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MARKET TRENDS – POST-WAR SPORTS CAR ICONS
Posted by Matt Bell on 14th June 2019
In this Market Trends we take a look at three post-war sports car icons; the MGA, Triumph TR3 and Austin-Healey 3000…
MGA (1955-1962)
The traditional MG T-types with their classic sports car lines and spritely overhead cam engines generated a strikingly loyal following. The new MG was inevitably to be judged in the strong if physically small shadow of this legendary lineage. But swoopy styling of the postwar generation gave the MGA its own distinctive character right from the off. The renowned British sports car maker also delivered the exciting drive to go with the inspiring looks, and the new car was quickly picked up as a popular choice for the keen driver just as the older cars had been.
Its mixture of performance and heart-warmingly good looks is difficult to beat even outside the MG range, and so today it remains highly desirable. You can easily spend £30,000 on one today, this tending to be at the top of the standard range that starts from about £20,000. Project cars come in somewhere around £10,000 – give or take depending on condition. Prices have steadily increased for a long time, by about £2000 every 3-4 years, making the MGA a consistent climber. Looking at other cars of this era and certainly those with glamour – the E-type, even Ferrari 250 and Aston DB5s – it's easy to see that the MGA has the potential to continue to grow. For now, it's the condition that rules pricing rather than the merits of early cars and later, more powerful ones. Perhaps in the future we'll see, as prices go up and bigger premiums are commanded by fastidiously kept examples, especially the Twin Cam.
Triumph TR3 (1955-1962)
All Triumph TR cars present a great way to enjoy a Sunday in the British countryside. In fact, on the approach to summer many dealers find themselves running out of stock as enthusiasts snap them up in a frenzy. But it's the early iterations that have especially captured the attention of the sports car romantics, and so the TR3 that was made from 1955-1962 has proven to be a much sought-after classic.
Values have long been high, nice examples commanding at least £30,000 but there has been a recent spike in popularity of racing specification cars and this has seen prices of over £50,000, even as much as £100,000 for some. The burgeoning classic racing scene has made an impact on prices overall, with a noticeable volatility in the market over the last few years.
However, numbers registered on the road are actually on the up. Over the last ten years, more than 100 cars have been brought into service and put numbers up to around 1000. The thing to consider though is that there will be a finite number of viable restoration projects. Such cars already can take upwards of £5000 for the willing restorer. As people scoop them up and hold onto them, the dwindling supply of cars is bound to have an effect on prices that have, for the last decade or so, remained robust but fairly flat.
Austin-Healey 3000 (1959-1967)
The big Healey is one of those cars that is appreciated by all, not just car enthusiasts. It's immediately recognised as an iconic British sports car from the golden era of the genre and the 3000 models especially being endowed with a torquey six are an appealing classic for many to own. It was, and continues to be, rather popular in America too. It doesn't help that the elegant bodywork and elegant fittings are endlessly appealing. Somewhat understandably then, prices have always been high.
There was a point just into the turn of this decade that values had dipped, but they returned along with the wider classic car market and have been since commanding strong values. Most desirable are either the early pre-3000 or very late cars, history and driveability being the two factors that play on prospective buyers' minds. Good restorations can catch big money too. Like the rest of our sports cars here, values are gradually on the rise, pivoting around the £50,000 mark depending on our discussed factors as well as condition and so on. The new generation of sports cars from the 1980s and 1990s has a long time to play catch up in terms of attaining classic status and possibly never will enjoy the same type of glamour of such cars as the Austin-Healey 3000 and its relatives, so it could be that these golden era sports cars will only continue to steadily rise.
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Ethiopia: In the Eye of the Storm
TesfaNews February 15, 2018 | 1,697 | | Ethiopia crisis, Ethiopia Unrest, Hailemariam Desalegn, Oromo Protests, Resignation
The resignation of PM Hailemariam Desalegn leaves Ethiopia teetering on the edge of disaster
The next few days will determine whether Ethiopia as a nation will proceed down the path of peace and dialogue, or blunder haplessly into widespread civic unrest and bloodshed.
BY BRONWYN BRUTON
After overseeing the release on February 13 and 14 of thousands of political challengers to the regime, Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned amid continuing protests that potentially threaten the survival of the government.
Though in the midst of crisis, Ethiopia is enjoying a moment of triumph and optimism. The protest movement that has forced Hailemariam's resignation, though marked by occasional violence and the destruction of property, have been remarkably peaceful constrained, given the many hundreds of thousands who have marched and the brutality of the Ethiopian army's attempts to quell them.
They have also succeeded beyond anyone's expectation: not since the end of the apartheid period in South Africa has any autocratic regime voluntarily agreed to release thousands of political opponents and to open civic space. But will it last?
Prime Minister Hailemariam has cast his resignation as a peace offering to the protestors and has promised dramatic reforms. But he has long been despised by hardliners within Ethiopia's ruling elite, which is composed of members of the tiny Tigrean ethnic group and their closest allies.
These hardliners have insulted the prime minister so viciously in cabinet meetings that he has reportedly sometimes been reduced to tears. These hardliners have long wanted to oust Hailemariam in order to replace him with someone more forceful, and preferably with a member of the Tigrean ethnicity.
(Hailemariam, though widely regarded as ineffectual and an instrument of the Tigrean elite, was chosen to fill the prime minister post partially because he is not Tigrean, but a member of a small southern clan – thereby providing an illusion of inclusivity.)
If Hailemariam's departure is intended to make way for the appointment of an Oromo leader to the prime minister post, then the move will go a long way to diminishing tensions in Ethiopia.
The protests have been driven by the perception that the Oromo, a population of some 40 million people and the largest ethnicity in Ethiopia, are systemically excluded from political and economic power.
In response to the prisoner releases on February 13 and 14, an organized regional strike that sent tens of thousands of people onto the streets earlier this week has been suspended. That suspension represents a positive reciprocation by the Oromo opposition and is a hopeful sign that negotiation can succeed if tensions can be kept in check. But protests and violence are continuing in pockets of Ethiopia.
If the ruling party chooses to replace Hailemariam, as feared, with a hardliner representative of the Tigrean elite, or – worse – if it reinstitutes martial law by calling another state of emergency, the situation could easily explode.
Anxiety over the decision is running high: it is to be hoped that American and European policymakers are now using all of their influence to ensure that the ruling party continues on its course of conciliation and dialogue.
At the same time, this crisis will test the heroic Ethiopian dissidents who have just been released from prison: can they prevail for calm?
There are many pitfalls ahead, but the next few days will determine whether the Ethiopian nation will proceed down the path of peace and dialogue, or blunder haplessly into widespread civic unrest and bloodshed.
Bronwyn Bruton is deputy director and director of programs and studies in the Atlantic Council's Africa Center. Follow her on Twitter @BronwynBruton.


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The Icee Company (previously Western Icee and Icee USA) is an American beverage company located in La Vergne, Tennessee, United States. Its flagship product is the Icee (stylized as ICEE), which is a frozen carbonated beverage available in fruit and soda flavors. Icee also produces other frozen beverages and Italian ice pops under the Icee and Slush Puppie brands. ICEE Bear, an animated polar bear, is the company's mascot.

The Icee Company was founded by Omar Knedlik, the inventor of the original Icee drink. It became the foundation for the Slurpee and other frozen machine drinks after several machines made by the company were purchased by 7-Eleven in 1965. It has been a division of J & J Snack Foods since 1988 and distributes products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Australia, the United Kingdom, China, and the Middle East.

History

The Icee was invented in 1958 by Omar Knedlik, a Dairy Queen owner in Coffeyville, Kansas. The beverage was the result of faulty equipment in the Dairy Queen owned by Knedlik. His soda machine broke and he began placing bottles of soda in the freezer to keep them cold. Knedlik began selling bottles of the soda which would instantly turn to slush once opened. The frozen soda became popular with the customers of the establishment.

The name Icee as well as the original company logo were developed by Ruth E. Taylor, a local artist and friend of Knedlik. She developed the name "Icee", as well as the idea of the logo's icicles hanging from the block letters, which has remained unchanged. She thought of the Polar Bear, but the actual bear mascot had already been created by the Norsworthy-Mercer ad agency. The "Icee" word with the snow on it was designed by a Mitchell Company staff artist, Lonnie Williams, as part of a cup he designed.

Knedlik partnered with the John E Mitchell Company in Dallas to develop the machine, for which Knedlik received a patent in 1960. The first machine was made from a car air conditioning unit. It worked by combining freezing water, carbon dioxide, and a flavor mix. After five years, Knedlik's idea had become the iconic Icee Machine after drawing the attention of 7-Eleven. The convenience store chain purchased several machines and later changed the product name to Slurpee based on the slurping sound people make when drinking the beverage.

The Mitchell Company instituted a two-tiered franchise plan involving "Developers" and "Subdevelopers". Essentially, the Developers and Subdevelopers both paid fees and rentals for the right to use specified numbers of Icee dispensers and for rights within exclusive territories to distribute the machines and to promote the sale of the Icee drink. By the mid-1960s, 300 Icee machines had been manufactured.

J & J Snack Foods purchased The Icee Company in 1987. In December 2019, the company moved their headquarters from Ontario, California to La Vergne, Tennessee.

Products and licensing

Drinks
The Icee Company has over 75,000 Icee machines across America serving over 300 million Icee servings per year. McDonald's and Subway restaurants inside Walmart stores sell Icees. Burger King restaurants and Sam's Club locations in the US sell Icees and Icee Floats. Target and Wawa also sell Icees inside their stores. In Mexico, Icee is widely available at department stores such as Walmart and inside movie theaters and convenience stores. Icee is also the primary frozen beverage sold in Wawa and Quick Chek, two convenience store chains in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. Icee is available at Valero gas stations co-branded with their CornerStore marts (except for independently owned stores) as well as at most Rainforest Café locations.

In 2019, Icee expanded into the United Kingdom for the first time, by partnering with Vimto, a UK-based international soft drinks manufacturer and distributor.  A Europe-wide contract to supply the Cineworld cinema chain quickly followed.  In late 2019 / early 2020 another European-wide contract to supply Showcase Cinemas further expanded the brand across Europe.

Toys
In January 2020, Moose Toys partnered up with Icee's Slush Puppie brand to make 4 Special Edition Slush Puppie-themed Shopkins and Mini Packs for Season 13 (Real Littles Season 2) of the Shopkins franchise. The same 4 Shopkins were re-released for Season 14 (or Real Littles Season 3).

In 2021, it was revealed that Moose Toys again partnered up with Icee to make Shopkins and Mini Packs based on the main Icee line of drinks, which will be released in October 2021.

See also
 List of frozen dessert brands

References

External links

Drink companies based in California
Brand name frozen desserts
Companies based in San Bernardino County, California
Food and drink companies established in 1958
J & J Snack Foods Corporation brands
1958 establishments in Kansas

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About 100 Chattahoochee Technical College nursing, medical assisting and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) students recently engaged in a mass casualty simulation on the Paulding Campus. The event, operated in conjunction with CTC Campus Police and held Wednesday, Oct. 12, was orchestrated in order to have students experience working in high-stress conditions and having to use their knowledge under these conditions.
"I think in light of what is going on now in society, simulations like this really heighten students' awareness of what their jobs will be like as future nurses," nursing instructor Adriene Smith said.
Outside, students in the junior class were the mock injury victims, with symptoms ranging from gunshot wounds and staph infections to asthma attacks and injured ankles. These students kept up the pressure for student EMTs and nurses on the scene by constantly asking questions and yelling out in pain.
Inside, mock victims spoke with nurses who further addressed their conditions. In addition, a conference room was set up to simulate how friends and family may arrive to a disaster site seeking answers and comfort.
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Dog mourns at casket of fallen Navy SEAL
Aug. 25, 2011, 1:54 PM UTC / Source: TODAY contributor
By Scott Stump
Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson lay in a coffin, draped in an American flag, in front of a tearful audience mourning his death in Afghanistan. Soon an old friend appeared, and like a fellow soldier on a battlefield, his loyal dog refused to leave him behind.
Tumilson's Labrador retriever, Hawkeye, was photographed lying by Tumilson's casket in a heart-wrenching image taken at the funeral service in Tumilson's hometown of Rockford, Iowa, earlier this week. Hawkeye walked up to the casket at the beginning of the service and then dropped down with a heaving sigh as about 1,500 mourners witnessed a dog accompanying his master until the end, reported CBS.
The photo was snapped by Tumilson's cousin, Lisa Pembleton, and posted on her Facebook page in memory of the San Diego resident. Tumilson, 35, was one of 30 American troops, including 22 Navy SEALs, who were killed when a Taliban insurgent shot down a Chinook helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade on Aug. 6.
"I felt compelled to take one photo to share with family members that couldn't make it or couldn't see what I could from the aisle," Pembleton wrote on her Facebook page. "To say that he was an amazing man doesn't do him justice. The loss of Jon to his family, military family and friends is immeasurable.''
Hawkeye was such a huge part of Tumilson's life that Tumilson's family followed the dog down the aisle as they entered the service in front of a capacity crowd in the gymnasium at the Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School. Hawkeye then followed Tumilson's good friend, Scott Nichols, as Nichols approached the stage to give a speech. As Nichols prepared to memorialize his friend, Hawkeye dutifully laid down near the casket.
The youngest of three children, Tumilson had wanted to be a Navy SEAL since he was a teenager. Friends and his two older sisters remembered a fearless soldier, and a Power Point presentation was shown that illustrated Tumilson's active life outside of the military, which included scuba diving, martial arts, and triathlons.
"If J.T. had known he was going to be shot down when going to the aid of others, he would have went anyway," friend Boe Nankivel said at the service.
"Your dreams were big and seemed impossible to nearly everyone on the outside," his sister, Kristie Pohlman, said at the service. "I always knew you'd somehow do what you wanted."
As for Hawkeye, the loyal Labrador will now be owned by Nichols, Tumilson's friend.


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Labor Department Proposes Delaying a Boost in Minimum Wages for H-1B Workers Until 2023
The U.S. Labor Department has proposed a new rule that would delay a boost in minimum wages for foreign workers, such as those on H-1B visas, until Jan. 1, 2023. Indian American immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta told India-West in January that the Trump Administration had skewed prevailing wages and artificially inflated them so that employers would have to pay higher than market wages. (Twitter photo/immivoice)
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The U.S. Labor Department proposed March 22 a new rule that would delay a boost in minimum wages for foreign workers until Jan. 1, 2023.
The proposed rule is known as the "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in the United States: Proposed Delay of Effective and Transition Dates, and can be viewed here — https://bit.ly/3ck3udj. It has a 30-day comment period.
The proposed minimum wage hike would affect employers seeking to employ H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 visa workers. Indian nationals make up more than 70 percent of the H-1B workforce, while the H-1B1 visa applies to Chile and Singapore. E-3 visa holders are largely Australian nationals.
The Labor Department said it needed additional time to review the labor market before imposing the rules. "The proposed delay will provide the department with sufficient time to consider the rule's legal and policy issues thoroughly, and issue an upcoming Request for Information and gather public comments on the sources and methods for determining prevailing wage levels," said the agency in a press statement.
"The proposed delay will also give agency officials sufficient time to compute and validate prevailing wage data covering specific occupations and geographic areas, complete necessary system modifications and conduct public outreach," said the Labor Department.
Earlier in the month, the Biden Administration proposed a 60-day delay in phasing in the new wage levels.
The boost in minimum wages for foreign workers is a holdover from the former Trump Administration. Days before he left office, Trump's Labor Department raised prevailing wages for foreign workers. "The U.S. Department of Labor is taking these steps to strengthen wage protections, address abuses in visa programs, and protect American workers from being undercut by cheaper foreign labor," said former Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia.
"These changes help ensure that these important foreign worker programs function as Congress intended, while securing American workers' opportunities for stable, good-paying jobs," said Scalia, adding that the rule is intended to bring the wages of foreign workers in line with wages for U.S. workers.
Entry level workers currently in the 45th percentile would jump to the 35th percentile under that rule: thus, a $75-80,000 per year wage would increase to about $120,000. Level 4 wage workers, the highest earners, as determined by Occupational Employment Statistics, would make a more modest jump from the 95th percentile to the 90th percentile.
Indian American immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta told India-West in January that the Trump Administration had skewed prevailing wages and artificially inflated them so that employers would have to pay higher than market wages.
The new rule by the Trump Administration was issued shortly after it lost a lawsuit last November brought about by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Bay Area Council. Sean Randolph, senior director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, told India-West after the ruling: "It's pretty blatant what the Trump administration has attempted to do. For the past four years, they have been trying to reduce immigration in all forms."
Randolph noted that President Joe Biden has made some positive remarks about international talent. But the new administration has left intact Trump's mandate banning foreign workers from abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That measure is set to expire March 31, and Biden is unlikely to renew it.
Moreover, in a sweeping immigration bill he sent to Congress last month, Biden left the cap on H-1B visas untouched at 85,000 per year.
In related news, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced March 12 that it would re-consider some H-1B applications rejected by the Trump administration, now that three policy memos issued by the former president have been rescinded.
The agency said it "may reopen and/or reconsider adverse decisions on Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, made based on three rescinded policy memos."
"USCIS will generally use its discretion to accept a motion to reopen filed more than 30 days after the decision, if filed before the end of the validity period requested on the petition or labor condition application, whichever is earlier, and the decision was based on one or more policies in the rescinded H-1B memoranda."
Petitioners can request USCIS to re-examine their cases, if they fit within the timeline of acceptability. The memo can be read here: https://bit.ly/2P0zXfG
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Our room in the Shoreline Hotel was on the fourth floor and our floor to ceiling windows looked out onto the skyline pavilion, some shops, the kiddies park and the sea. It was perfectly set out for parents of toddlers, with a 'den' down one end with bunk beds, plenty of storage and a TV, and the parents end was the other side of the bathroom, with a TV, and some comfy chairs and a table in the window. We all found the beds particularly comfortable, and the biggest little one couldn't resist testing out the mattress springs as well. With a corner protector on the sharp edge, a step in the bathroom and a little duck too, the room made travelling with toddlers much easier. The decor was fresh and modern and we were all really impressed.
We chose the Shoreline hotel as it was specifically geared up for the littlest of people, and this meant its location was perfect for little legs. The lobby of the hotel was only a two minute walk from the skyline pavilion and all the action and we actually ended up going without a buggy which was fine even with two under 3s. The restaurant downstairs in the hotel served breakfast and dinner and Papa John's and the Spar supermarket were less than 60 seconds walk from the hotel too. Everything was so close that we never had to walk far, and it only took 5 minutes to leave the resort and find the sea front as well.
A better question would have been what isn't there! Bognor Butlins seem to have thought of everything, and I don't think the boys could have dreamt up anything else. There are two playgrounds, one specifically for the littler ones and the other has more challenges and bigger slides. There is a soft play in the centre of the skyline which also has two sides, one for the older children who are more independent and one where the adults can get involved too (any excuse!). There are shows designed for the under 5's, indoor rides and the water park and all of this is included in the price. There are also lots of slot machines, and Dylan loved playing with his pennies whilst Archie enjoyed the bright lights and noise from the sidelines.
There was messy play every morning where the boys enjoyed finger painting and squelchy goo, and next to this was a soft play for babies room, with soft shapes and toys for those who are not as active yet. The only improvement I would possibly suggest would be some sort of toddler cafe serving fresh healthy food, light bites and fruit inside the skyline as the Burger King and Costa were all too tempting.
There were a variety of shows on throughout our stay and we enjoyed the skyline gang in 'beside the sea', Fireman Sam and Scooby Doo amongst others. We were gutted to miss Mike the Knight (especially the bloke!) but we were so busy that we didn't manage to fit everything in! There was a 7pm showing of Scooby Doo, but we were invited to an exclusive 2pm one along with other families of younger children which was perfect for the toddler audience and was interactive enough that Dylan sat through the whole 90 minutes. In fact, Dylan spent most of the week asking to watch another show. At two and a half I had presumed he would be too young for most of it, but it seemed to be his favourite part and he enjoyed the farmyard sing along and Angelina Ballerina too. The shows were just the right length of time for the littlies and there were red coats on hand to encourage and interact as well which made it even better.
There were four indoor fairground rides aimed specifically at toddlers although anyone under 1.5 metres could ride them. Dylan must have ridden each one at least three times every day and we never queued once. Archie went on three of them too and loved being able to join in with the bigger kids. He smiled and waved all the way round and the seat belts were secure enough and the staff willing to stop the ride if he tried to climb out that I was happy to let him have a go. I was really impressed that at 13 months he could take part in this - as was he!
Outdoors the fairground catered more for older children, although Dylan still had a go on a couple of rides as most were for over 0.9 metres. Unfortunately many of them were shut during our visit which was a real shame, but I presume in the height of the season they are all available. The bloke and I had a great couple of hours on our own one day whilst the boys were with their grandparents and we enjoyed the rides that were open and again didn't have to queue at all. I was really impressed that these were included in the holiday and weren't charged extra.
I don't take the boys swimming at the moment as the ratio of two of them and one of me doesn't work at all, but having four adults about meant we really got to enjoy the water park. Both the boys were a little apprehensive to start, and weren't keen on the waves, so next time I would make sure I visited during one of the specific mother and baby sessions. There was a kids area which was loud and colourful with water falling everywhere and a variety of slides. Both the boys were too intimidated by this but I think a more confident toddler and definitely a child over 4 would absolutely love it. There were other slides for older children and adults and we had a great time on those whilst the boys had a splash with their grandma and grandpa.
Unfortunately we didn't realise that the pool shut at 5pm and so when it was time to leave we had quite a queue for the changing rooms. There are plenty, but there are only 5 family ones and with a wriggly one year old, we need the space as well as somewhere to lie him down. I also found that the showers were too hot for the boys so I had to take them back to the hotel to wash their hair afterwards.
We had a dining package that allowed us to choose where to eat our evening meal. We tried the Shoreline Hotel on the first night and were really impressed with the great variety including the pasta cooked fresh to order. On the second night we had a delicious buffet at Papa Johns and the pizza was amazing. We found the restaurant a little dark though. On the third night and again on the fourth, we dined at The Deck and I would recommend this so highly. The restaurant was huge and the buffet selection was so impressive. On one night we had the choice of pate, prawn cocktail or soup to start, and then fish and chips, carvery, beef stir fry, pork in mushroom sauce, spinach and ricotta cannelloni, freshly cooked burgers, chicken and vegetable kebabs, freshly made pasta, sausage and mash as well as lots more that I can't remember and the puddings were well presented and so good that we may have all had seconds (and thirds). Not only was the three course meal included, but there was juice, squash and hot drinks on offer too, all inclusive in our voucher or for less than £10 per head if you didn't have a dining plan. If we return, I will be booking every meal at the Deck as we were all so impressed. It is best to book ahead as they get popular and you can book as far in advance as you like, providing it is before 4pm on the day you want to eat.
Each restaurant also had a child's section which included the classics like chicken nuggets and fish fingers alongside Annabel Karmel healthier meals like pasta bolognese. Of course the kids don't have to stick to this section and could eat whatever they liked, but for fussier children it is reassuring to know that there are the basics on offer. In the Deck, the children are given sectioned trays rather than plates which made it easier to give them lots of little things to try. There was also free Heinz baby food available and children's cutlery.
I mentioned in my previous post, but this may be the area I was most impressed with. Every single member of staff was polite, helpful, well presented and willing to go that extra mile to make our visit special. The lifeguards waved out the window at my smiley baby, the changing room cleaner stopped to talk to my toddler, the red coats were as entertaining and impressive as their reputation and everyone in the restaurants went above and beyond to ensure we had the most amazing holiday. We tried our hardest to catch one out, to find a frown but quite honestly I cannot fault the customer service.
We took my parents along which made the holiday all the more relaxing as they loved having time with the boys. The whole resort is designed for families, but it would have been nice to have a child free zone for when we had the chance to escape them. There is an adults only bar from 11-12 every night but that is the only time you are guaranteed not to have children around. This didn't bother us that much as we went to spend time as a family.
I don't know if it is because everyone is on holiday, whether it was the brilliant staff or another reason (it definitely wasn't the weather!) but the whole atmosphere was so positive and friendly. I didn't see any of the usual tears or tantrums that you may expect when going somewhere with so many toddlers in one place and the shops were not full of begging and whinging children. Both parents and children were happy, friendly and the atmosphere was exactly what you would want when taking toddlers away.
I have to admit that Butlins has utterly exceeded my expectations. We spent a wonderful 5 days at Bognor Regis, and only left the resort for a few hours for a walk along the seafront. There was so much to do that we barely needed to spend a penny as it was all included and both boys were in their element. The holiday really was for them and it didn't disappoint. I definitely intend to revisit and next time we will do the same dining plan as it worked out perfectly for us. I love Butlins as a toddler friendly destination.
I love all the photos. Looks like a blast. So jealous. Definitely worth taking a trip there for sure.


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Q&A With Katherine Locke, This Rebel Heart
April 7, 2022 by JoAnn Yao
By Aleah Gornbein
Today we're pleased to welcome Katherine Locke to the WNDB blog to discuss This Rebel Heart, out since April 5, 2022!
In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most–safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Communists seized power. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget.
Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground.With queer representation, fabulist elements, and a pivotal but little-known historical moment, This Rebel Heart is Katherine Locke's tour de force.
What was the inspiration behind This Rebel Heart?
This Rebel Heart came to me in pieces, like a lot of my book ideas do. It took a long time of marinating. I knew I wanted to write about a pivotal time in Eastern European history, and I knew I wanted to write something that felt like an organic, bottom-up movement. The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was such a moment. And Csilla came to me quickly—I knew I wanted to write a young woman who was trying to stay safe, but also trying to do what was right. And that those two feelings were in conflict with one another.
Your writing is so lush and beautiful—what was the drafting and revising process like?
Tedious, haha! I'm a reviser. I write many drafts and throw away many drafts, and the first draft of This Rebel Heart is almost unrecognizable from the final draft, except for Csilla's name and her parents' names, and the setting. Some parts came quickly and easily—I always knew the ending, and the way I wrote the ending didn't change draft to draft—but other parts took a lot of finessing. Writing a book feels a lot like playing Jenga. You're sliding pieces in and out and hoping nothing falls down in the process. And on top of that, you're trying to make it feel beautiful.
Without giving too much away, what were some of your favorite scenes and/or lines of dialogue to write in This Rebel Heart? What was the most challenging?
I think all my favorite scenes are spoilers, but let's give this a go. I love the scene where Csilla and Tamás first meet and they dance together. I also loved writing a lot of Zsu's dialogue. There's a moment at the end where Csilla says goodbye to someone that is also one of my favorite moments, and probably the only moment where I really teared up. During the book, there are a few lines of dialogue said over the radio that are historically true lines, actually said during the Revolution. It was important to me to include those. In terms of the most challenging, I would say there's a really tense scene between Csilla and her mentor-figure Márton Szendrey where she tells him that not everyone suffered equally during the war. That was a tough scene to write, and to balance out exactly what I meant by that, that many people suffered but the victims of the Holocaust experienced trauma and loss on an entirely different scale, and "war was bad for everyone" can be really dismissive. War is bad for everyone, but it's also disproportionately worse for marginalized people, even when there isn't a genocide. We see that even today. It's important to acknowledge that.
The river that runs through Budapest feels like a fully fleshed out character unto itself and is a huge part of the narrative—how did you know that you wanted to incorporate magical realism into the book?
This Rebel Heart is fantasy or fabulism, which means it plays with folklore at its heart, versus magical realism which is a specific literary tradition to Latin America. But from the beginning, I knew that the river played a huge role. It's hard not to think about it. When I visited Budapest in 2018, the river feels like a character in the city. It's hard not to be drawn to it. I vividly remember walking across the bridges and the way that the river glittered in the sun, and how enthralling it was. In a way, I think of the river as a narrator in the book as well. I think in general, it's hard for me to write straight historical fiction without a magical or fantastical element to it. I get a few pages in and think but what if and then the fantasy loving side of my brain takes over. I wanted these fantastical elements to feel lighter, less controllable, less known, and more intrinsic than the type I used in the Balloonmakers series. I wanted the fantastical to feel like a conversation with the political elements of the book, and with Csilla's internal world.
There are a number of queer characters and relationships in This Rebel Heart. Why was it important to depict LGBTQ+ identities in a historical fiction setting?
Queer people existed in history too! Queer identities, including fluid identities, aren't new or particularly modern. I think it's important to include queer identities in historical fiction because it's authentic. Where I deviate from history is that my characters tend to find refuges where homophobia and transphobia cannot touch them. While there's some homophobia discussed in This Rebel Heart, the main characters find safety and comfort and love with each other.
Readers will really feel immersed in the story through the geography of the city and the day-to-day lives of Csilla, Azriel, and Tamás. The amount of research required must have been exorbitant—what was the most interesting thing you learned?
I love doing research, and I really loved doing research for this book. It's the second time I've been able to travel to research a book and I went to Budapest with my dad in 2018. I wrote most of the proposal for this book on the plane, and I wrote in cafes in Budapest, trying to capture the feeling of the city. My dad and I walked the path that the students took from the Technical Institute to bem Tér to Parliament and it was a really awe-inspiring trip. One of the most interesting things I learned was that anti-tank mines at the time looked a little like dinner plates when flipped upside down, so Hungarians used this—putting plates on the street—to herd tanks down streets that were harder to navigate, and where tanks were more vulnerable to Molotov cocktails. It was one of those simple, but genius, moves that helped turn the tide. With a book like this though, some of the most interesting things are also the most devastating. I remain in absolute awe of the bravery and courage it took for Hungarians to rise up against the Soviets, and to push the Soviets out of their country.
Truth, lies, choice, and fear are a few big themes in this book. What is the main thing you want readers to take away from This Rebel Heart?
We do not always know the outcome of our efforts in fighting for truth and justice and a better world. We may not even see the fruits of our efforts in our lifetime. Despite this, it is always, always, always worth the fight. And there are so many different ways to fight. I think it's clear in the book that there are people who fight the good fight in whatever ways they are capable—not everyone can take up arms, but someone can help refugees, someone can give others the keys to the printers and teach them how to print their own newspaper, someone can give up their beloved plate collection to be mock anti-tank mines.
What does it mean for you to be sharing Jewish history and folklore at a time when antisemitism is a very real issue Jews are facing today?
Everything, to be honest. I've been thinking a lot about when I realized that Csilla was a Holocaust survivor. I knew the book was set in 1956, obviously, and I knew she was 18, and when I did the math and realized that she was born just before the war began, and that she was a Holocaust survivor, it radically changed how I interacted with Csilla as a character. There's so little written about those who survived, those who stayed in Europe, those who had to continue living amongst their neighbors, some of whom were participating in genocide against them and their families. I wanted to explore that more. And I wanted to show the challenge that I think many marginalized people feel: the desire to fight for a country that would not fight for you. That's something that frequently still feels real here in the United States, and definitely felt real in Europe.
Which books do you think This Rebel Heart is in conversation with? And do you have any recommendations for recently published or forthcoming YA books?
I think This Rebel Heart is in conversation with a lot of wonderful books! I particularly love the pairing with Rebecca Podos's From Dust, a Flame because Becca's book feels like the contemporary version of This Rebel Heart in quite a few ways. I am also excited for Sofiya Pasternack's Black Bird, Blue Road, which is coming out September 2022.
As a prolific author who has written across age categories, formats, and genres, do you have any advice for young writers?
Keep writing! Learn to finish things. Don't compare your first drafts to the finished products you see on the shelf (I have to remind myself of this one all the time!) And don't be afraid to be a little derivative as you're learning to write. I learned to write and improve my writing by writing a lot of fanfiction. Working in familiar worlds that someone else had done a lot of the work on let me practice until I was good enough to make up my own worlds.
Katherine Locke (they/them) is the author of The Girl with the Red Balloon, a 2018 Sydney Taylor Honor Book and 2018 Carolyn W. Field Honor Book, as well as The Spy with the Red Balloon. They are the co-editor and contributor to It's A Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes and Other Jewish Stories, a contributor to Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens and Out Now: Queer We Go Again, and co-editor of This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us. They are also the author of the picture books Bedtime for Superheroes and How to Be Friends with a Dragon. They can be found online at KatherineLockeBooks.com and @bibliogato on Twitter and Instagram.
Aleah Gornbein currently works in publicity at Holiday House, the first American publisher founded with the intent of only publishing children's books. She liked school so much she went back to get a Master's in Publishing a year after graduating college. As someone who has yet to read a story with all of her identities represented, her goal is to help put diverse books into the hands of kids. You can find her shouting about books on TikTok, Twitter (@bookworm613), and Instagram (@jewishyabooks) or at Books of Wonder events sitting in the back row (when we're not in a pandemic).
Tagged: fantasy, fantasy YA, historical, historical YA, Holocaust, Jewish author, Katherine Locke, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ author, LGBTQIA+ characters, LGBTQIA+ protagonist, nonbinary author, queer, This Rebel Heart, YA, young-adult
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Metre-gauge railway move raises queries on viability of Kisumu jetty
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By EDWIN OKOTH
Taxpayers may have to wait longer for Kisumu oil jetty to start operations and make the desired returns on the Sh1.9 billion the government sank in more than a year ago.
Extended delays appear imminent even after Uganda announced it would complete its side of the jetty in two months.
Officials attribute the delay to compliance requirements.
Kenya has also thrown the plan into a spin with the decision to revamp the metre gauge railway line to Uganda, which may tilt marketers' preference over Lake Victoria.
Kenya Pipeline Company acting managing director Hudson Andambi told the Sunday Nation that while the Ugandan jetty could be ready by July, compliance processes and the availability of vessels to transport the oil may take longer.
"We need 4.2 million-litre barges (flat-bottomed ships) to ferry the products. Such a ship cannot be built in two months. We should also get compliance licences and the environmental impact assessments must be done before operations begin," Mr Andambi said.
"The contractor for the Ugandan jetty is expected to provide the barges and I cannot speak for the firm".
Uganda Minister for Works and Transport Monica Azuba said on Wednesday that the Entebbe jetty would be ready by July.
The jetty was built through a public-private partnership arrangement.
The Kenyan one, which was built by KPC, has been controversial from the start.
Several KPC managers have stepped aside after questions were raised about the cost of the project.
The KPC board has questioned the extra Sh500 million the National Treasury approved for the jetty, insisting that it should have cost Sh1.4 billion.
Uganda has been quiet on the 2013 ground-breaking ceremony of the project.
KPC board briefings tell of visits to Kampala last year with minimal hopes that oil transit across the lake would start soon.
"Generally, the vessels and receiving jetties are not immediately available to support the use of the Kisumu oil jetty," a March 2018 briefing to the board read.
One of the two vessels in Kenya is an old Kenya Railway ship that has not been operational for a decade.
MV Uhuru needs to be rehabilitated and modified for jetty loading.
A smaller one with 750 cubic metre capacity is said to be the only available option. The contractor in Uganda says one vessel is still being fabricated in China.
Ms Azuba said Kampala is rehabilitating its long abandoned rail tracks and wagons which would be critical in ferrying petroleum products inland.
With the plan to revive the Naivasha-Malaba metre-gauge railway line, Kenya may also be shooting itself in the foot as Uganda will be reluctant to fight lake compliance headwinds if a cheaper option is available.
Another challenge flagged by KPC was the tariff.
Vessel owners want $30 per 100 litres transported across the lake.
This, added to the $2.2 per cubic metre that KPC plans to charge as loading fee would make the project more expensive than the road alternative.
"The average Mombasa-Kampala road tariff would remain cheaper by $10.6 per cubic metre. To achieve a shift from road to lake transport, the combined jetty and vessels, as well as port charges, would have to be significantly cheaper. The stakeholders would have to ensure this competitiveness is achieved," says a project assessment report seen by the Sunday Nation.
A further delay in the use of the jetty may also render it moribund as Uganda's 60,000 barrels per day oil refinery nears completion.
Italian and American investors contracted to design, finance, construct and operate the project are said to be making significant progress.
The project will tilt the regional fuel business, with Kenya expected to feel the heat.
at a loss since Uganda remains a key market for fuel export due to its land locked location.


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Border securitySenate subcommittee approves about $15 billion to bolster border activity
Measure allocates $3.57 billion for 20,370 border patrol agents, with 17,000 based on the U.S. Southwest border, more than double the agents in 2004; about $20 million would go toward counter-drug initiatives for southbound operations lanes, personnel, and equipment to stop the outbound flow of weapons and currency used in the drug trade; $20.5 million for one additional unmanned aircraft system and support equipment; the bill include $9 billion for the Coast Guard
Training the Special Response Unit, which draws from agents already firearms trained and displaying a mastery of Spanish // Source: tactical-life.com
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved a fiscal 2011 $43.79 billion measure on Wednesday, a two percent increase above 2010 levels.
The measure includes $9.92 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), $107.5 million above the president's request and $210 million below current levels.
That funding includes:
$3.57 billion for 20,370 border patrol agents, with 17,000 based on the U.S. Southwest border, more than double the agents in 2004
About $20 million would go toward counter-drug initiatives for southbound operations lanes, personnel, and equipment to stop the outbound flow of weapons and currency used in the drug trade
$25.9 million for new officers, pilots, vessel operators, and staff
and $20.5 million for one additional unmanned aircraft system and support equipment.
The Hill' s Vicki Needham writes that Republicans, Democrats, and the Obama administration have proposed additional funding and agents along the nation's southern border, as violence has increased.
On top of that funding, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is slated for $5.55 billion, $27.4 million above the president's request and $114.2 million above current levels.
Funding includes $30 million for ICE to combat international trade in illicit drugs, weapons smuggling, human trafficking, and crimes associated with violence along the Southwestern border.
The measure include $9 billion for the Coast Guard, including $254.5 million for overseas contingency operations. The Coast Guard also would get $6.971 billion for operating expenses, $165.3 million above fiscal 2010, rejecting the Obama administration's proposal to reduce Coast Guard billets by 1,112 and decommission five ships when only two new vessels are available to replace them.
The bill restores $40.8 million and 876 military billets to maintain key assets and activities proposed for elimination in the president's budget request, including two high endurance cutters, five Coast Guard Maritime safety and security teams in New York/New Jersey.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is slated for $5.67 billion, $414.8 million above last year's request, $355 million for in-line explosives detection systems at airports for checked baggage. An additional $250 million is provided for this activity through mandatory fees.
The bill includes $368.4 million for aviation regulation and enforcement, including $38.8 million to increase TSA's international presence at high risk locations around the world. Also, $950 million for Federal Air Marshals, including a $90 million increase above FY 2010 to increase coverage on international flights in response to the December 25, 2009, failed terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253.
Under the bill, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would receive $7.33 billion, $217 million above the president's request and $36 million above fiscal 2010. Funding includes $4.2 billion for homeland security grants, $420 million for firefighter hiring grants, $390 million for firefighter equipment grants and $350 million for rail, transit and bus security, a $38 million increase over last year's levels.


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The Board of Selectmen will endeavor to secure confidence in the leadership of the community and will actively seek to develop open lines of communication with the Town's Boards and Committees. The Fremont Board of Selectmen will seek opportunities to work with the leadership of other communities on ideas that may conserve natural and financial resources.
To provide services that promotes the health and safety of residents and a high quality of life ~ while preserving and protecting the natural resources of the Town.
Through example and expression of its own commitment, the Board of Selectmen will encourage and expect that all services will be delivered courteously and at a high level of commitment to the taxpayer. The services provided must enhance the quality of life for the residents of the community.
To create a sense of community within the Town, while recognizing the "mixed" diverse nature of the community.


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[Pipeline] sh
[App] Running shell script
+ rbenv install -s
[Pipeline] sh
[App] Running shell script
+ gem install bundler
Successfully installed bundler-1.16.3
Parsing documentation for bundler-1.16.3
Done installing documentation for bundler after 4 seconds
1 gem installed
[Pipeline] sh
[App] Running shell script
+ bundle install
Fetching gem metadata from http://rubygems.org/..........
RubyGems 2.0.14.1 is not threadsafe, so your gems will be installed one at a time. Upgrade to RubyGems 2.1.0 or higher to enable parallel gem installation.
Fetching CFPropertyList 3.0.0
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
Bundler::SudoNotPermittedError: Bundler requires sudo access to install at the
moment. Try installing again, granting Bundler sudo access when prompted, or
installing into a different path.
An error occurred while installing CFPropertyList (3.0.0), and Bundler cannot
continue.
Make sure that `gem install CFPropertyList -v '3.0.0' --source
'http://rubygems.org/'` succeeds before bundling.

In Gemfile:
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    simctl was resolved to 1.6.5, which depends on
      CFPropertyList

As we can see the installation dir is not system path but path under user home. So why bundle install caused this:
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
Bundler::SudoNotPermittedError: Bundler requires sudo access to install at the
moment. Try installing again, granting Bundler sudo access when prompted, or
installing into a different path.
An error occurred while installing CFPropertyList (3.0.0), and Bundler cannot
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Discussion dans 'Aide avec le jeu' démarrée par Xxnatou2000xX, 16 Novembre 2015.
je me suis souvenu que j'avais déjà vue des serveur 1.7.10 et 1.8 c'est la que jai fait ma petite enquête .
[17:30:02] [Server thread/WARN]: [ProtocolLib] Version (MC: 1.7.10) has not yet been tested! Proceed with caution.
[17:30:03] [Attach Listener/INFO]: [Carbon] Loaded transformer agent!
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Material SLIME with ID 165 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Material BARRIER with ID 166 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Material PRISMARINE_SHARD with ID 409 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Material PRISMARINE_CRYSTALS with ID 410 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Material DARK_OAK_DOOR with ID 431 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity ENDERMITE with ID 67 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity GUARDIAN with ID 68 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity RABBIT with ID 101 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity ARMOR_STAND with ID 30 was injected into CraftBukkit.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Block stone(tile.null.name) with item tile.null was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Block sponge(tile.null.name) with item tile.null was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Block stone_button(tile.null.name) with item tile.null was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Block torch(Torch) with item tile.torch was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Item banner was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Item armor_stand was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity com.lastabyss.carbon.entity.EntityEndermite was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity com.lastabyss.carbon.entity.EntityGuardian was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity com.lastabyss.carbon.entity.EntityRabbit was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Entity com.lastabyss.carbon.entity.EntityArmorStand was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Tile Entity com.lastabyss.carbon.entity.TileEntityBanner was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [Carbon] Tile Entity com.lastabyss.carbon.entity.TileEntityOptimizedChest was registered into Minecraft.
[17:30:04] [Server thread/INFO]: [ProtocolLib] Started structure compiler thread.
[17:30:05] [Server thread/INFO]: Carbon is enabled.
[17:30:05] [Server thread/INFO]: Preparing level "world"
[17:30:05] [Server thread/INFO]: Done (0,506s)! For help, type "help" or "?"
Pour moi, il manque une classe, c'est clair. Le message indique que Carbon ne serait pas à jour.
Je me demande si cela pourrait être dû à une incompatibilité.
Un membre du forum (@Serveurbuilder pour ne pas le citer ) avait besoin d'ajouter des blocs de la 1.8 en 1.7.10 et avait trouvé ce mod qui permet d'ajouter une partie du contenu 1.8 et 1.9. Ce n'est pas complet, mais il y a déjà pas mal de choses.
Est-ce que ça répondrait à ton besoin ?
Cela t'empêche d'ajouter un mod ?
N'hésite pas à m'expliquer un peu, je t'avoue que je ne connais pas les Spigots et autres modules pour la gestion des plugins.
Arf, du coup, je ne sais pas si je pourrais t'aider dans l'immédiat.


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Shut All Offshore Casinos In Goa: BJP
Utsav Kumar
On Tuesday, Bhartiya Janta Party's (BJP) state unit president Vinay Tendulkar called for a shutdown of all offshore casinos in Goa. Tendulkar confirmed that he had requested the coalition government in the state to ban offshore casinos once their licenses expire.
Gambling is illegal in India; however, offshore casinos are legal in Goa while the north eastern state of Sikkim has separate gambling regulations in place.
Talking to the local press, Tendulkar said: "The party demands that offshore casinos should be shut. If people don't want onshore casinos, which function from five-star hotels, they too will be closed."
The state unit president of the BJP is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house in the Indian parliamentary system.
While the 2019 General elections are in its final stages in India, the ruling BJP is battling for a second term. The party lost its veteran leader Manohar Parrikar (ex-CM, Goa) just before the elections took off in April.
Tendulkar's stand against casinos is also being seen to be politically motivated as the BJP is trying to appeal to its voters through promises which would resonate well with the right-wing loyalists in the state.
Panaji Assembly by-elections are to be held on May 19. Both the Congress and the Aam Aadmi party have fielded their candidates against BJP and have made similar promises to shut down offshore casinos in Goa.
Even when in government, BJP had opposed the offshore riverboat casinos in the Mandovi River. However, the BJP never delivered on its poll promise of shutting down the casinos despite being in power for two consecutive terms.
The previous Congress government also granted the offshore casinos license when in power between 2007-2012.
While the BJP had been alleging Congress government to be working on the payroll of the casino mafias in the coastal state, it is now the Congress party who have launched a campaign against BJP alleging connection with the gambling operators.
Shut All Offshore Casinos In Goa: BJP was last modified: May 16th, 2019 by Utsav Kumar
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With a masters in literature and passionate about evolving technologies, Utsav has been covering the latest from the world of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and AR for several online and print publications. He strongly believes that these evolving technologies have immense potentials to redefine existing online gambling infrastructures and can dramatically improve standards of customer protection. Utsav covers mostly compliance updates and other latest technical developments that impact the global casino and gambling industry. He can be reached out at utsav_kumar@casino.buzz
Paul Fernandes says:
my dear Mr reporter (as i call) pls check when off shores CASINO start in river MANDOVI.
1st Casino BOAT. came in MANDOVI river, in 2000, do you know who was chief minister of Goa.
Pls answer me.
waiting your
Utsav says:
Hi Paul, you're right. However, the article at no point talks about when was the first offshore casino granted a license nor it details the history of gambling in Goa. But the fact is most of the floating casinos were granted license between 2007 and 2012 when the Congress party was in power.
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Rookie G Anthony Stolarz rescues Philadelphia Flyers after Michal Neuvirth collapses
Chuck Gormley, The Sports Xchange
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) makes a save on a shot. During Saturday's game, Michal Neuvirth collapsed in the crease. File photo by Mark Goldman/UPI | License Photo
PHILADELPHIA -- Rookie goaltender Anthony Stolarz was in Scranton, Pa., about 125 miles north of Philadelphia, when he was informed the Flyers would need him to suit up as an emergency backup to Michal Neuvirth.
Stolarz took his equipment off the Lehigh Valley Phantoms team bus, hopped in a car and was driven to Philadelphia, where he arrived at the Wells Fargo Center at 6:55 p.m. Saturday for a 7 p.m. game against the New Jersey Devils.
A few minutes later, Stolarz was forced into action when Neuvirth collapsed in his goal crease and was taken to a nearby hospital for observation.
"I never experienced anything like that," Stolarz said after recording 26 saves in a 3-0 win over the Devils. "It was a whirlwind of emotions and I'm glad Neuvy's OK and we were able to get a win for him."
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According to Flyers general manager Ron Hextall, Neuvirth was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital for observation.
"Everything so far has been good," Hextall said. "Everything is positive."
Brayden Schenn, Colin McDonald and Jordan Weal scored goals for the Flyers (38-32-8, 84 points), who won for the fourth straight time and remained six points behind the Boston Bruins (90 points) for the second wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers and Bruins have four games remaining apiece, so any combination of a Flyers loss or a Bruins win would eliminate the Flyers from playoff contention.
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Cory Schneider stopped 34 shots for the Devils, who lost for the sixth straight time (0-4-2) and fell to 27-37-14 overall, last in the Eastern Conference.
"I thought we didn't come out to compete in the first period and it took us a little first bit and obviously it got more and more intense as the game went on," Devils center Blake Coleman said.
Stolarz, 23, grew up in Edison, N.J., as a Devils fan and learned he would be suiting up for the Flyers two hours before the game, when goaltender Steve Mason became ill.
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The Flyers pressured the Devils early and, with Travis Zajac in the penalty box for hooking, grabbed a 1-0 lead 7:28 into the game on Schenn's 24th goal of the season and team-high 17th on the power play. Schenn was at the side of the Devils net when Claude Giroux's errant shot caromed off the end boards onto his stick for an open netter.
Nine seconds later, on a faceoff in the Devils' zone, Neuvirth collapsed in his goal crease and lay motionless on the ice for close to two minutes.
"You don't know what it is and it's really frightening to see, so it's good to hear he's doing better," Schneider said. "I've had a few moments where you're dehydrated a bit and you get sort of lightheaded, so hopefully that's the case. But again, it was scary stuff to see."
Neuvirth later sat up and appeared groggy as he was carted off the ice on a stretcher.
"It's obviously pretty scary when you see your goaltender just collapse like that," Flyers left wing Chris VandeVelde said. "I'm not sure really what happened, if he fainted or got lightheaded or what, but it was pretty scary and I'm glad to see he was moving and functioning when he was rolled off the ice."
McDonald, who was recalled by the Flyers on Friday as an injury replacement for Matt Read, gave the Flyers a 2-0 lead with his first NHL goal since Nov. 27, 2015. McDonald, 32, raced past Devils defenseman Andy Greene, eluded a poke-check by Schneider, and scored his 20th career NHL goal and first as a Flyer.
The Flyers made it 3-0 midway through the second period on Weal's eighth goal of the season and first career power-play goal.
With 24 seconds remaining in the game the Flyers attempted to get emergency backup Eric Semborski into the game but were denied because an NHL rule states that an emergency backup can only enter a game due to injury to another goalie.
Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said he was unaware of the rule, but praised Stolarz for his effort.
"He didn't get to the rink and probably have his gear on until the drop of the puck, so it shows his maturity," Hakstol said. "Just real good solid poise going in there in that situation, especially under those circumstances."
NOTES: With RW Matt Read sidelined 4-6 weeks with an upper-body injury, Colin McDonald played his first game with the Flyers on a fourth line with C Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and LW Chris VandeVelde. ... F Mike Vecchione, who signed a free-agent contract with the Flyers on Friday following his senior season with Union College, practiced on Saturday but did not play. He is doubtful for Sunday night's game against the New York Rangers but could see his first NHL action on Tuesday night at New Jersey. ... Devils C Jacob Josefson (upper-body injury) has resumed skating but sat out his 16th straight game. RW Devante Smith-Pelly (upper-body injury, day-to-day) sat out his 11th straight contest ... The Flyers return to action Sunday night when they visit the New York Rangers. ... The Devils are off until Tuesday when they host the Flyers.
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