposal to extend the payroll tax cut for two months." He blamed the current impasse on "a subfaction of one party in one house basically dictating the direction of the majority in that house."
Failure to pass the bill would have "a negative impact on the economy" and "increase the possibility of a recession," Carney said.
Boehner's move also came under fire earlier in the day from a member of his own party in the Senate. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) called the decision by House Republicans to defeat the Senate bill "irresponsible and wrong."
"I appreciate their effort to extend these measures for a full year, but a two-month extension is a good deal when it means we avoid jeopardizing the livelihoods of millions of American families," Brown said in a statement. "The refusal to compromise now threatens to increase taxes on hard-working Americans and stop unemployment benefits for those out of work. During this time of divided government, both parties need to be reasonable and come to the negotiating table in good faith."
On Saturday, the Senate approved a two-month payroll tax cut extension on a bipartisan 89-to-10 vote. The bill includes a GOP-backed provision that would force the Obama administration to make a quick decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. House GOP lawmakers would like to see an extension of the payroll tax cut for an entire year.
Democrats maintained that Boehner's comments "changed nothing" in the calculus of the payroll tax debate.
"The House can pass the compromise negotiated by Republican leaders and passed by 90 percent of the Senate or force a tax hike," said a Senate Democratic leadership aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the party's strategy. "No negotiations until they follow through."
Failure by lawmakers to pass a deal before New Year's Day will trigger a two percentage-point payroll tax increase on 160 million workers, the halting of unemployment benefits for some jobless Americans and a reduction in reimbursement rates for doctors who treat Medicare patients.
Far-reaching repercussions for both political parties also loom.
"The idea that tax policy can be done two months at a time is the kind of activity that we see here in Washington that's really put our economy off its tracks," Boehner said. "Last week, both chambers worked together to pass a full-year bill to fund our government. And I don't think this issue is any different. It's time for Congress to do its work; no more kicking the can down the road."
House Republicans oppose the short-term nature of the deal, arguing that it would be bad tax policy to provide a limited extension, as well as bad politics to keep the issue alive for President Obama.
"Frankly, I don't think anybody in the House Republican conference sees it as much of a compromise," Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said of the Senate-passed deal.
He said Republicans were pleased that they had won on the issue of whether to grant a permit for the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, which the GOP says will create thousands of jobs. But, Cole added, there is "a lot of angst" among lawmakers on the duration of the tax-cut extension.
"Our conference is prepared to stay here to work through Christmas, New Year's, whatever it takes," he said.
Congressional Democrats and the White House dug in their heels Sunday and cast the decision facing Boehner as one between a bipartisan, short-term extension of the payroll tax holiday and no extension at all.
Reid, who had negotiated the deal with McConnell late Friday, urged the House to take up the measure and noted that last week Boehner had requested that the two Senate leaders meet to work toward an agreement.
"I would hate to think that Speaker Boehner is refusing to act on this bipartisan compromise because he is afraid it will actually pass, but I cannot imagine any other reason why he would not bring it up for a vote," Reid said in a statement.
Boehner also faced a withering attack from the White House. Communications director Dan Pfeiffer similarly argued that "if House Republicans refuse to pass this bipartisan bill to extend the payroll tax cut, there will be a significant tax increase on 160 million hard-working Americans in 13 days that would damage the economy and job growth."
Pfeiffer said that the administration believes Congress must continue working on a one-year deal but that lawmakers "should pass the two-month extension now to avoid a devastating tax hike from hitting the middle class in just 13 days."
McConnell, however, echoed Boehner's call for lawmakers to amend the Senate-passed plan.
"The House and the president both want a full-year extension," McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said. "The best way to resolve the difference between the two-month extension and the full-year bill, and provide certainty for job creators, employees and the long-term unemployed, is through regular order, as the speaker suggested."
The way forward remains unclear.
When the House convenes Monday night, it will hold an up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed plan, which Republicans expect will fall short of passage. The chamber may then move to amend the Senate-passed bill or to approve a motion for both chambers to iron out the impasse through a conference committee. Boehner made the case for a conference committee in an interview Sunday on CBS's "Meet the Press." He said lawmakers used a committee approach to reach an agreement on a nearly $1 trillion government funding bill that passed both chambers last week.
"Earlier this week, both the House and Senate, in a bipartisan, bicameral way, funded our government through September 30," Boehner said. "We did it in a regular process, regular order, and what the regular order here is a formal conference between the House and Senate."
The Senate, which adjourned for the year Saturday after approving the payroll tax package, could come back to Washington to work on the measure. But Reid's statements suggest that, at least for the moment, leaders have no intention of doing so.
A House Democratic aide said leaders exchanged phone calls all day Sunday and that members were planning to hold a full caucus meeting Monday.
Both sides remain at odds over just how Friday's apparent deal turned into Saturday's stalemate. The biggest lingering question: whether McConnell and Boehner were working closely in tandem throughout the final round of negotiations or whether, as GOP aides in both chambers said Sunday, McConnell was negotiating on his own and not as Boehner's proxy.
The latter was contradicted somewhat by McConnell himself, who told reporters Friday night that he stayed in close contact with Boehner throughout his negotiation with Reid.
"I'm optimistic that we're going to do well in the morning, and obviously I keep the speaker informed as to what I'm doing," McConnell said then.
If Boehner was apprised of McConnell's conversations, then the question becomes whether he and other House Republican leaders misjudged how their members would react to a two-month deal. Many rank-and-file Republicans showed such strong opposition to a short-term plan during a closed-door meeting Friday that several lawmakers said they believed the measure would be a non-starter.
Senate Republicans, however, overwhelmingly voted for the two-month plan Saturday. And on Sunday, Democrats seized the GOP discord, accusing Boehner of reneging on negotiations and yielding to his conservative base.
A House Republican aide said leaders were not shocked by the harsh reaction to the deal during a conference call with rank-and-file members Saturday. A Senate Republican aide maintained that "we did not know what the House would do, so it's hard to say it was a surprise."
Staff writers William Branigin and Paul Kane contributed to this report.
Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez is a national political reporter covering breaking news from the White House, Congress and the campaign trail. She was previously based in Beijing, where she worked for Agence France-Presse and The Wall Street Journal. Follow
Rosalind S. Helderman Rosalind Helderman is an investigative reporter on the national staff of The Washington Post. She was part of teams awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2022 and the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2018. She joined The Post in 2001. Follow


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This bipartisan-embraced amendment affects several articles of the Eaton County Land Development Code including Land Development Districts and Provisions and Requirements. After months of public comment, the Eaton County Planning Commission recommended language to the Board of Commissioners on January 8 ,2019.
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More diversity needed in films
Let's get real about race in Hollywood filmmaking. We long for diversity but as soon as it is given to us people threaten to boycott the movie.
Racially motivated criticism of Hollywood films has been going on for quite some time. One side of the fence is embracing Hollywood's quest for diversity. The other side however, seems to have a hard time accepting it. To the other side, you do realize that the world consists of more than just one race, right?
The highly anticipated "Star Wars: The Force Awakening" premiered a new trailer a few weeks ago and caused quite a commotion because the actor featured in the trailer was African- American.
The #BoycottStarWars was a trending topic on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram with people outpouring their hate for the casting of this character with one person tweeting, #BoycottStarWars because it will be ghetto garbage, according to msnbc.com.
The upcoming film features three characters of color including John Boyega, the African-American actor featured in the trailer.
The Hollywood film industry has been primarily a Caucasian-driven profession and still continues to be dominated by them. However many actors of color are beginning to break down those barriers and are proving minorities are just as capable of playing complex roles and not the typical roles they get typecasted in.
"Being a Persian actress in the industry can be difficult," Tannaz Shastiri, an actress and a communication major with an emphasis in film, said. "People try and discourage me because I look different, I'm not the typical blonde hair, blue eyed girl that gets the guy in the film."
It makes no sense why people get so upset over diverse casting. Films should reflect what people in the real world look like. All ethnicities go to watch movies and want to see themselves reflected in a big way on-screen and not just reduced down to small and a lot of times, stereotypical roles.
"Star Wars" is not the only big named film that received backlash over its casting. When the first "Hunger Games" film premiered, people were upset over the casting of Rue, Cinna and Thresh. African-American actors played all three characters and again people on social media responded with extreme disappointment.
According to an article on CNN, a fan of the book tweeted, "Awkward moment when Rue is some black girl and not the little innocent blonde you pictured."
As a fan of both the book and the film, I was quite confused at the outrage because Suzanne Collins novel specifically describes both Rue and Thresh as having "dark brown skin." The character of Cinna is the only one that probably could have been played by anyone because there was no description of his ethnicity.
The interesting part about the race controversy surrounding the "Hunger Games" is that there did not seem to be a problem with the casting of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss. I'm a huge fan of hers but in the novel Katniss is described as having "olive skin" and "straight black hair" both of which Lawrence does not have.
I mean, if we are going to question race in casting decisions why not question all of it and not just the ones that feature minorities. If we are staying true to the description given in the book then a Native American or even a Persian woman should have been cast as Katniss.
"It is all about connections in Hollywood so you are going to get typecasted a lot," Shastiri said. "For minorities in the industry, the roles are limited for us but I do believe it is getting more diverse."
It seems we are still stuck in a time in which people have a hard time evolving with the change. Being an actor or actress is a profession just like being a doctor or teacher and I don't know how many people question the ability of their teacher or doctor based on the color of their skin.
Boycotting a film because a character does not look the way you want is pretty extreme.
I hope Hollywood films continue to feature more actors and actresses of ethnically diverse backgrounds.
People who have an issue with diversity are just going to have to get used to it as "Star Wars" actor, Boyega simply put it in his response to his critics.
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Wearing a pair of sports socks would update the fashion game of yours would make you look cooler than others and would also be quite matching with sports purpose. Here you can get your hands on many different colors but black, white as well grey seems to be the best options to choose for. The best thing about the sports socks is that they are not short so they would cover your leg till the knees or slightly below the knee level and they would keep you warm throughout so you won't have to suffer from cold feet throughout the match.
Isn't it cool to look just the way players are looking like? Well, the answer needs to be a damn big yes. Looking similar to any player in terms of outfits would make you feel like you are also a part of the game. The best way to look alike any player is by having the same looking jersey for yourself and here you would have a upper wear as well as a lower short along with socks and boats and altogether your look would be completed in this way.
If you are not willing to go for a jersey but still want to look like the players rather if you want to look like a part of the game then you can go with the Boho sweater. The reason behind choosing a boho sweater is that you can get matching prints going on the sweater such as you can get the name of your favorite team stitched upon and also you can have the flag drawn. The sweater looks like a coat so it would make you look fashionable as well and the main benefit of this boho sweater is that it would keep you warm throughout the match.
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Wow that's awesome that you can run so far! I use to run before I had a bad injury to my hip. I still walk!
This is insanely tough. On the one hand, you have the family you want. Most would assume that it's easy here on out. But I know the love for those embies and the emotional investment that is required to go through this process. Preparing is harder than most can imagine and the outcome, no matter what happens, will change you. Anyone who assumes this is easy is very naive.
I know the temptation is to push through, seeing how close you are. But I also think, like with mile eleven, you need to focus on the next few steps, honoring yourself in the process. And I'll be here, cheering for you no matter what happens. Because you are brave and strong, running this last bit while carrying the weight of the world.
I ran in high school, distance, but the thought of running 13.1 miles makes me physically ill. That is an amazing thing, to push your body through those walls and finish the race even when you want to lie on the side of the road. And so cruel to have a hill pop up at that particular point.
I wish you luck in deciding when to start the race in setting up your FET. It's hard to be in that in between place, where you have an embryo in the wings and you know you have to do something at some point, but it seems daunting given where you are with your family, and revisiting all those appointments and procedures and emotions and hopes and fears seems like a big Virginia hill. Wishing you all the best!
I agree, this is an excellent analogy. Congratulations on finishing it, and getting past mile 11. The second part of that analogy is that the race ends, no matter what happens during mile 11. Good luck!
My hat is off to you — first, for running that race, and second, for the race you're about to take on. Both amazing challenges and you should be commended for even thinking about attempting them!
As Mali says above, one way or another, the race will end. We'll be here with virtual hugs no matter what happens. Wishing you all the best!


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BFR: Can SpaceX Afford to Build It?
At the 68th International Astronomical Congress (IAC) conference held September 29, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discussed among other things, his vision for the development of his giant rocket built for traveling throughout our solar system.
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Last month, at the IAC in Adelaide, Australia, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled his company's most ambitious project yet: the building of an eight stories tall re-usable 42-engine rocket that the billionaire entrepreneur says could revolutionize Earth-bound air and space travel — think LA to Toronto in less than 30 minutes ; Shanghai in under an hour, and a human Mars landing by 2024. Musk's new project is an expensive next-generation vehicle called the 'BFR', which in a playfully and somewhat profane way stands for 'Big Fucking Rocket'.
SpaceX (short for Space Exploration Technologies) is a US-based aerospace manufacturer and space transport services. Musk founded the company in 2002 for two things: reduce the cost of space transportation and colonize Mars. The first one is being realized right now with SpaceX's current fleet of Falcon rockets and Dragon spacecraft, both of which have delivered cargoes into Earth's outer space. Colonization of Mars though has to wait until 2022—an "aspirational" timeline Musk has set for his BFR to reach the red planet.
Building the BFR however, will be expensive. Musk in his 2017 aspirational target prices for the components of the vision of BFR listed as fabrication costs a $200 million ship, a $130 million tanker and a $230 million booster. It goes without saying that structure is expensive. We are talking hundred of millions of dollars here. And that means that in order to raise that kind of money SpaceX will no longer be improving its Falcon/Dragon rocket-spacecraft given the BFR will eventually become SpaceX's primary vehicle in terms of launching satellites and traveling to the International Space Station (ISS). The company will instead dedicate its R&D resources into building it. On top of that, the revenues generated by Falcon and Dragon from launching commercial satellites into orbit and servicing the ISS for NASA will be poured into BFR's development as well.
But as mentioned, the amount of money needed to fund the ongoing operations or future development of the project will require large amounts of money. That's why the question that keeps persisting on the minds of space enthusiast and industry experts is whether the revenues from ISS and NASA will be enough to finance the project. Some experts are doubtful, given Musk's timeline of sending rockets to Mars by 2022.
While luring private investment is the obvious option, SpaceX could also tap the US government for funding. Luckily, there are talks about a lunar mission by the US government and this presents a timely opportunity for SpaceX. During the conference, Musk also raised BFR's venture to the moon and this could work well if the company could reach an agreement with NASA. If BFR could be built faster than the Space Launch System (NASA's own rocket program), the US Congress might award the funds to SpaceX to help the US fulfill that lunar mission. This is obviously a win-win situation for all parties involved as SLS is way too expensive to build.
That said however, and assuming SpaceX has the funds to complete its BFR project, the question persist on the cost of service. In other words, will companies, space agencies, or private clients still be able to afford BFR services that will include operations like carrying satellites, servicing the ISS or cleaning up space debris. Musk himself says it will be fairly cheap since the rocket is designed as a fully reusable system.
But here lies another setback. In theory, the design of a reusable system is difficult to achieve. Supersonic speeds, extreme heat differences and intense vibrations from space travel will always bring wear-and-tear effects. On maximum, rockets may be used for 100 flights (compared to an airplane which could be reused for 10,000 flight). To justify the cost, BFR must fly a lot, but on the other hand not too many satellites are being launched that often.
SpaceX should obviously look for additional revenue options if it wants to make BFR profitable and cost-efficient in the long term. Perhaps, and apart from carrying lunar missions for NASA, it could also offer services to other national space agencies like Russia, China and Europe. In the end, if the service cost is low enough, it's possible to create enough demand for the BFR. Speaking of demand ; in addition to launching equipment and people to Mars — Musk also said the BFR could have another major advantage for people still on Earth. He foresees the rockets being able in carrying people anywhere in the world in less than an hour.
"If you build a ship that is capable of going to Mars, well, what if you take that same ship and go from one place to another on Earth," Musk said at the end of his IAC presentation. "We looked at that. And the results are quite interesting."
That's certainly a cool thing but for now creating that demand should be the last of SpaceX's worries. The company must build the BFR first and it needs lots of capital to do that. $10 billion perhaps? That said, we are talking about Elon Musk here, the disruptor. Which means, with him anything is possible.
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1 Comment on BFR: Can SpaceX Afford to Build It?
Steve Zane December 18, 2017 at 4:33 pm
If any one has the wherewithal its Elon Musk . Kudos to him


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Over the past few days, prompted by a bunch of discussion on social media, I've been thinking a lot about larp and social justice, and how the two go together. And then I had a great chat with Finnish games researcher Jaakko Stenros, followed by some good discussion and ongoing influence from the wonderful team (Whitney Beltrán, A.A. George, Mark Diaz-Truman) over at Gaming As Other that raised some points I found interesting. I'll admit that my analysis is probably neither original nor sophisticated, but I hope there is something useful in it nonetheless. This post is part 1 in a series of three.
So here's the thing: larp seems like a great venue for addressing questions of social justice. The reason is that engaging in play and being from a non-dominant group both produce a sort of double-consciousness.
Stenros gives us the background on play in his article, "Behind Games: Playful mindsets and transformative practices," from The Gameful World (2014). He shows us how roleplaying games and play in general produce a sort of double consciousness in their players, and we can link this to a basic activist attitude.
The quick-and-dirty summary of his point: a larp exists in a bubble set apart from the real world in which we act "as if." I act "as if" I am an orc. In doing so, I see multiple frames at the same time. I see other players as themselves, and also as elves and hobbits, for example. When another player walks up to me and asks me a question, I interpret it as my orc, and I also interpret it as a player in a social situation. What sort of play opportunity is this other person offering me? How can I enhance the game for both of us?
When you larp, you have to think of multiple contexts at the same time.
So that's how play creates a double-consciousness.
Let's go back a century or so to the post-slavery US, when writer and activist W.E.B. Dubois coined his famous "double consciousness" theory of African-American consciousness in the US in his 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk. He uses the metaphor in several ways, but for our purposes, the most relevant one here is the theory of internalized oppression. Essentially, he's saying that African Americans see themselves through two lenses–their own culture, and the dominant white culture.
Tracing the development of this scholarship is a bit beyond the scope of the post, but I believe that Dubois laid some of the groundwork for what would later become "standpoint theory." It's more complicated than this, but for our purposes the most salient point is the idea that folks from groups with lower status have special knowledge of groups with higher status because they have had to struggle more. For example, since the norm of beauty in US culture is white and straight-haired, black women might have special knowledge of hair, as society pressures them to straighten and relax it to conform the beauty standard.
So people from groups with less status, have a double consciousness–they understand the dominant culture, since we are all compelled to understand the dominant culture–and they also understand themselves in relation to that. Their difference from what is considered the "default" provides them with an extra frame of knowledge. In other words, I know a few things about how my culture values men, because I am not a man and am considered of lesser value.
This is also where the concept of "privilege" comes from. So since I'm a straight-haired white lady in a culture that values straight white-lady hair, I have privilege. I don't have to know anything about chemical relaxers or straighteners. I don't even have to be aware of the fact that the beauty standard is straight-haired.
Larp creates double-consciousness, and so does having an identity outside the "default." To me, this suggests some possibilities for activism.
I do not mean to suggest that these experiences–of playing a larp and of being non-normative–are the same. They are emphatically and profoundly different. For example, larps start and end, and I can take off my orc costume at the end of the game and resume being me. In real life, my Indian-American friend can't stop being Indian (nor would he want to), and he can't stop other people from treating him differently because of his skin color. He is forced to reckon with that space every single day, whether he feels like it or not. A larp might make one able to empathize and imagine with a certain experience, but that is not a substitute for the experience itself.
Still, it seems probable that we could use (or perhaps, already have used) the temporary double-consciousness that play produces to create empathy between dominant and non-dominant groups. For example, this sort of play could give straight people a taste of what it means to be gay, or it could give players of color a temporary respite from their cultural context of oppression. Maybe we could even try to imagine ourselves out of this binary situation where people are dominant in some aspects and non-dominant in others. There are doubtless many more usages that have not crossed my mind.
But of course it's not just as simple as "go off solve racism/sexism/classism with larp," is it? After all, what fun is a problem with a simple, easy solution?
We'll look at the relationship between the real world and the larp world and how that makes things complicated in my next post.
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This is awesome. I am in the slow process of trying to set up a SF LARP with a distinctly anarchist agenda. I've always believed that good SF should ask questions, and while I won't be shoving my agenda down the player's throats, they will have do make decisions for themselves, and organise themselves in a way that the large festival LARPs in the UK really make difficult at best. The broader ideas of race and gender and identity are always going to come up in the case of good RP, and I'm really pleased that at my last Lorien Trust event a transgender friend of mine corrected the people around him as to the pronoun he wanted them to use, and they just got on with it without batting an eyelid. I'm hoping to make the ideas of government and religion something that people question rather than just blindly accepting, and by making it part of an ongoing narrative I am hoping that they too will just get on with it as part of a LARP experience rather than bringing too many OOC preconceptions with them.


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Minnesota Wants to Pay Homeowners to Create Bee-Friendly Lawns
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Bees are an important part of our agriculture, helping to pollinate around 30 percent of all the world's crops. That means humans have a vested interest in protecting bees from insecticides, predation, habitat loss, and other factors that have caused populations to drop worldwide in recent years. In Minnesota, legislators are taking steps to help bees by incentivizing homeowners to plant food sources for the insects on their property, the Star Tribune reports.
The new bill, which was recently approved by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Tim Walz, sets aside a yearly budget of $900,000 to be used to help state residents convert their lawns into bee sanctuaries. The program specifically aims to boost the rusty patched bumblebee, a pollinator native to the Midwest whose population has declined by 87 percent in the past two decades.
When the law goes into effect, homeowners will be able to apply for financial assistance to plant their bee-friendly lawn, with 75 percent of the cost being covered for most projects and up to 90 percent being provided in areas especially suited to rusty patched bees. Approved properties will be planted with "native vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs and legumes," according to the bill. Small common flowers that many homeowners try to eradicate, such as Dutch white clover and dandelions, are some of the most appealing sources of pollen to bees.
It's still unclear when Minnesotans will be able to take advantage of the new law. The state's Board of Water and Soil Resources will give grants to local conservation groups, who will distribute funding to individual landowners. The state representative who introduced the bill, Kelly Morrison, has said she hopes the law goes into effect by next spring.
The bee-friendly lawn program is just one way people around the world are taking action to save struggling bee populations. In 2017, the UK announced it would ban pesticides that hurt bees, and in Amsterdam, bees can take refuge at strategically placed "insect hotels."
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We know plastic straws have created an incredibly serious environmental issue, and while many alternatives have been introduced, there are definitely some drawbacks to each of them. Paper straws, for example, tend to dissolve faster than you can finish your beverage. Some companies have tried to get around the issues paper and plastic straws present by introducing a special lid to sip cold beverages through. But they're still made out of, well, plastic.
A Kickstarter campaign is offering a solution by producing sturdy grass straws that work perfectly in hot or cold drinks and decompose in just 15 days. With $3606 raised, the startup La Couleur Monochrome is still working toward a $27,877 goal, but you can back this project until January 31. For as little as $6, you can receive 100 straws in a reusable, eco-friendly zip-up bag, and the more expensive tiers offer bigger rewards.
The straws are made from hollow-stemmed grass that is grown and hand-harvested in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. After the grass is harvested, it is cut into 20-centimeter pieces and disinfected through a boiling process, rather than with harsh chemicals. Buyers have the option of selecting either dried-out straws, which can last for up to one year when stored at room temperature, or fresh straws, which can remain in the fridge for up to six weeks. According to the startup, both straws are suited for hot and cold drinks, but when using the fresh straws, you'll get "a slight scent of fresh cut grass without changing the drink's taste."
If you're worried about the environmental impact of harvesting the field, there's no need. According to the campaign, the grass regenerates itself within a year. Currently, the startup is producing 1 million straws a month, but they hope to up it to 10 million by July 2020. Also beginning in July, the company plans to only send out orders once a month to create a more sustainable shipping program.
With so many large-scale changes that need to happen to help the environment, starting with a simple straw may seem inconsequential, but it's not. Estimates have put the number of straws littering the world's coastlines at anywhere from 437 million to 8.3 billion.
If you want to visualize how much plastic humans have produced, it's equivalent to 25,000 Empire State Buildings or 80 million blue whales. And of all that plastic, only 9 percent has been recycled. At this pace, some have predicted that the amount of plastic in the ocean may outweigh the ocean's fish by 2050.
Cutting out straws is a great way to start reducing single-use products in your everyday life, and you can head here to find out more about the Kickstarter.
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Let's Reveal – Netaji was 'located' in Russia, Indian government hindered the investigation
According to reports, a key Congress politician advised Dr. Chandan Roychowdhury that if the facts were made public, there would be an international catastrophe and that the project ought to be halted. (Netaji was in Russia in fact)
Dr. Purabi Roy, a Netaji scholar, exposed forgotten truths concerning Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's abduction in a digital conversation with political analyst Niladri Banerjee.
In the mid-1990s, Dr. Roy traveled to Russia on behalf of the Asiatic Society to do research on Indo-Soviet ties between 1917 and 1947. Dr. Chandan Roychowdhury, the Asiatic Society's General Secretary at the time, spearheaded the initiative.
Dr. Roy discovered mentions of "Chandra Bose" in practically every document she read about Indo-Soviet relations while in Russia. She came uncovered a memorandum from a conference chaired by Joseph Stalin in 1946 when "Chandra Bose" was listed as being present in Soviet Russia while further studying the topic. The financing for the research was halted by the then-Congress administration at the Centre when Dr. Chandan Roychowdhury revealed this astonishing information to the media. According to reports, a key Congress politician advised Dr. Chandan Roychowdhury that if the facts were made public, there would be an international catastrophe and that the project ought to be halted. (Netaji was in Russia)
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Dr. Chandan Roychowdhury's tragic death in 1997 momentarily halted the investigation, but Dr. Purabi Roy has now spoken up about the event in an interview with Niladri Banerjee.
Sarat Chandra Bose, Netaji's elder brother, had raised the issue when he declared, "Netaji in Red China," in a headline in his newspaper, The Nation, in 1949.
Chitra Ghosh, Sarat Chandra Bose's daughter, revealed in a recent interview on a TV station that the then-Congress politician, Pranab Mukherjee, met Emilie Schenkl, Netaji's German wife, to encourage her to announce Netaji's death in the 1945 plane accident.
Netaji's wife, on the other hand, refused to believe this and insisted that Netaji was still in Soviet Russia.
In light of this disclosure, it is critical to investigate the potential of releasing the Netaji files that are held by Russia, as Dr. Roy said in her interview.
The greatest homage to Netaji in this year of his 125th birthday would be to finally unravel his enigmatic disappearance.
Netaji Escape Story – What We Know So Far
Netaji was not just a revolutionary, but he was also a master at beating the British at their own game. In July 1940, the British imprisoned Netaji in a Calcutta jail, fearful of this.
Netaji sought Germany's assistance in gaining independence from the British. But it was impossible to do so while imprisoned in Calcutta. So Netaji devised a strategy. In prison, he began a death-defying fast. His health began to deteriorate, and the British government was forced to release him. Netaji was placed under house imprisonment by the British on December 5, 1940. The British used to regularly watch Netaji's residence at the time to ensure that he did not flee.
Meanwhile, while under house arrest, Netaji began growing a beard and sent a telegraph to his party's head, Mian Akbar Shah, without being observed by the British. Mian Akbar Shah was in Peshawar, which is now in Pakistan, at the time.
Mian Akbar Shah arrived in Calcutta from Peshawar after receiving a call from Netaji.
Netaji conferred with his nephew Shishir in order to carry out this plan. It was decided to travel to Dhanbad by automobile. After that, Netaji managed to go to Gamoh railway station near Dhanbad, where he boarded a train to Peshawar, avoiding the British gaze.
He disguised himself as a Muslim Insurance Agent and changed his identity to Ziauddin when he arrived in Peshawar. Netaji planned to go from Peshawar to Kabul and then to Moscow through Kabul. Netaji began dressing in Pashtun-style clothing in order to blend in with Afghans. But he couldn't communicate since he didn't understand Pashto. To avoid being discovered, he pretended to be deaf and dumb. After that, he went to the Italian Embassy in Kabul and traveled to Moscow using an Italian passport. Then, after arriving in Germany via Italy, he requested Hitler's assistance in the struggle against the British.
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THE showpiece event of the Limerick Greyhound year gets underway at the Dock Road stadium this Saturday night with the first of five weekends of racing in the 2018 Irish St Leger.
The St Leger is one of 14 'Classic' races on the Irish greyhound calendar and one of two held in Limerick, along with the Con and Annie Kirby Memorial Stake.
The trap draw was made this Tuesday with no title sponsor for the 2018 event.
Kerry Agribusiness have sponsored the 550yards classic for the last 16 years and each of the previous eight runnings of the event in Greenpark. Kerry Agribusiness had sponsored the event since 2002, when they took over title sponsorship following their acquisition of Golden Vale, who had sponsored the event from 1991 to 2001.
For 2018, it appears there is no title sponsor. The prize money remains the same as last year though – a total prize fund of €60,000 is on offer, with the winner to receive €25,000.
For 2018, 60 greyhounds will compete over 10 first round heats this Saturday, October 6, with the first four plus the eight fastest finishing fifths qualifying for the second round.
The Leger continues each Saturday over the next five weeks, with the final on November 3.
"Many St Leger winners and finalists have gone on to compete in Derby finals thereafter. The Irish St. Leger has been a tradition in the racing calendar here in Limerick, right from its very first run here in 1940 to what will be the 86th renewal this year. We're very proud to continue that tradition," said Racing manager with Limerick Greyhound Stadium, Liam Kennedy.


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The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke will hold a seminar entitled, "Imagination and the Secret to Enduring the Practice of Medicine," with Ray Barfield, MD, PhD, associate Professor of Pediatrics and Christian Philosophy at Duke Divinity School and director of the Pediatric Quality of Life and Palliative Care Program at Duke University.
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The Bitcoin platform Coinbase is reportedly tracking what their customers are buying with Bitcoin, as well as closing any accounts involved in transactions that break the company's rules.
"In the last day we have had players who found their Coinbase account closed because they withdrew coins from SatoshiBet.com to their Coinbase account. We heard similar stories from other gambling sites (Seals with Clubs, Betcoin, …). Switch to Blockchain.info, folks", the company wrote on Reddit using the user account 'satoshibet_com'.
It appears that, even thought online gambling is not illegal, Coinbase is shutting down accounts that are connected to Bitcoin-friendly gambling websites.
Also, another Redditor – this one known as 'white1ice' – claims that Coinbase banned his account for allegedly purchasing cannabis products with cryptocurrency purchased via the company, CoinTelegraph reports.
"I have been a long time coinbase customer, buying 1-3 times per month, I got an email today saying they are banning me from using their services because of a ToS violation. I emailed them back to ask what the violations [were]and they told me that they have evidence that I used some of the BTC I bought for cannabis/cannabis seeds. They gave me a specific BTC transaction and said it was for drugs and wouldn't listen to anything I had to say", the Bitcoiner said.
The Redditor added that "this should be rather alarming, first of all, they are monitoring how you use and spend BTC which kind of defeats the entire purpose of BTC. Secondly, I never ever once even thought about buying drugs, let alone online, so that's pretty messed up".
There is also the case of a Coinbase user that lost his account after being accused of selling BTC on LocalBitcoins after buying the cryptocurrency through the company.
In the meantime, the United States-based platform issued a comment regarding the matter. According to Coinbase, the company is merely trying to comply with federal anti-money laundering regulations and anti-drug laws. However, the fact that the business is tracking its clients' purchases is creating a huge controversy around privacy and consuer rights.
We loved cryptocurrency for it's decentralize featured so monitoring user financial activities is not ideal. Though Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange is still one of the top crypto exchange platform all around the world.


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PCN makes it three in Thailand
June 18 - Transpo International has been approved as the third and final Project Cargo Network (PCN) representative in Thailand.
Transpo International, which employs 260 staff across two Bangkok locations, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The company has a strong background in the heavy lift and project cargo market, handling factory relocations and export of large machinery.
The company recently completed the import, clearance and delivery of a 70 tonne industrial oven for Aje Group. Transpo International supervised the offloading of the heavy unit at Map Ta Phut Port, before transporting the load via public highways using a multi-axle heavy-duty trailer, and positioning the unit safely at the final jobsite.
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We love magic and we also love wine. It dear our heart to work with Pieroth for their Summer Wine Festival - The Magic World of Wine. For this trade show project, we designed several customized magic effects for Pieroth brand, products, and performed for a straight 10 days in a row during the festival.


The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. The 1966 Beatles' song that featured her name wasn't really written about her, as Paul McCartney's first draft of the song named the character Miss Daisy Hawkins. Eleanor Rigby's tombstone was noticed in the 1980s in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, a few feet from where McCartney and Lennon had met for the first time in 1957.
Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" entered the Billboard chart for a nineteen week stay. It was #1 for five of those weeks. The song, from Presley's first film of the same name, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee", written in 1861.
Berry Gordy's first release on the newly established Motown Records, "Bad Girls" by The Miracles, enters the Billboard Pop chart. Unfortunately for all concerned, it will only stay there for two weeks, then fade into oblivion.
Just as Autumn was getting underway, Jerry Keller's "Here Comes Summer" tops the UK record chart. It had reached #4 in the US earlier in the year.
A silly novelty song called "Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne was the number one single in America. The record told a story about a US cavalry trooper who tries to talk his way out of fighting the Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn in 1876. The song failed to chart at all in the UK.
The Shangri-Las' "Leader Of The Pack" is released. Of their six US Top 40 hits, this will be their only number one. It reached #11 in the UK.
After topping the UK chart last August, a London, England quintet called The Honeycombs enter the Billboard Top 40 with "Have I The Right". It will reach #5 in America and sell over two million copies world wide.
The Who and The Grateful Dead play the second of two back-to-back shows at Oakland Stadium. Neither of the shows is a sell out.
Singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith are injured at a Philadelphia concert after a firecracker is thrown on stage. From then on, the group performs from behind a cyclone fence.
Fleetwood Mac receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A motion picture called The Rose, starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive 1960s Rock star, (transparently based on Janis Joplin) premieres in Los Angeles. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Frederic Forrest), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Midler, in her screen debut), Best Film Editing and Best Sound.
The three members of ZZ Top made advance bookings for seats on the first passenger flight to the Moon.
Twenty-one years after "Frampton Comes Alive" sold over 16 million copies, Peter Frampton released "Frampton Comes Alive II", which contained live versions of many of the songs from his 1980s and 1990s solo albums. Although the LP would be heavily promoted, it did not sell well.
A charity auction selling Elvis Presley's belongings was held at The Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. His wristwatch sold for $32,500, a cigar box for $25,000, an autographed baseball sold for $19,000 and his 1956 Lincoln Continental went for $250,000.
Mark David Chapman was told by a parole board that he must serve at least another two years in Attica Correctional Facility for murdering John Lennon. "While the panel notes your satisfactory institutional adjustment," the decision said, "due to the extremely violent nature of the offence, your release would not be in the best interest of the community."
Solomon Burke, a pioneering Soul singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, died at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after a flight from Los Angeles. He was 70 years old.
After Elton John had complained about two articles on "The secrets of tax avoiders", published by The Times in June of this year, Britain's High Court ruled that the singer was not libeled by the newspaper because he was not directly linked to the story.
Cal Smith, who enjoyed a Country Cross-over hit with "Country Bumpkin" in 1974, passed away at the age of 81.


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Techne Benefit! TALsounds, Suzanne Thorpe & Bonnie Jones, Lyle-Marino-Young
@ Constellation
8:30PM | Facebook Event
TECHNE BENEFIT!
All proceeds from this concert go to support exciting new TECHNE initiatives in Chicago!
TECHNE is an organization founded in 2010 by Suzanne Thorpe and Bonnie Jones. TECHNE's programs introduce young women and girls to technology-focused art making, musical improvisation, critical listening and community collaboration. As part of our objective to embed social justice activism into our work, TECHNE delivers our programming through partnerships with local, grassroots arts organizations that share an aligned commitment to racial and gender equity.
TECHNE creates environments that encourage identity exploration, critical thinking, experimentation, and creative expression. Our programs use project-based interaction, critical listening and social activism within community collaborations with a belief that these activities engender agency with technology, as well as opportunities for alternative conceptions and configurations of self in marginalized populations. For more information on our programs, and how you can support us, visit www.technesound.org.
Natalie Chami adopted the TALsounds moniker in 2009 for her solo explorations in the drone, ambient, and electro-acoustic improv disciplines. In live performance, Chami's analog synthesizers weave together into drifting loops that evolve in tandem with her vocal leads and choral harmonies. Her meditative sessions stretch into hypnotizing depths of stream-of-consciousness multi-instrumental input, sinking into expanses of infinite sustain and cresting into bursts of noise from an arsenal of oscillators and effects pedals. As a member of free music trio Good Willsmith, she has toured the country and released eight albums since 2012, including the LPs The Honeymoon Workbook (2014) and Things Our Bodies Used To Have (2016) on Mexico City-based label Umor Rex. Chami performs as half of ambient duo l'eternebre, and co-founded the experimental collective/netlabel Screaming Claws. She was born in Ontario and lives in Chicago.
"...the placid hypnosis Chami deals in is oddly metastatic - it's both the skin and the core, spreading to every cell inside her songs. " - The Out Door
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SUZANNE THORPE & BONNIE JONES
Bonnie Jones - electronics
Suzanne Thorpe - flute, electronics
Performing Confluence & Divergence III
Bonnie Jones is a Korean-American improvising musician, poet, and performer working with electronic sound and text. She performs solo and in numerous collaborative music, film, and visual art projects. Bonnie's work explores the fluidity and function of electronic noise (field recordings, circuit bending) and text (poetry, found, spoken, visual). Her art seeks opportunities within different mediums to expose the fluid nature of individual identity, history, form, and meaning.
Born in 1977 in South Korea she was raised on a dairy farm in New Jersey, and currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Suzanne Thorpe composes site-specific sound installations that use a variety of media and technology, and performs on the electroacoustic flute, expanded with digital and analog tools. She is also a Deep Listening instructor, having studied in depth with American Composer and Deep Listening Founder Pauline Oliveros. Thorpe draws upon traditions of acoustic ecology, soundscape, land art, and improvisation, as well as research in phenomenology, ecological cognition and critical theory. With sound, she works in conjunction with environments, and their behavior. By situating herself as a collaborator with an environment, and its inhabitants, Thorpe's work becomes the result of an enjoining with place and community, yielding compositions and performances that render evolving sonic expressions of dynamic interaction.
www.suzannethorpe.com
LYLE-MARINO-YOUNG
Jenna Lyle, Jessie Marino, Katherine Young - performance
These three electro-acoustic performer-composers present a new collaborative work.
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Science and Technology Academy sent four teams (two 6th grade teams, one 8th grade, and one high school) to compete in Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Battle of the Books. In each competitions students read and answered questions about ten books shared among the group. All students enjoyed reading and discussing books. The High School team won 1st place in the battle held Tuesday night at the West End Library. Congratulations to Bana A., Hunter B., Meredith H., Skylar K. and Jack S.


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USDA forecasts record world wheat output
By Jay Sjerven
WASHINGTON, DC, US — While the US Department of Agriculture forecast lower production, supply and use of wheat in the United States in 2020-21, the world wheat outlook was seen as altogether different. The USDA forecast record world wheat production, supplies, use, trade and ending stocks in 2020-21.
The USDA forecast world wheat production in 2020-21 at 768.49 million tonnes, up 4.17 million tonnes from 764.32 million tonnes in 2019-20, the current record outturn.
While wheat production in the United States was forecast at 50.78 million tonnes, 1.48 million tonnes lower than in 2019-20, among the major exporters, Argentina, Australia, Canada and Russia were projected to have larger crops in 2020-21. The USDA noted Australia was forecast to have the largest increase in production from 2019-20. That nation's 2020-21 crop was projected at 24 million tonnes, up 8.8 million tonnes from 2019-20. The European Union, though, was forecast to harvest a smaller crop this year. EU wheat production was projected at 143 million tonnes, 11.78 million tonnes lower than the 2019-20 outturn of 154.78 million tonnes.
The USDA forecast the world wheat supply in 2020-21 at a record 1.064 billion tonnes. It would be the second consecutive year world wheat supplies have exceeded 1 billion tonnes.
The USDA forecast 2020-21 world wheat consumption at a record 753.49 million tonnes, up 4.94 million tonnes from an estimated 748.55 million tonnes in 2019-20. The USDA said the increase in consumption reflected higher food, seed and industrial use of wheat, which more than offset reduced feed use of wheat because of greater global corn supplies.
World wheat exports in 2020-21 were projected at a record 187.98 million tonnes, up 4.58 million tonnes from an estimated 184.4 million tonnes in 2019-20.
The USDA commented, "Imports are projected to rise, primarily on increased demand by China, Algeria, Morocco, the EU, Iraq and Uzbekistan. Russia is projected as the 2020-21 leading world exporter at 35 million tonnes with Argentina, Australia and Canada also projected higher while the EU, Ukraine and the United States are lower."
China was forecast to import 6 million tonnes of wheat in 2020-21 compared with an estimated 4 million tonnes in the current year.
The USDA projected world wheat ending stocks in 2020-21 at a record 310.12 million tonnes, up 15 million tonnes from an estimated 295.12 tonnes in 2019-21, the current record. It should be noted China's 2020-21 wheat ending stocks were forecast at 160.36 million tonnes, which would account for 52% of the world total.
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Joe Quigley and Malachi Lavelle-Moore leave Torquay United
By Brent PilnickBBC Sport
Last updated on 24 September 201524 September 2015 .From the section Football
Joe Quigley signed a one-year professional deal with Bournemouth in April
Strikers Malachi Lavelle-Moore and Joe Quigley have left Torquay United.
Quigley, 18, has returned to parent club Bournemouth after scoring one goal in 10 appearances.
Ex-Macclesfield striker Lavelle-Moore signed on non-contract terms last month, failing to score in nine games.
"The fact that Joe and Malachi had scored one goal between them 11 games into the season is maybe indicative of where some of our faults lie," said caretaker manager John Ramshaw.
"Joe's loan wasn't up until 6 October, but we felt in the interests of his career he was better off going back to Bournemouth and playing on a regular basis," added Ramshaw, who is in temporary charge of the side after Paul Cox resigned as manager last week.
"He dropped out of the team on Tuesday night. I went for a high-energy team and Joe really wasn't part of that.
"We sat down after the game and discussed his future and we both felt it was best for him to go back to Bournemouth and future his career there."
The Gulls have not won a game in over a month and slipped into the National League's relegation zone on Tuesday after their 2-1 loss at home to Boreham Wood.


Divorce later in life – commonly known as "gray" or "silver" divorce – is not only becoming more popular, but it is also becoming less taboo, according to a recent New York Times article. In fact, statistics compiled by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research revealed that people age 50 and older were twice as likely to call it quits in 2014 than in 1990. When the NCFMR looked at those aged 65 and older, the likelihood of divorce was even higher.
If you or someone you know is thinking about divorce – no matter what stage of life you are in – contact a seasoned Orlando divorce attorney to learn about your rights and obligations under state law.
Notably, divorce rates among other age groups have stayed the same or even decreased over the same time. One factor that may be contributing to the increase in separation is that many of these older couples are in their second or third marriage; statistically, divorce rates are as much as two and a half times higher for those who have remarried. Issues that may add to the difficulties of staying together include the complications that come with blended marriages or greater financial difficulties later in life.
Beyond multiple nuptials, sociologists believe that longer life expectancy also has to do with the increase in divorce rates among older individuals. Some couples may be looking at the possibility of an additional 20 to 30 years of marriage while already being in their 50s. If the relationship is mediocre – or not satisfying or loving – a spouse may want to venture out to look for a better future.
Another telling factor in this type of divorce is that separation no longer holds the stigma that it once did in the past. From celebrities to politicians to everyday couples, marriages are often splitting up after 30, 40 or even 50 years of communion.
Finally, the changing status of women has given them the power to decide whether or not to stay in a marriage. According to AARP, 60 percent of divorces after age 40 are initiated by the wife. While these numbers do not point to men being happy in their marriages, it shows that women have higher expectations when it comes to the emotional part of their life. And, while women still earn less than men (and, thus, receive less in Social Security benefits in their later years) more than half of women age 55 to 64 are employed, giving them an independent source of income unlike prior generations. Accordingly, while some older divorcees dive back into a relationship, others choose to remain single.
If you and your spouse are facing divorce, it is important to weigh all factors prior to making a final decision. Divorce affects several aspects of daily life including property distribution, spousal support, and time-sharing. Accordingly, it is important to consult with an experienced Orlando divorce attorney first, in order to properly consider all of the options available to you under the law. The legal professionals at Steve W. Marsee, P.A. serve families throughout central Florida with years of family law experience. Call today 407-521-7171 to schedule your initial consultation.
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The latest news, trends, and data you need to know about this month
News in Numbers
€910m
The Indian Government has approved the revised cost estimate of the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project with an estimated cost of $910m (Rs67bn).
45GW
The Japanese Government is planning to quadruple its offshore wind generation capacity by 2040, to 45GW, as part of its efforts to meet its 2050 decarbonisation target.
$1.1bn
Enel Group's Brazilian renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power is investing roughly $1.1bn into the construction of five new renewable facilities, including four wind farms and one solar plant, in north-eastern Brazil.
€1.5bn
Infrastructure investment management firm I Squared Capital has agreed to sell Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments for a consideration of €1.5bn.
£3bn
Infrastructure investor Macquarie has confirmed £3bn of investment into environmentally friendly projects to UK ministers, as part of an agreement from 2017.
German energy company RWE has signed an agreement to divest 51% stake in four onshore wind facilities in Texas, US, to Algonquin Power & Utilities' subsidiary for $600m.
Vena Energy Australia has achieved financial close for the $120m Wandoan South battery energy storage system in the state of Queensland.
GE Renewable Energy has signed an agreement with BE Power to co-develop a 400MW Big-T (Cressbrook) pumped hydro storage project in Toowoomba, Australia.
Chinese solar photovoltaic manufacturer JA Solar has entered into a distribution partnership with India's PV products distributor Redington.
Mitsubishi Power has won a contract from North American power producer Capital Power for the supply of two M501JAC gas turbines.
Iran Says It Has Resumed Enriching Uranium To 20% Purity, Further Breaching Nuclear Pact
An Iranian Government spokesperson has announced that the country has resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, further breaking the 2015 agreement between Iran, the P5+1 (the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China—plus Germany), and the EU.
The agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCAP), set out to govern and oversee Iran's nuclear facilities and development. Under President Donald Trump, the US unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and Iran has since resumed enrichment. President-elect Biden has announced that he will look to rejoin the JCAP upon taking office.
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More reports on: Tata Group, Telecom
Radia again feels heat as CBI, SFIO probe Tata-Unitech deal
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a first information report (FIR) and is probing alleged irregularities in a Rs1,700-crore land deal between Tata Realty and real estate firm Unitech.
As a consequence corporate lobbyist Niira Radia is again feeling the heat, as the government's corporate fraud wing has questioned the role of a now-defunct firm owned by Radia in the Rs1,700-crore loan transaction between Tata Realty and Unitech that took place in 2007. The money was allegedly used by Unitech to pay for 2G telecom licences.
The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has also recommended that the registrar of companies (RoC) examine the 2007 agreement, reports said. The CBI has sought a copy of the SFIO report.
The SFIO made a series of recommendations in its probe report on the operations of public relations and lobbying firm Vaishnavi Corporate Communications Ltd (VCCPL), which was owned by Radia. VCCPL also used to handle media relations for various Tata Group firms and Unitech.
''Tata Realty reiterates that it has comprehensively addressed questions from all government agencies and fully cooperated with all authorities in their investigations. Tata Realty stresses that it is committed to the highest standards of ethics and business conduct,'' a Tata Realty spokesperson said.
The SFIO report, sources said, has called for action against VCCPL and its group companies for various violations, including dubious auditing.
It also said income-tax department should look into probable capital gains and tax evasion after Unitech sold its shares in the telecom arm to Norwegian major Telenor.
The CBI, it is learnt, has told the Supreme Court, which is monitoring the 2G case, it would probe whether the advance given by Tata Realty was used by Unitech for real estate projects or for a telecom licence.
"The scrutiny and investigations on Vaishanvi Group conducted at the behest of vested interests, who continue to pursue the motive of causing harm to us. The final report of the SFIO points to certain technical violations under the Companies Act, 1956. We are seeking the suitable recourse available under law," a spokesperson of the Vaishnavi Group said.
Radia hit headlines in 2010 after her leaked conversations with politicians, businessmen, journalists and others became public during the probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
The SFIO, which enjoys sweeping powers to investigate corporate misdemeanour and can take punitive action under the new Companies Act, 2013, has recommended action against 11 top VCCPL executives, reports said.