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Update on Alewife moratorium
Thanks to everyone who has already responded to my email from Wednesday about the proposed Alewife moratorium. Our emails to the city council have been effective in highlighting the community opposition to this bad idea and it seems that the residents who promote this moratorium have backed off temporarily. Despite weeks of planning and collecting signatures on an online petition, no policy order, zoning petition, or other legislative action referring to an Alewife moratorium appear on Monday's city council agenda. Given that the council will not formally consider the moratorium on Monday, we don't need a full-court press of ABC members and supporters to show up to the city council meeting. If you have the time Monday it may be good to have a few of our folks there to oppose any late policy order, but in that case I don't suspect the council will vote on the item this week. This is probably just a temporary reprieve and concerted action from ABC will likely be needed to oppose an Alewife moratorium very soon. Emails from ABC supporters to the council about our opposition to a moratorium may still be useful at this time to let the council know we are monitoring this issue. Finally, while Alewife is on our mind don't forget that ABC is heading to Bertucci's at Alewife Station for our next Strictly Social Meet-Up this Wednesday, April 4th. Please visit our website or Facebook event to RSVP for some good conversations with great folks over pizza and beer! Thanks again for taking action so quickly to help build a better Cambridge.
Thanks for supporting ABC & Congrats to the Next City Council
It's been a week since the Cambridge City Council election, and on behalf of the ABC board of directors I wanted to send a sincere thank you for all your engagement over these past months. We all have worked hard to ensure that Cambridge is ready for the challenges and opportunities ahead, and ABC continues to grow and become an important part of our broader civic dialogue. This is because of your participation and your commitment.We are thrilled with the election results. Three of our endorsed candidates won seats on the council including incumbent councillors Denise Simmons and Marc McGovern, as well as new councillor-elect Alanna Mallon! Along with the re-elected Tim Toomey & Craig Kelley who have both been supportive of ABC's pro-housing priorities in the past, I'm pleased that we retain a pro-housing majority on the next city council!I also want to take a moment to recognize Sean Tierney, Samuel Gebru, and Adriane Musgrave - our other endorsees who unfortunately did not gain seats on the council this time around. All three ran incredibly strong campaigns that focused on positive, inclusive visions for Cambridge's future. They have each demonstrated unwavering commitment to our community, and I'm confident they'll remain leaders in our community for years to come.Post-elections are also times to come together. While we didn't agree with all 26 candidates on our key issues like housing and sustainable growth, we nevertheless wish all the councillors well as they embark on their important work. We congratulate and look forward to working on the issues we all care so much about with councillors-elect Sumbul Siddiqui and Quinton Zondervan, plus returning councillors Dennis Carlone and Jan Devereux.We at ABC thank you for all you've done to make our community a better one. We are very grateful to live in such a vibrant and dynamic community as this, and in that spirit, we wish you the very best as we enter this holiday time of year. 2017 Election Archive: Click here to read about our 2017 City Council candidate endorsements Click here to review our 2017 City Council candidate ratings
ABC City Council Endorsements 2017
Today is election day in Cambridge and we're at crossroads. ABC believes that, in a progressive community like Cambridge we must work to create more homes for all our families. However, some candidates believe that Cambridge is full and oppose the creation of sustainable, mixed-income homes in our community.ABC is proud to endorse six bold, progressive candidates who understand that increasing housing for all is crucial to racial justice and environmental sustainability. We encourage you to rank them 1-6 in any order Don't know where to vote? Visit http://www.wheredoivotema.com to find your voting location. Polls are open from 7am to 8pm.We need your vote to elect a City Council says YES to housing for all families. From left to right: Samuel Gebru, Adriane Musgrave, Sean Tierney, E. Denise Simmons, Marc McGovern, and Alanna Mallon. Marc McGovern (incumbent) is a stalwart when it comes to fighting for affordable housing. He led the way on increasing the percentage of affordable units provided and amount of money paid to the city by developers. As a social worker, he takes a holistic approach to the issues affecting the most vulnerable in our city and has a rare talent for bringing opposing stakeholders together to create progress. Denise Simmons (incumbent) may be famous for being the nation's first black, openly lesbian mayor, but here in Cambridge, residents know her to be among the most effective and accessible leaders in the city. She's fought to preserve and expand the city's stock of affordable housing, and is a tireless advocate for environmental, public safety, and diversity issues. Adriane Musgrave left her management consulting job to run for city council full-time. She has put her remarkable analytical, report-reading and data-mining skills to good use in understanding seemingly every problem that Cambridge faces. Her passions are smart zoning and development, and creating inclusive prosperity for all. Sean Tierney, a Cambridge native and attorney who works on tax and housing policy for the state legislature, offers an important perspective on the housing crisis. He is dedicated to finding innovative solutions that balance growth and increased density, while fighting the displacement that threatens Cambridge's economic, racial, and cultural diversity. Alanna Mallon has already made Cambridge a better place by creating the Weekend Backpack Program, which ensures access to meals for our food insecure students. She has immense talent for spotting problems, creating the structures needed to address them, and coordinating existing solutions to better serve our most at-risk neighbors. Samuel Gebru is an Ethiopian native and 2009 CRLS graduate. Despite being among the youngest candidates running for city council, he has an extensive record of leadership in community organizing, policy work, and advocacy. His commitment is to preserving and expanding housing opportunities for residents of all incomes and creating ownership units for low-income residents to build pathways to wealth and equity. These extraordinary candidates have earned ABC's support because they understand the housing crisis and other issues facing Cambridge, have tangible ideas for addressing them, and the records to prove that they know how to be effective. Many candidates say the right things; ABC knows these candidates will do the right things. The all-volunteer ABC election committee compiled these endorsements based on candidate responses to the questionnaire, performance at our candidate forum, stated positions, past work on issues, and clarifying interviews where necessary. Of the 26 candidates running for city council 20 responded to our questionnaire and 22 attended the forum. We thank all the candidates for their time and participation. Click here to view our full rating of all 20 candidates that responded to our candidate survey The members of the Elections Committee gave countless hours in the weeks leading up the selection of our endorsees. It was not an easy process, due to the number of qualified candidates and our commitment to keep the group small to effectively use our limited resources.
ABC 2017 Candidate Endorsements
We are happy to announce ABC's 2017 City Council Candidate endorsements. The candidates we have endorsed are most aligned with our platform on issues including housing affordability and supply, alternative transportation, and transit-oriented density. We encourage you to rank these candidates on November 7th. ABC's City Council Candidate Questionnaire along with the responses from each candidate who responded are also now available for viewing. We've included a graphic that reflects the results of our entire process. The all-volunteer ABC election committee compiled these endorsements & ratings based on candidate responses to the questionnaire, performance at our candidate forum, stated positions, past work on issues, and clarifying interviews where necessary. Of the 26 candidates running for city council 20 responded to our questionnaire and 22 attended the forum. We thank all the candidates for their time and participation. The members of the Elections Committee gave countless hours in the weeks leading up the selection of our endorsees. It was not an easy process, due to the number of qualified candidates and our commitment to keep the group small to effectively use our limited resources. Click the image above to read more details about the ABC-endorsed candidates. Click the above image to view candidate responses from the 20 candidates who responded to our questionnaire.
ACTION ALERT: Three actions this week for you to support more housing in Cambridge
There is so much going on in Cambridge right now that I'm taking the risk of sending you a long Action Alert on a Monday morning.This email contains information on three important and timely items we need you to take action on: Support New Homes at Volpe - Make your voice heard at Planning Board & Ordinance Committee meetings Tuesday & Wednesday Support Affordable Housing in Porter Square - 1791 Mass Ave development presentation on Tuesday Submit your questions (then attend) ABC City Council Candidate Forum on September 19th. I hope that you'll read this full email for complete details on each item above. Continue reading
ABC August 2017 Newsletter: ABC Candidate Forum September 19th
With Labor Day just around the corner, the City Council election will be heating up. ABC will be hosting a candidate forum as well providing ratings and endorsements for the candidates this year. With 26 candidates for nine seats there is a lot of information to sort through. A great resource to start is the candidate pages on the Cambridge Civic Journal created by Robert Winters. If you are not yet a member of ABC, please consider joining, and bring a friend to one of our upcoming events (see below). Did someone forward you this email? Make sure you don't miss another newsletter or announcement from A Better Cambridge by signing up on our website: http://www.abettercambridge.org/sign_up. Development News The City Council passed regulations for short term rentals including AirBnB. The new rules restrict short term rentals to owner occupied units as well as requiring registration for hosts.WBURA group of MIT students filed a petition with the city requiring the university to add 1,800 graduate student beds before they could develop the Volpe transportation site.Boston GlobeAt the first Ordinance Committee hearing on MIT's zoning petition for the Volpe center, councilors pushed the university for a stronger and more detailed transportation plan. The next hearing before the Ordinance Committee is on September 13th at 2:30 pm in the Sullivan Chamber at City HallCambridge ChronicleFacebook announced plans to expand its presence in Kendall Square at a new building on Binney Street.Cambridge Chronicle UPCOMING EVENTS ABC is co-sponsoring the Citizens' Housing and Planning Association's (CHAPA) 3rd annual Housing Day at the State House on Thursday, September 14th. The event aims to gather over 200 advocates to meet with lawmakers and speak up for affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and community development. To get more information on attending click here. Don't miss the ABC candidate forum on issues of housing affordability and sustainable urban development in Cambridge on Tuesday, September 19th at 630 pm at the Broad Institute, 415 Main Street. Our moderator for the evening is David Sullivan, former Cambridge City Councilor and current special counsel to the President of the Massachusetts State Senate.We are excited to invite you to our first-ever A Better Cambridge Annual Fundraiser! Come celebrate with us and help ensure that we have the resources we need to be strong and effective advocates for housing for all. It will take place on Thursday, October 5th, from 6:30-9 at Meadhall in Kendall Square and will feature special guests, a buffet dinner, a silent auction, and more! You know we know how to throw a party and this is one you really don't want to miss! Stay tuned for ticketing information in the coming week. LINKS OF INTEREST What Happens After the Real Estate Wave Crests?YIMBYism: More Housing, But How?Sierra Club: Housing - Dense, Near Transit, and Green - Can Be a Climate Solution
Will you join ABC at these two upcoming events?
I wanted to make sure you knew about two upcoming ABC events. I hope you can join us:CHAPA's Our Homes, Our Voices Rally Monday, July 31st, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in Samuel Adams Park in front of Faneuil Hall in BostonJoin ABC along with the Citizen Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), Cambridge Congresswoman Katherine Clark, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and housing advocates from around our Commonwealth for a rally in support of Federal investments in affordable homes and our communities. This is the local event in a national week of action against devastating cuts proposed by Congress and the White House to programs like public housing and Section 8.Please click here to RSVPABC's Greater Boston YIMBY Meet UpThursday, August 10th, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Cinderella's Pizza & Restaurant, 901 Mass Ave in Central SquareFrom Cambridge to Roslindale, Newton to Jamaica Plain, Malden to Dorchester, and points in between and far, residents are coming together to say YES In My Back Yard to more housing and sustainable development to address the housing affordability crisis in our region. Once again, ABC is devoting our regular Strictly Social event to bring together YIMBY activists from across Greater Boston. Whether you are affiliated with a YIMBY group in your community or not, we hope all pro-housing activists will join us to socialize and make connections with like-minded smart growth warriors. Please RSVP via the Facebook event. If you don't have Facebook RSVP via our website.I hope you can join us for both of these events.
Our Homes, Our Voices: Rally for Affordable Homes - July 31, 2017
Please join A Better Cambridge & affordable housing advocates from around Massachusetts for a rally in support of federal investments in affordable homes and our communities. Our Homes, Our Voices Rally Monday, July 31st 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Sam Adams Park, Boston (in front of Faneuil Hall) Organized by our partners at the Citizen Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), this rally is the local event as part of a national week of action calling on Congress to fund programs that provide critical housing and anti-homelessness support to many Americans.Please RSVP via CHAPA's Facebook page for this eventABC will join with CHAPA, Cambridge Congresswoman Katherine Clark, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and other residents, housing advocates and policymakers from around our Commonwealth for this important rally. Too many families are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Nationally, only 25% of families in need receive housing assistance, which means millions of people do not have an affordable place to call home. The President and Congress are proposing devastating cuts that would increase housing instability and homelessness, including cuts to Section 8 and public housing. Our communities and state are working hard to address the challenges we face in Massachusetts. We cannot do it alone. Federal partnership is critical to creating vibrant communities. Please join us to ensure that everyone has the right to a safe, accessible, and affordable home.
ABC July 2017 Newsletter: Volpe on the Agenda at Next Week's General Meeting
A Better Cambridge has been shifting into higher gear recently. In fact, 2017 is shaking up to be our most impactful yet: Membership: We instituted formal membership criteria in January – and now have over 200 members! (Join here – dues are $20, but ABC will waive them if unaffordable.) 2017 City Council Election: Having formally filed as a nonprofit advocacy group we are readying to make our first-ever city councilor endorsements ahead of the November election as well as host a candidate forum this fall. Platform: At our first membership-only event in May, ABC members endorsed our platform. In a nutshell: "Increasing density is crucial to racial justice, environmental sustainability, and quality of life." If you are as excited as we are to fight for a better Cambridge, please join, and bring a friend to one of our upcoming events (see below). Recent Events May 16 – Inaugural Members-only meeting at CCTV ABC members packed the room to the gills! We reviewed and approved the ABC platform, voted to endorse City Council candidates for the fall election, and discussed what ABC's stance on parking minimums should be. ABC's Map Committee also demonstrated the progress they have made explicitly mapping where Cambridge can most easily support increased density. April 19 – ABC Strictly Social Meet-Up at Tavern in the Square, Porter Square Check out our Facebook page for proof of a rollicking good time in Porter Square. March 28 – MAPC on Housing Demand in Cambridge and Greater Boston at MIT Stata Center In our March General Meeting (also packed, despite being rescheduled due to a snow storm), the Metropolitan Area Planning Council – a nonprofit promoting smart growth in the Boston area – highlighted the larger regional issues causing the housing crunch in Cambridge, and what we can do to fight it. (Check out the slides here.) UPCOMING EVENTS July 17 – Volpe Kendall Square Development: ABC's July General Meeting (open to all) invites you to hear from and ask questions of MIT representatives about the proposed development. MIT's proposal includes 1,400 housing units, a focus on locally-owned retail, and potentially the tallest residential building in Cambridge. There will also be a presentation on a proposed rail link for North and South Stations. Monday, July 17th • 6:30 P.M. • MIT Stata Center Let us know if you can make the meeting by RSVPing! ABC In The News The YIMBY (yes, in my back yard) movement is making headlines – and so are we! ABC cameoed in two recent high-profile articles on the dire need for increased density to remedy not only unaffordable housing, but also economic/racial inequality and environmental ills. Atlantic Monthly - From 'Not in My Backyard' to 'Yes in My Backyard' Perfectly capturing the YIMBY ethos, the article says, "With more housing, the thinking goes, the cost of rent in thriving cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Portland will not rise so quickly, which will allow more people from different economic backgrounds to live there and share in the prosperity of the local economy." It also quotes ABC chair Jesse Kanson-Benanav early on: "We're saying yes to opportunity, in contrast to the gloom-and-doom negativity of NIMBY. […] There's now a pro-housing, pro-density constituency in Cambridge that hadn't been at the table previously." It is currently one of the magazine's top 10 most-read articles. Boston Globe - Forget 'Not in my backyard,' YIMBY could be the new group on the rise Illustrated with our own Jesse as its poster boy, this May article is part of a series highlighting Boston-area "game-changers." And YIMBY organizations are a game-changer, says the Globe. That's definitely our plan. (For a particularly good time, read the comments to get an idea of what – even as game-changers – we're up against!)
ABC Responds to Slate Article: 'San Francisco's Civil War'
A Better Cambridge (ABC) thanks Slate for the article they ran by Henry Grabar about the challenges of providing affordable housing in our most expensive cities. While the article focused on San Francisco, it mentions Cambridge City Councillor Nadeem Mazen, who is quoted as saying, "The housing advocates and especially young urban planners, like this organization here A Better Cambridge, say 'Build it now,' " Mazen said, referring to the local YIMBY group. "The problem with 'Build it now' is what we're building is luxury housing with a small modicum of affordable required. They say there's a 30-year wait, wait 30 years and luxury income will become middle-income housing. We have to understand that the free market isn't going to solve this problem. Twelve or 20 percent isn't enough." Since Councillor Mazen mentioned us by name, we'd like to respond. Cambridge, like San Francisco, is no stranger to strong debates over the best strategies to reduce the cost of housing, and specifically increase the supply of affordable housing. ABC's fundamental belief is that the best way to reduce the cost of housing in today's environment is to build more housing. We are just as concerned with preventing displacement of our neighbors, as we are with reducing housing costs. We believe new luxury housing provides an immediate reduction in displacement. Every luxury unit that is occupied is occupied by someone with the means to pay more rent than the vast majority of our neighbors. To compound the problem, typically when a housing development becomes too burdensome to get approved, it is replaced with a lab or office development which brings that many more affluent housing seekers into our city, displacing even more residents. We are focused on doing everything we can to bring housing costs down now. Our goal is to create an abundance of new homes in Cambridge and Metro Boston so people of all incomes can live in our city and region today. Slate has done a good job of highlighting the challenges our communities face, and the difficult politics associated with the housing debates. A Better Cambridge stands ready, willing and able to fight for housing for people of all incomes, a most basic human need. Original Link: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2017/06/yimbys_and_the_dsa_can_t_get_along_despite_their_common_enemy_high_rent.html


After about a month and a half of cycling and a couple weeks of copepods doing whatever they do in the tank. I added my first skunk shrimp to test the waters out and hopefully a fish soon!
Just added the gorgonian as well, so hopefully he enjoys the copes.
Be careful with that gorgorian. That doesn't look like a photosynthetic one and will need daily feedings. The food it requires can easily pollute the water column of our systems and cause crashes. So be careful while caring for it. These things are very difficult to car for.


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In Pittsburgh, athlete-owned restaurants are part of the culture as long as the owner is a fit
When fans enter a restaurant, they don't want to hear Jason Kendall scream, "Welcome to Hell."
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From wide receiver to restaurateur: Hines Ward
Future NFL Hall of Famer Hines Ward recently had some trouble in his post-gridiron career as a restaurateur.
An employee of his Table 86 Restaurant in Seven Fields, east of Cranberry, allegedly ripped off more than $70,000 in two years from the Super Bowl MVP in a gift-card scam. It's just another great example why the use of gift cards should probably be scaled back. When someone receives a gift card for a restaurant, it means, "I don't want to take you out to dinner or actually dine with you, but here's a $25 down payment to the restaurant of my choice."
But other than the scam, Table 86 has been getting rave reviews as it approaches its second anniversary. Ward will probably succeed with his venture because he meets the three criteria for an athlete to have a successful restaurant:
Location. Seven Fields is a great spot for Pittsburgh formal dining — wearing the nice Steelers shirt, the one with the collar, like coaches wear, and pairing it with the good jeans.
Talent. Ward was an incredible talent. And the fact is, nobody is going to a coffee shop owned by John Jaso or ordering a steak from Landry Jones, unless he eventually gets a job at Table 86 as a server.
Personality and lack of a major police record. Let's face it, nobody's going to buy a pastrami on rye from a deli run by Paul Spadafora.
Jerome Bettis' Grille 36 is another great example of a successful joint that gets high marks on all three of the above criteria. Bettis is a top-five rusher, is enshrined in Canton, and is a very likable person. His place is located right near Heinz Field and is a huge draw on game day.
Still, "restaurateur" is not only a stupid word, but is the chosen post-career endeavor for a lot of pro athletes who have too much money sitting around. The restaurant world is hyper-competitive, and many places don't make it past the first year.
A player's personality is as important as talent when it comes to whether you want to buy a bacon cheeseburger from him.
James Harrison has had a great career as a Steeler, but probably doesn't have the personality to greet customers at the door of an eatery. If a customer's order was wrong, she might be reluctant to send it back beneath the menacing glare of Harrison. On the baseball side of things, former Pirates Brian Giles and Jason Kendall were huge stars, but their previous histories as clubhouse ball-breakers might not fit in well in a consumer-driven industry. When fans enter a restaurant, they don't want to hear Kendall scream, "Welcome to hell," a phrase he reportedly yelled at new players.
On the other hand, former Bucco and World Series champion Manny Sanguillen is perfect in this role. Manny's BBQ is in the best location; it's behind the centerfield bleachers at PNC Park. Manny is usually there with his gleaming personality, signing autographs and dishing out good food at reasonable prices, especially by ballpark standards.
It doesn't always work out for athletes. Former Steelers cornerback Rod Woodson is a Hall of Famer who seems very friendly and approachable. Unfortunately, Rod Woodson's All Star Grill went belly up after just a short run; location was his downfall. What is now a Station Square parking lot was once the site of Woodson's, and a revolving door of businesses that didn't make it — The Pittsburgh Sports Garden, Margarita Mama's and, yes, Philthy McNasty's. I still can't believe Philthy McNasty's folded. A restaurant that sounded like a deviant Irish brothel should've been a smash.
The best athlete-owned joint in this city's history has to be Willie Stargell's Chicken on the Hill. There's a chicken-finger stand with the same name at PNC. But the original was in the Hill District, and customers got free chicken, real fried chicken, every time Captain Willie took one deep. Joe Morgan once said of Stargell, "When I played there were 600 ballplayers, and 599 of them loved Willie Stargell." I suspect the one that didn't was Keith Hernandez, but that can't be verified.
Dan Marino and Mike Ditka both have successful restaurants here as well. Marino is an owner of Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, with multiple locations across the country. Marino is a good Pittsburgher, a likable guy and an unquestioned great of the game. Ditka is rough around the edges and often says some pretty stupid things when he's discussing politics. But right or wrong, a lot of Pittsburghers like the guy.
The bottom line is, Pittsburghers love sports so much that they like to be ensconced in it even while they're eating. So get out and grab a bite, and think about sports while you are eating. It's a very Pittsburgh thing to do.
UPDATE: Allegheny County outdoor events increase limit to 100; indoor dining remains at 25% capacity
Allegheny County extends ban on indoor dining but allows some bars and restaurants to serve outdoors
Allegheny County closing bars and on-site alcohol consumption in result to spike in COVID-19 cases
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Jerome Bettis' Grille 36,
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«Нека́кса» () — мексиканский футбольный клуб из столицы штата Агуаскальентес. Один из старейших клубов страны, основавших лигу. Выступает в Лиге МХ, высшем дивизионе страны.

История
Клуб был основан 21 августа 1923 года англичанином Уильямом Фрассером, инженером и владельцем завода по выработке электроэнергии (Compañia de Luz y Fuerza). Будучи студентом в Великобритании Фрассер увлекался футболом и стал поклонником этого вида спорта. Он организовал работников своей компании и местного трамвайного депо в футбольную команду, получившую комбинированное название Compañia de Luz y Fuerza y Tranvías. После того как Федерация футбола Мексики запретила называть клубы по имени частных компаний, команда сменила название на «Некакса», по названию одноименной речки, протекающей около завода.

У клуба отчётливо прослеживаются два «золотых» периода — в 1930-е годы «Некакса» выиграла четыре любительских чемпионата Мексики, а в профессиональную эру команда блистала в 1990-е годы (под руководством тренера Мануэля Лапуэнте), выиграв три чемпионата Мексики, Кубок Чемпионов КОНКАКАФ и заняв 3-е место на клубном Чемпионате мира ФИФА в январе 2000 года. В городе Агуаскальентес «Некакса» выступает только с 2003 года, до этого клуб дислоцировался в Мехико.

Единственный мексиканский клуб, которому удалось выиграть «золотой дубль» и в любительскую (1932/33), и в профессиональную эру (1994/95).

В 2009 выбыл во второй дивизион, но выиграл два последующих коротких чемпионата, Клаусура 2009 и Бисентенарио 2010, и был автоматически повышен в премьер-лигу. Спустя год, по итогам сезона 2010/11 клуб опять выбыл в Ассенсо МХ, второй дивизион чемпионата Мексики, где дважды становился чемпионом (Ап. 2014, Кл. 2016). Наконец, в стыковочных матчах за повышение по итогам сезона 2015/16 обыграл клуб «Хуарес» и снова был повышен в Лигу МХ.

Достижения
  Чемпион Мексики (3): 1994/95, 1995/96, Зима 1998
  Вице-чемпион Мексики (3): Зима 1996, Лето 1998, Лето 2002
  Чемпион Мексики (допрофессиональный период) (4): 1932/33, 1934/35, 1936/37, 1937/38
  Вице-чемпион Мексики (допрофессиональный период) (3): 1924/25, 1931/32, 1939/40
  Чемпион Ассенсо МХ (4): Клаусура 2009, Бисентенарио 2010, Апертура 2014, Клаусура 2016
  Обладатель Кубка Мексики (4): 1959/60, 1965/66, 1994/95, Клаусура 2018
  Обладатель Кубка Мексики (допрофессиональный период) (2): 1932/33, 1935/36
  Обладатель трофея Чемпион чемпионов Мексики (2): 1966, 1995
  Обладатель Суперкубка Мексики (1): 2018
  Победитель Лиги чемпионов КОНКАКАФ (1): 1999
  Обладатель Кубка обладателей кубков КОНКАКАФ (1): 1994
 Третий призёр клубного чемпионата мира ФИФА: 2000

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Mubarak denies ordering Egyptian protesters shot, lawyer says
From Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Diana Magnay, CNN
Mubarak attorney discusses accusations
The ousted Egyptian leader is in "very bad health," his lawyer says
Mubarak "speaks very little and suppresses a lot of his pain," he says
Mubarak's wealth is just about $1 million, he says
Mubarak's lawyer gives his first interview to CNN Sunday
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is "very sad and sorry" that he is accused of ordering that live ammunition be fired on protesters, but he has no regrets, his lawyer told CNN Sunday.
The former leader is in "very bad health," suffering from a serious heart problem and a resurgence of colon cancer, attorney Farid El Deeb said.
"He doesn't watch TV or anything else," El Deeb said in his first interview since the Mubarak family hired him in April. "They ban him from doing so to avoid more psychological pain. He speaks very little and suppresses a lot of his pain."
El Deeb suggested that his CNN interview will "probably be the only piece of television he'll watch."
Mubarak faces criminal charges, including using his political position to acquire funds illegally and potentially capital charges of killing protesters.
"He was very sad and sorry because he did not imagine such accusations, especially as he believes that they are all false," El Deeb said.
His lawyer denied that Mubarak gave any kind of authorization to use force or live ammunition against demonstrators who were calling for his removal.
"Mubarak had expressed his sorrow and had ordered a committee to investigate how they happened," he said.
More than 800 people lost their lives during Egypt's 18-day revolution, including about 50 police.
"We still need to discover who shot the policemen who were killed during the revolution," El Deeb said.
A Cairo court, in the first ruling against Mubarak since he was ousted on February 11, fined him and his top officials more than $90 million for their role in cutting the mobile phone network and internet service for five days.
Adel Saeed, spokesman for the general prosecutor, said Saturday that Mubarak himself was fined $34 million, former Interior Minister Habib El-Adly $50 million and former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif $6 million.
"They were charged with cutting the communication to hinder the efforts of the January 25 revolutionaries," Saeed said. The blocks began January 28 as demonstrations against Mubarak's rule heightened in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
El Deeb denied that Mubarak, his family and friends amassed fortunes at the expense of the Egyptian people.
Mubarak's personal wealth is only about six million Egyptian pounds -- about $1 million in U.S. dollars -- "which he saved from working for 62 years," he said.
"He does not own anything else in Egypt or outside of Egypt," he said. "He does not own a single dollar abroad."
Egypt's justice minister told CNN in May that Mubarak's fortune was "in the billions of dollars."
"Unfortunately, all the chaos and problems on the Egyptian streets are caused by the minister of justice, Mr. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz El Guindy," El Deeb said. "It has been proven that all his talk is lies."
The lawyer laughed at rumors that Mubarak's two sons are getting VIP treatment in Cairo's Tora prison, where they are awaiting trial on a variety of corruption charges. "All this is not true," he said. "They're being treated like any other prisoner."
The sons have no contact with their father, he said. Transferring Mubarak to Tora is not an option because the prison hospital does not have a proper intensive care unit, he said.
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Space for Life () is a museum district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It brings together the city's four most prominent natural museums: the Montreal Biodome and the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, situated in Montreal's Olympic Park, and the Montreal Botanical Garden and Montreal Insectarium, in the adjacent Maisonneuve Park.

Space for Life was established in 2011 as a successor body to Montreal Nature Museums. It describes itself as the largest natural sciences complex in Canada. As of 2013, its executive director is Charles-Mathieu Brunelle and Montreal executive committee member Manon Gauthier is responsible for its political oversight.

See also
Montreal Science Centre, a science museum in the Old Port

References

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Neighbourhoods in Montreal
Museum districts
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie


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[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    # Optionally fix all config drift that is discovered. Defaults to false (off)
    [switch]$Remediate = $false,

    # Optionally define a different config file to use.
    [string]$ConfigName
)

Process {
    # Tests
    Describe -Name 'Comprehensive: Chassis Discovery Policy' -Tag @('comprehensive','impact') -Fixture {
        BeforeAll {
            # Project Environment Variables
            $ProjectDir = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).parent.parent.FullName
            $ConfigDir = $ProjectDir | Join-Path -ChildPath 'Configs'
            $ConfigFile = $ConfigDir | Join-Path -ChildPath "$ConfigName.ps1"
            $CredentialDir = $ProjectDir | Join-Path -ChildPath 'Credentials'

            # Ensure $UcsConfiguration is loaded into the session
            . $ConfigFile

            # Set variables from .connection
            $PuptrUser = $UcsConfiguration.Connection.Username
            $PuptrUserName = $PuptrUser.Split('\') | Select-Object -Last 1
            $PuptrUserPath = $CredentialDir | Join-Path -ChildPath "$PuptrUserName.txt"
            $UcsDomains = $UcsConfiguration.Connection.UcsDomain

            # Importing credentials
            $SecurePassword = Get-Content -Path $PuptrUserPath | ConvertTo-SecureString
            $Credential = [pscredential]::new($PuptrUser,$SecurePassword)

            # Connect to UCS
            Connect-Ucs -Name $UcsDomains -Credential $Credential

            # Test Variables
            $MinimumChassisUplinks = $UcsConfiguration.Equipment.MinimumChassisUplinks
            $LinkAggregation = $UcsConfiguration.Equipment.LinkAggregation
        }

        # Run test case
        foreach ($UcsDomain in (Get-UcsStatus)) {
            # Get Chassis Info
            $ChassisDiscoveryPolicy = Get-UcsChassisDiscoveryPolicy -Ucs $UcsDomain.Name

            It -Name "$($UcsDomain.Name) has a minimum chassis uplink requirement of: $MinimumChassisUplinks" -Test {

                # Assert
                try {
                 $ChassisDiscoveryPolicy.Action | Should Be $MinimumChassisUplinks
                } catch {
                    if ($Remediate) {
                        Write-Warning -Message $_
                        Write-Warning -Message "Changing minimum uplink requirement to $MinimumChassisUplinks"
                        $ChassisDiscoveryPolicy | Set-UcsChassisDiscoveryPolicy -Action $MinimumChassisUplinks -Force
                    } else {
                        throw $_
                    }
                }
            }

            It -Name "$($UcsDomain.Name) has a link aggregation setting of: $LinkAggregation" -Test {

                # Assert
                try {
                 $ChassisDiscoveryPolicy.LinkAggregationPref | Should Be $LinkAggregation
                } catch {
                    if ($Remediate) {
                        Write-Warning -Message $_
                        Write-Warning -Message "Changing link aggregation preference to $LinkAggregation"
                        $ChassisDiscoveryPolicy | Set-UcsChassisDiscoveryPolicy -LinkAggregationPref $LinkAggregation -Force
                    } else {
                        throw $_
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        # Disconnect from UCS
        Disconnect-Ucs
    }
}

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Gatwick Airport will soon be announcing a world first: that it will be the first airport to produce power from commercial waste after the launch of a new processing plant on-site later this year.
The power produced will be fed into the North Terminal and be used to provide space heating and power for the processing plant itself.
Gatwick is working with DHL to develop the renewable approach to disposing of its waste. The materials used will be category one class of waste - food waste and packaging that is combined with it. Around ten tonnes of this waste will be treated each day at the plant, which will receive investment of c. £3.8 million.
Stewart Wingate, the CEO of Gatwick, said that waste management was a significant challenge for airports, but the facility at Gatwick would allow waste to be transformed into renewable energy.
He added that the airport's leadership was working towards creating the most sustainable airport in the UK and that they expected others to follow their lead. Already, Gatwick has achieved the sought-after Carbon Trust Standard award three times, recognising their commitment to green initiatives.
Category one waste represents a vast cost to the flight industry of c. £500 million every year. The new plant will also reduce the number of road journeys that need to be made to off-site waste management plants by half.
The new plant will also slash water requirements by 2m litres each year by allowing the waste bins to be washed at the plant with recovered water from drying waste. Gatwick is also looking at options to reuse the biomass boiler ash to manufacture 'low-carbon' concrete and will increase its recycling overall to 89pc from 49pc by 2020.


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Dell Laptop Price In Bangladesh
By Online Desk
Published : 21 Oct 2021 05:36 PM | Updated : 12 Feb 2022 04:05 PM
Dell is an American multinational corporation specializing in computer technology. The company designs, manufactures, sells, fixes, and supports its goods. The company is named after its founder, Michael Dell, and is one of the world's largest technology corporations. Dell also manufactures high-quality laptops that are in high demand throughout the world. Dell maintains a high standard of build and performance to ensure that it can offer the finest product to everyone.
Dell is capable of offering a wide variety of laptops, from gaming to content creation. These laptops are designed to survive extreme conditions and continue to deliver the same level of performance. Each component is combined in such a way that each component is supported by the other component.
You'll be able to locate laptops equipped with the latest processors that deliver the highest performance. By combining all components, Dell Laptops operate more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, you will be able to locate laptops with touch displays, which will enable you to work even faster and with greater accessibility. Dell also includes dedicated graphics in their laptops, allowing you to game or work on editing projects while on the go.
Dell laptop price in Bangladesh as of 2021:
1. Dell G5 15-5500 Core i7 10th Gen RTX2070 8GB Graphics 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop
Price: 169,000 BDT
Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop is equipped with an Intel Core i7-10750H Processor (12M Cache, 2.60 GHz to 5.00 GHz), 16GB DDR4 2933MHz (2x8) RAM, a 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) 300nits WVA Anti-Glare LED-Backlit Display (non-touch), a 300Hz refresh rate, a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, and N This laptop includes a 4-cell battery with a capacity of 68 Whr (integrated), a fingerprint reader, a US English Qwerty Backlit Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and G-Key, and a 720p HD Webcam. Additionally, here are accessible Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1 Network & Wireless Connectivity. Additionally, this laptop features 1 x SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, 2 x SuperSpeed USB 2.0 ports, 1 x Thunderbolt 3 port (USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with 40 Gbps Thunderbolt and DisplayPort connectivity), 1 x HDMI 2.0 connector, 1 x Headset jack, and 1 × Standard SD Card slot. This new Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop comes with a two-year limited international warranty (02 years for Battery & Adapter).
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2. Dell Latitude 7310 Core i7 10th Gen 13.3" FHD Laptop
Dell Latitude 7310 laptop is equipped with an Intel Core i7-10610U processor (8M cache, 1.80 GHz to 4.90 GHz), 16GB of non-ECC DDR4 non-ECC integrated RAM, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, and Intel UHD Graphics with Free DOS operating system. This laptop includes a 3 Cell 52WHr Express Charge Capable Battery, a Universal Audio Jack, a 6.0mm HD Camera, and a US-English Single Point Keyboard with a backlight. Additionally, this laptop features USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare, Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort (USB Type-C), HDMI 2.0, 3.5 mm combo audio, and a USD 4.0 Memory Card Reader with Smart Card Reader (optional). Also offered here are Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz and Bluetooth 5.1 Network & Wireless Connectivity. This brand-new Dell Latitude 7310 laptop comes with a three-year warranty (Battery & Adapter 1 Year).
3. Dell Inspiron 15-5502 Core i7 11th Gen MX330 2GB Graphics 15.6" FHD Laptop
Price: 93,000 BDT
Dell Inspiron 15-5502 Laptop is equipped with an Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor (12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz), 8GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2GB GDDR5 graphics, and Windows 10 Home. This laptop comes equipped with a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border WVA Display, a 4-cell battery with a capacity of 53WHr (integrated), stereo speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio Pro ALC3204, 2 W x 2 = 4 W total, a 720p at 30 frames per second HD camera, dual-array microphones, and an English International Backlit Keyboard with numeric Key Here, you'll find 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth Network & Wireless Connectivity. Additionally, this laptop features two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port (DP/PowerDelivery), one HDMI 1.4 port, one headphone/microphone combo port, and one MicroSD Card Reader port for network and wireless connectivity. Dell Inspiron 15-5502 Core i7 11th Gen 15.6" FHD Laptop comes with a two-year warranty (Battery & Adapter 2 years).
4. Dell Inspiron 15 3505 Ryzen 7 3700U 15.6" FHD Laptop
The Dell Inspiron 15 3505 FHD Laptop features an AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Processor (4M Cache, 2.3GHz to 4.0GHz), a 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border WVA Display, 8GB 3200mhz DDR4 RAM, a 512GB SSD, AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, and Windows 10 Home. This laptop comes equipped with a 3-cell, 42-watt-hour integrated battery, two tuned speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio Pro, a 45-watt AC adapter, an English International Non-Backlit Keyboard with numeric keypad, and a 720p HD web camera. Additionally, there is 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth Network & Wireless Connectivity available here. This laptop comes equipped with one USB 2.0 Gen 1 Type-A port, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, one HDMI 1.4 port, one audio jack, and one SD Card Reader. Dell's latest Inspiron 15 3505 15.6" FHD Laptop comes with a two-year warranty (Battery & Adapter 2 years).
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5. Dell Inspiron 15 3505 Athlon Silver 3050U 15.6" HD Laptop
Dell Inspiron 15 3505 FHD Laptop is equipped with an AMD Athlon Silver 3050U (2.3GHz to 3.2GHz) processor, a 15.6" HD (1366 x 768) anti-glare LED-backlit non-touch narrow border WVA display, 4GB 3200mhz RAM, a 1TB hard drive, AMD Radeon graphics, and Windows 10 Home. This laptop comes equipped with a 3-cell, 42-watt-hour integrated battery, two tuned speakers powered by Waves MaxxAudio Pro, a 45-watt AC adapter, an English International Non-Backlit Keyboard with numeric keypad, and a 720p HD web camera. Additionally, this location features 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth Network & Wireless Connectivity. This laptop comes equipped with one USB 2.0 Gen 1 Type-A port, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, one HDMI 1.4 port, one audio jack, and one SD Card Reader. Dell's latest Inspiron 15 3505 Ryzen 3 3250U 15.6" FHD Laptop comes with a 2-Year Limited Warranty (Battery & Adapter 2 years).
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by TheTasteEdit December 10, 2022
Words by Robert Simonson. Photograph by Lizzie Munro.
The Single Village Fix, an early modern mezcal cocktail, is not just one of San Francisco bar owner Thad Vogler's best-known creations; it's one of his "only creations," said Vogler.
"Like Sasha Petraske, I've been less interested in innovation or invention," explained Vogler. Instead, he'd rather hone his execution of long-established classic cocktails. "Agave spirits are a bit of an exception because they are less represented in the canon."
Mezcals run the gamut in flavor, from vegetal to fruity. The latter style reminded Vogler of pineapple, so in 2008 he paired it with a pineapple gum syrup that he had developed with Jennifer Colliau to use in Pisco Punch. (Colliau went on to found Small Hand Foods, which now commercially produces the syrup.) He put it on the opening menu at Beretta, a pizzeria with a top-shelf cocktail program of his devising. It was a popular order right off.
"Beretta and my home were and are in the Mission, the Spanish-speaking part of the city," said Vogler. "I wanted to represent the spirit in the neighborhood, and it's such a beautiful spirit. Also, I'm interested in provenance with spirits, so the single village mezcals were some of the few spirits that are traceable that way." He later featured it on the menu of his first bar and restaurant, the influential Bar Agricole.
"I feel it's emblematic of my career," he said. "The drink is simple. It's basically a Milk & Honey drink with an eye toward the quality of the spirit and ingredients."
Modern Classic Cocktails: 60+ Stories and Recipes from the New Golden Age in Drinks by Robert Simonson is available now.
Single Village Fix
Author: Modern Classic Cocktails: 60+ Stories and Recipes from the New Golden Age in Drinks by Robert Simonson
1½ ounces mezcal
¾ ounce Small Hand Foods pineapple gum syrup
¾ ounce lime juice
Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice. Shake until chilled, about 15 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Modern Classic Cocktails: 60+ Stories and Recipes from the New Golden Age in Drinks by Robert Simonson, copyright © 2022. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House."
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Volume 106, Issue Supplement_1
Supplement| July 01 2000
Let's Go Shopping: A Tool for Pediatric Resident Education
Rachel Y. Moon, MD;
Rachel Y. Moon, MD
From the *Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; and
‡Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
Benjamin Gitterman, MD
Reprint requests to (R.Y.M.) Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010. E-mail:rmoon@cnmc.org
Pediatrics (2000) 106 (Supplement_1): 223–225.
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.106.S1.223
Rachel Y. Moon, Benjamin Gitterman; Let's Go Shopping: A Tool for Pediatric Resident Education. Pediatrics July 2000; 106 (Supplement_1): 223–225. 10.1542/peds.106.S1.223
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Do you want to try roller derby before you commit to the 12 week course?
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It will cost £5 (to be paid in cash on the day) and we have a limited amount of kit we can loan on a first come first serve basis, and you can let us know your sizes in the form to sign up! We have league members with spare kit too, so will try our best to accommodate.
If you have any questions email us on recruitment@hertsrd.co.uk.


A Canadian-owned company may have engaged in some dodgy documentation in order to sell dozens of armoured vehicles to the military in war-torn South Sudan, CBC News has learned.
The Streit Group, through its factory in the United Arab Emirates, exported 173 Cougar and Typhoon armoured troop carriers to South Sudan in 2014, in a deal recently criticised by a United Nations panel that's monitoring weapons sanctions against individuals in the central African nation.
Leaked documents obtained by CBC, which include internal shipping records and certifications, show the unarmed vehicles, which are basically SUVs on steroids, were officially destined for police use in South Sudan's Interior Ministry.
Streit exported 173 Cougar and Typhoon armoured troop carriers to South Sudan in 2014. (Obtained by CBC News)But leaked photos, which are also in the possession of UN investigators, show the camouflage-painted vehicles were outfitted with heavy machine-guns and used by the army.
The practice of diversion in the arms trade involves selling equipment for a benign purpose, but then it ends up being used for fighting.
It's a violation of international law, which human rights groups say Canada is obligated to uphold.
The federal government acknowledges one of the key considerations of its overall arms export policy is the end use of equipment being sold abroad, according to arms control reports prepared by Global Affairs Canada.
Those reports say "careful attention" must be be paid to "end-use documentation" and that "the export is intended for a legitimate end-user and will not be diverted."
Most often the focus is on military-grade goods manufactured in Canada, but the export law is silent when those homegrown systems are built abroad.
An expert in human rights law says, in the case of Streit, it's legitimate to ask whether this 2014 deal violated sanctions.
Depending on when the armoured cars were delivered in South Sudan, the sale could breach Canadian and United Nations sanctions imposed almost two years ago as the country's vicious civil war raged.
The fighting, which has been punctuated with reports of atrocities against civilians, began as a power struggle between the country's president and his deputy in 2013. The war has proceeded in fits and starts amid international attempts to broker peace agreements.
The arms diversion issue has the potential — along with the separate $15-billion light armoured vehicle sale to Saudi Arabia — to tarnish Canada's reputation ahead of the Trudeau government's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council.
A look at the Cougar armoured carrier, one of two types of vehicles exported to South Sudan for police use in the Interior Ministry. (CBC News)The records, leaked to CBC, raise serious questions about who Streit was dealing with in South Sudan between 2012 and 2014.
The sale was approved in three separate batches — in January, March and August 2014 — by Maj.-Gen. Akol Koor Kuc, who is responsible for the Defence Department, and not by the country's Interior Ministry.
Luuk van de Vondervoort, a former UN official who last winter helped write the organization's report critical of Streit, says the deal should have raised alarm bells about the Canadian company, which has a manufacturing plant in Innisfil, Ont., north of Toronto.
He says Streit, which is owned by Canadian businessman Guerman Goutorov, had a responsibility to ensure that the vehicles weren't sold if there was the possibility of their use in potential human rights abuses.
"It's very clear that these vehicles have contributed to the war," van de Vondervoort told CBC News in a recent interview.
While the UN panel didn't formally comment on the use of the vehicles in its report, CBC has obtained exclusive photographs of their service during combat in places such as Unity State, where the fighting has been the most intense.
The Sudan People's Liberation Army has been accused of horrific abuses and conducting a "scorched earth" campaign that has slaughtered and terrorised civilians since 2013.
Two ceasefires were brokered and broken in 2014, and in the spring of that year the massacre of more than 200 civilians was reported in Bentiu.
A shaky peace deal was signed a year ago, but fighting erupted again last month in the capital of Juba, where at least 300 civilians were killed.
The UN also reported just days ago that as many as 900,000 people have fled the country since the war first began.
The Streit Group did not answer repeated requests for comment.
In its initial response to the UN's report, Global Affairs Canada said Streit didn't break Canadian law because the armoured vehicles were manufactured and shipped by the company's branch in the United Arab Emirates, and therefore the sale is outside of the federal government's arms export regulatory regime.
It took the department almost a week to respond to CBC's questions.
"We take this issue very seriously," said spokesman Francois Lasalle, who went on to note the government's recent decision to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty means there will be "more rigour and transparency for Canada's export controls system," and that legislation will be coming this fall.
The department didn't say what Canada knew about the Streit deal and when, nor did officials respond to the allegation that the deal may have violated sanctions.
Cesar Jaramillo, executive director of the peace research group Project Ploughshares, says the government is trying to wash its hands of responsibility because the vehicles weren't built in Canada or exported directly from here.
The message it sends, he says, is Canadian companies can behave however they want once overseas.
He says there should be a federal investigation into the Streit deal and the Liberal government should close the loophole that allows Canadian companies to get around arms export restrictions by setting up foreign entities.
"It's high time that Western governments, which tend to be the biggest arms exporters in the world, own up to that responsibility ... for the impact these arms exports are having in countries engulfed in conflict, or that are undergoing situations of mass violations of human rights," Jaramillo said.
Van de Vondervoot also doesn't accept the federal government's argument. He says if it were Europe, Streit's owner would be considered liable for — at the very least — violating sanctions.
Canada followed the lead of the UN in 2014 and imposed sanctions on individuals in South Sudan who are believed to be behind the bloody civil war.
Paul Champ, an international human rights lawyer, says if any of the vehicles — or even spare parts — were delivered after the Conservative government imposed sanctions on Oct. 24, 2014, Streit would be open to prosecution under Canadian law, regardless of where they were built.
"I really think there is a live issue here about whether this company has violated Canadian law," Champ said in an interview. "The delivery of these APCs by the Streit Group is right up to the line ... It's arguable that this is an issue of willful blindness here."
The documents show Streit claims the last delivery of the armoured vehicles took place in August of 2014, almost two months before Canadian restrictions kicked in.
But Champ says given the possible diversion of the vehicles, nobody should take the company's word at face value, especially when you consider the timing of the deal.
"I think that's a matter that should be investigated," he said.
"Everyone knew about the escalation of violence in 2013 in South Sudan, which became a full-out war in December of 2013. The fact that these armoured personnel carrier were sold in the spring of 2014, right in the middle of a brutal civil war — one of the most brutal civil wars in the world — I think that raises real questions."


The DDO game worlds will be unavailable from 8:00 - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) on Friday, April 1st for data center maintenance work. This includes some optimization work on the game worlds aimed at improving performance and decreasing lag. We will keep you updated.
I hope this is a bad attempt at April fools as we had maintenance already this week, or are we going to see several maints a week just to try to mitigate lag?
"Wah Turbine's doing nothing to fix lag."
"Wah Turbine's doing something to fix lag."
Yay! I get to post my second message in 10 years and its a happy one this time with no *****y Tirade. What ever you did in your last down time, for the most part, cleared the lag filled play up, at least for me. The lag has been somewhat minimal with periodic short bouts, but nothing to wipe groups to speak of. I want to say thank you for what you guys did. Do some more so we can once and for all kill off "LAG Monster" (who by the way follows one of our guild members around constantly). Playing was very miserable there for a few weeks and I almost "Rage Quit" DDO, which is not like me.
p.s. Take whatever time is needed to keep this the only game I ever play with the exception of Solitaire and Mahjong during down times.
My vote on this is good luck and i hope you insta-kill the lag guys and thanks for helping to get rid of the #1 raid / quest killer.
have fun, then this hits. moral of my story dont laugh at others as kama is a b!t(h.
It really is like complaining that nobody's pouring water on you when you're on fire.
Then when someone pours water on you, you complain that you're all wet.
It's not a joke, it simply is a neccessity right now. Hell, I'd advocate downtime and server restarts today even if they didn't change anything just to make sure the game is as playable as possible before the weekend.
I cant disagree more. If they dont fix lag fast and furious ppl start to be afraid they are going into "maintenance mode" and wont see a future for this game that is the best of the best.
I don't have he crippling lag either some people are describing. In fact, I think most people on Khyber are pretty lucky right now. And i do think some people are blowing the issue out of proportion and some people are just trying to get their cut, or make a point, or whatever. HOWEVER it's a fact that things have been bad all over and fixing it is an on-going process. the problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible, and whenever data and production cycles open a window of opportunity. And speaking of scheduling and windows of opportunity.. would you really prefer them doing it like half a hour before they leave the office, bringing the servers back up, and then going home for the weekend? Would you demand them to head back to the office if problems arise half an hour later? Ah, scratch that. you probably would.
This is work that needs to be done. And an honest 'Thank you!' to everyone who is doing it.
I have not seen it very often, but i for one would be working in a way as well to have contingencies. or to stay with your analogy you used earlier... if you biggest issue with a guy bleeding out is that you have to mop the floor afterwards... bring a second mop.
sorry you are mistaken again, but its ok l wont judge.. my biggest concern to correct your mistake is to not let you bleed all over my floor so the rook doesn't have to mop it up not that lm concerned about moping up your blood, so no second mop will be needed.. and have a great day bc as tantalizing as this conversation has been l have been up for 24 hours and l need some sleep. night night kiddo.
8. Lag was very choppy, but not so bad it prevented all actions. ~ 20 second delay on sending/receiving raises. Lag chop lasted ~ 1-2 mins, and then no further lag remainder of the raid.
Lag issues for Wayfinder Server were fixed after the Thursday hot-fix, but then whatever you did today/Friday brought all the lag back, to include a wicked server disconnect with a screen shut-down I had never seen before.
Thanks for the weekend reports. We're working today to look at our information and figure out what to do next.
Over the weekend I played a few times throughout each day, solo and in pugs and the lag was almost non-existant. Sarlona each time, an hour or two at the most each session. From noon to midnight each on Saturday and Sunday, pacific timezone. All with the same toon, Seikojin (bard lvls 6-9). When we had a full group, it was running the last part of deleras (thrall of the necromancer). No warlocks if that means anything.
Quests ran during that time however: Most of three barrel cove, tangleroot, deleras.
I did notice other people hitching (not rubberbanding back, just slide (not move), pause, slide, pause) when we got to instant yellow alerts in some areas.
I dual box and one client (outside both the HH and Shroud) was fine no lag at all running arounf in market selling repair Auction house etc.
The client in the quests was lagging.
I can confirm Grim's report, this is what happens to me and my wife on Wayfinder.


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Arnold Schwarzenegger Considering Return to 'Terminator' Glory
As Arnold Schwarzenegger made clear a couple weeks ago, he's planning a return to acting. Or "acting." The question is, what kind of projects will he take on? How do you jump back into the Hollywood game after nearly eight years as the governor of California? As it turns out, Arnold wants to relive his glory days and star in remakes of The Terminator, Predator, and The Running Man. No steps forward, two steps back.
This is what Arnold told a fansite devoted to him about scripts that he's been sent recently:
"Well, first of all it's more [than] 15 films, obvious ones from The Terminator to remakes of Predator and The Running Man and all of those things. Then also a lot of original stuff too. But I am also packaging a Comic Book character right now. I'm going to announce that sometime by the end of March or the beginning of April."
So he wants to stay in his comfort zone. But the cultural moment in which The Terminator was relevant has passed, and with it Arnold's relevance as an actor. The depressing thing is that should he decide to become the Terminator again, millions of people will probably flock to theaters as though 1984 never happened. And the remake will probably be too high-tech, way too long, and in 3-D, since that's a de facto requirement of action films now.
A good career move for Arnold would be to become one of those once-huge mainstream stars that appears in silly cameos on TV shows like 30 Rock, and then, out of nowhere, makes an affecting turn in an indie movie as a cancer patient or something. It'll never happen because Hollywood is boring, but wouldn't it be great to see Arnold in a scene with Tracy Morgan?
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When Justice Is Up For Sale
Rich Barlow
Federal prosecutors announced sex trafficking and conspiracy charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, July 8, 2019 in New York. (Richard Drew/AP)
The legal fates of two old, rich white guys — both accused sex criminals — will tell us much about the privileges of wealth in 21st-century America.
The sex trafficking charges brought by federal prosecutors against hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, 66, may finally hold him accountable for his alleged crimes. Since investigators brought the charges against him in Federal District Court in Manhattan and seized nude photos of underage girls from his palatial Upper East Side townhouse, Epstein has been the target of outrage from people on the left and the right, including Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who said earlier this week, "Justice doesn't depend on the size of your bank account."
But pending the outcome of the case against Robert Kraft, Sasse looks to be overly optimistic.
The diamond-studded legal guns representing the 78-year-old New England Patriots owner (one of them a former Epstein lawyer) may save him from charges that he solicited prostitution at a Florida spa. Yet while Kraft could dodge a trial, the women for whom he allegedly paid $100 each, for two sex acts, simmer in hotter water.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives to the NFL football owners meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
Their savings have been frozen, and they face sex work charges, including a felony punishable by up to 15 years in jail. They probably can't vaporize that by hiring pricey legal talent.
We can cheer retribution for finally collaring Epstein (he has pleaded not guilty), but the Kraft affair is likely to demonstrate how privilege still packs its punch.
Clearly, Kraft's case does not involve crimes as shocking to the conscience as those with which Epstein is accused. The football mogul, who also maintains his innocence, will owe his salvation (should it come), in part to rickety police work. The court tossed video from the spa that didn't shield the privacy of legitimate consumers. But given Kraft's cryptic public apology after being charged — "I am truly sorry. I know I have hurt and disappointed my family, my close friends, my co-workers, our fans, and many others who rightfully hold me to a higher standard" — the issue remains the stark divide between his fate and that of the women involved.
Meanwhile, we're learning more by the minute about the extraordinary privilege Epstein relied on to rescue him once before. In 2008, federal prosecutors in Florida prepared a 53-page indictment accusing him of being a sexual predator. Instead, Epstein pleaded guilty to procuring minors for prostitution and received an 18-month sentence (he could have been sent away for life) in a deal with lead prosecutor Alexander Acosta. Acosta is now Donald Trump's secretary of labor (and, oh, Sasse voted in favor of his confirmation — after questioning the Epstein deal).
We can cheer retribution for finally collaring Epstein ... but the Kraft affair is likely to demonstrate how privilege still packs its punch.
Epstein served 13 months of that sentence. His legal wrist slap 11 years ago is under review by the Justice Department, while Nancy Pelosi and even some conservatives are calling for Acosta's head to roll. It should. On Tuesday, he wrote a smug tweet celebrating Epstein's arrest on "new evidence" — which may well include last year's exposé in the Miami Herald about his disgraceful, closed-door deal in '08. That deal, contra Acosta, was made despite "extensive, detailed allegations."
Even billionaires are presumed innocent until proven guilty. It also goes without saying that people like Epstein and Kraft shouldn't be able to buy their way out of justice if they are guilty.
But let's say this loud and clear: sex trafficked girls are victims, not criminals. How it's possible to "procure minors for prostitution" (the crime Epstein admitted to in his 2008 plea) is questionable and disturbing. Minors aren't working as prostitutes.
When it comes to Kraft, there are two possible legal vaccines for the virus of inequality attached to sex work. One, favored by some progressives, would decriminalize that work. Advocates point to New Zealand, where legalizing prostitution 16 years ago made sex workers safer and more empowered vis-a-vis clients. But the Kiwi case is uniquely successful. A Harvard review of 116 nations found those that decriminalized prostitution saw higher human sex trafficking than in countries where sex work is prohibited.
Given that, and the dangers in America of sex work, the better alternative is to go Sweden's route of holding johns, not prostitutes, criminally responsible. That, and offering aid to women who want to leave the business, have brought the Swedes plunging prostitution and trafficking rates. That's the clearest policy lane to a solution.
Jim Braude, of WGBH, suggests a path to personal repentance for Kraft: pay the legal bills of the women at the spa. He can afford it. It would be a lot more than $100 for the alleged sexual act. And, Braude opines, "Seems to me it'll clearly help them, and likely help him, too."
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