New research shows that water stress is an essential vulnerability for hydraulic fracturing companies.
As California struggles with record-breaking drought, and as water stress increasingly affects broad swathes of the U.S., a new report out today shows that some hydraulic fracturing companies and regions are especially vulnerable to looming water supply constraints. Across key shale development regions of the U.S. and Canada, 55% percent of hydraulically fractured wells are in areas experiencing drought. As water availability continues to wane, this will pit fracking companies against other key water users, particularly farmers and communities.
Today's report, "Hydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress: Water Demand by the Numbers," is the first to provide data on oil and gas companies' water use and exposure to water-stressed regions. Ceres, the report author, found significant long-term sourcing risks for companies operating in sensitive areas. The greatest risk lies with some familiar names.
Among the operating companies, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) uses far more water than any other fracking company, with EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG), XTO Energy -- an ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) subsidiary -- and Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) respectively in second, third, and fourth places.
Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) handled the most frac water of all the service providers.
Anadarko is at greatest sourcing risk, as more than 70% of the wells it develops are in areas of high or extreme water stress, particularly the Eagle Ford play and the Denver-Julesburg Basin.
Now, it's not as if these companies aren't aware of the importance of water in their operations, and some do take measures to reduce water consumption. Chesapeake, for instance, reuses nearly 100% of the water it produces in the Marcellus shale, and Anadarko is increasingly buying effluent water from local municipalities. Halliburton has moved decisively into providing frac-water recycling services for its customers.
But these efforts don't add up to a sufficient response to such serious risk. Chesapeake acknowledges that even with 100% of water recycled, its efforts still only reduce water demand for subsequent Marcellus wells by between 10% and 30%. Anadarko may be giving with one hand while taking with the other: a report due out tomorrow will detail hundreds of Anadarko's pollution violations in Pennsylvania over the past five years, including a disproportionate number for water pollution.
Water sourcing and management is becoming a key competitive advantage -- and a critical risk -- for oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing to unlock new reserves. Investors need the data to understand how companies are meeting these challenges on a regional or play-by-play basis in order to appropriately value companies and also engage with them to improve their practices.
Other investor groups have been pushing a similar message, noting that companies in the hydraulic fracturing space as a whole do a poor job of assessing and communicating their risks around water and other issues. Even the Securities and Exchange Commission is paying attention, sending 70 letters of inquiry seeking further information from companies about risks related to fracking.
Investors are not sitting idly by, waiting for companies to act. On Tuesday, a coalition of investors filed shareholder resolutions with five fracking companies, including EOG Resources and ExxonMobil.
I emphasize the part about going beyond regulation because Chesapeake has said publicly that it thinks existing regulations are adequate, even though that is clearly not the case. Indeed, a coalition of companies just joined in the launch of the Center for Sustainable Shale Development, seeking to address some of the risks more comprehensively.
The Ceres report recommends that fracking companies take various measures to address growing water tensions, broadly organized around disclosure, operational improvements, and stakeholder engagement. Companies would do well to take note and get involved.
Water stress is growing far more quickly than most models ever predicted, and it would be a dismal scenario indeed if fracking companies had to compete directly with agricultural interests and municipal demand. Collaborative efforts like the Center for Sustainable Shale Development are a step in the right direction. Companies can and should get out ahead of this considerable risk if they hope to continue operating in the coming years, and investors should demand as much.


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Q: On the Relationship Between Two Linear Transformations of a Finite-Dimensional Vector Space
Let $(a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n)$ and $(b_1, b_2, \dots, b_n)$ be two bases of a $k$-vector space $V$ with two linear transformations $B : V \to V$ and $C : V \to V$ defined by
$$B a_j = \sum_{i = 1}^n p_{ij} a_i \text{ and } C b_j = \sum_{i = 1}^n p_{ij} b_i.$$ We want to find the connection between $B$ and $C.$

Consider the transformation matrix $$P = \begin{pmatrix} p_{11} & p_{12} & \cdots & p_{1n} \\ p_{21} & p_{22} & \cdots & p_{2n} \\ \vdots & \vdots & & \vdots \\ p_{n1} & p_{n2} & \cdots & p_{nn} \end{pmatrix},$$ and denote the bases by $X = \{a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n\}$ and $Y = \{b_1, b_2, \dots, b_n\}.$ Is it true that $B(C(Y)) = P*(C(Y))$ and also $C(B(X)) = P*(B(X))?$
Are these necessary to solve this exercise, or does it need something more?

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We are both consumers and producers of publications, whether in print or online.
Publications are static containers for knowledge from the pre-Internet era. Even if they are now mostly digital, the ways in which we think about them remains tied to the past. Nevertheless, at their best, they provide a useful reference point, baseline, or benchmark to establish a high-quality standard that is easy, cheap and effective to disseminate. In the worst, they take so much time to prepare that they are out of date even before they are ready for circulation, reflect consensus that is so watered-down as to be unusable, and are expensive – especially when printed copies are needed – to produce, disseminate, stock and revise.
With respect to the knowledge we consume, some of us may heretically scorn formal guidelines and other publications. Reading as an activity "remains a challenge". Others manage to set aside time to pore over new guidelines and other reference content, journals, or online sources. Yet others cannot justify such time because they prioritize their own knowledge production rather than its consumption.
The development of guidelines, training manuals, and other standards- and evidence-based approaches remains an accepted formal process of knowledge development that also embeds many of the benefits of informal learning, at least for its participants. When peers gather to think and work together, to figure out what should be put into the publication-as-container and why, this is often a dynamic learning process. Dialogue as real-time peer review mixes with more formal review, editing, and revision. Serendipity and creativity are not just possible, but more likely in those spaces, especially when there is one or more layer of social interaction.
So the challenge for learning strategy is to figure out how to capture not just the knowledge artefact of such a process, but also the community, affective, and other social dimensions that help build trust and relationships, to then keep this knowledge current and put it to work – for both the immediate participants and those learners who, in the past, were mere recipients or readers.


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Productivity Measurement crucial in a modern economy
Wednesday, 20 November 2013 Features
"Productivity is one of the most important measures we have in order to plan and mould our economy," said Professor Denise Doiron, Head of the School of Economics, at UNSW Business School. "Indeed, knowledge of productivity growth enables economists to better forecast growth in the economy as a whole. This allows policy makers to better plan for the future."
She was speaking in advance of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW) and UNSW conference on Productivity Measurement, Drivers and Trends.
Philip Lowe, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia will open the conference with a keynote address on "The Australian Economy and Productivity Growth".
The conference is organised by the Australian School of Business' Professor Kevin Fox, who is Director of the Centre for Applied Economic Research. He said "I am honoured to have been asked to organise a special conference for the Association on productivity, a key driver of income and welfare. We are fortunate to have an outstanding program, featuring some of the foremost academics in the field, along with the active involvement an impressive range of representatives from government, industry and international agencies. The diversity of representation on the program illustrates the broad interest in productivity growth, deriving from its ability to raise incomes and firm profits, conserve natural resources and the environment, and provide more leisure possibilities for workers."
Professor Doiron said productivity measurement is important on all levels, and the conference will examine many ways of measuring it and increasing productivity. "Think of a business manager deciding where to put more resources or where to focus restructuring efforts. They will want to know how efficient the various business units are and will want to calculate various measures of productivity to make this evaluation. Even in the public sector where objectives may be different (e.g. providing a certain level of service to society), the decision on how to allocate resources or to cut costs will depend to a large extent on an evaluation of the productivity of the various units."
The IARIW-UNSW Special Conference is supported by the Australian School of Business, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Productivity Commission and the Australian Research Council, and features presentations by Philip Lowe (Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia), Jonathan Haskel (Imperial College), Nicholas Oulton (London School of Economics), Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia and UNSW) and Fred Hilmer (President and Vice Chancellor, UNSW).
Date: November 26-27, 2013
Location: Sebel Pier One, 11 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, Sydney
Program: http://www.iariw.org/c2013australia.php
The IARIW-UNSW Special Conference is of interest to engineers, social scientists and statisticians as well as economists. It will be followed by the annual CAER Economic Measurement Group Workshop, 28-29 November 2013, with a focus on price indexes and other measurement issues.
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Home » Electronics • Mobile » Make a choice between Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L
Make a choice between Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L
Sony has a wide range of smartphones midrange, such as the Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L. Both terminals have relatively compact screens compared to the more advanced models of the brand. They also have dual core processors and cost less than $ 200, certainly one of their most important advantages. We do a comparison of these two models.
As mentioned, the midrange terminals usually have more compact screens and the two models analyzed responds to this idea. The Sony Xperia M is the most compact of the two, with a screen of four inches diagonally having resolution FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) and a density of 245 ppi. The Sony Xperia L rises slightly and the bar screen stays at 4.3 inches, a size that is still pretty tight to be comfortable handling, but at the same time offers a wider viewing experience. The screen of this model has the same resolution, so the low concentration of pixels at 228 dots per inch.
The design of the Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L is based on the line Arc Sony, noted for having a curved back cover inwards, giving it a more dynamic look. The Sony Xperia M is a bit more compact and lighter than its opponent and is for sale in white, black, green and purple. The Sony Xperia L can be obtained in white, black and red. Both feature an LED that tells us if we have notifications pending.
The Sony Xperia L the award for best camera takes because it has a sensor Exmor RS of eight megapixels. This system is designed to take pictures in low light and keep out sharp and clear as possible, plus it avoids the appearance of the noise effect. The Sony Xperia M sensor has a five megapixel that does not have this technology, a suitable piece to a mid-range smartphone but in this case is behind its opponent. Despite the difference in the sensor, the functions that accompany it are very tight. We talked about the LED flash, autofocus, so HDR, face detector, recording HD720p videos and even a front camera resolution VGA (0.3 megapixel).
They are also very even in the media profile in both formats compatible as additional functions. Both have the suite Sony Entertainment Network, the certificate PlayStation, the music player Sony Walkman, FM radio with RDS and improved sound xLOUD.
Again witnessing a power tie and it is both feature a dual-core processor operating at 1 GHz frequency and is supported by 1 GB of memory RAM. This is a set configuration, but do not forget that we are talking about two basic smartphones, so you can not require them more. However, the processor provides fluid handling and proper execution of the routine tasks. On the other hand, the Sony Xperia M internal memory is only 4 GB, in contrast to the 8 Gb available in the Sony Xperia. What do coincide is in the MicroSD card slot that accepts drives of 32 Gb additional.
Just as the rest of the Xperia range, both models come standard with the operating system Android. The Sony Xperia M is updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, while the Sony Xperia L is on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, but no significant differences too. Both come with their own branded interface and all native applications Google. Just turn them ask you to enter your Google account (you can create a new one if we have any) to enjoy features like Gmail. Google Drive, YouTube, Google Maps or Google Navigation among others.
Both models feature a comprehensive profile connection, though none of them is compatible with 4G mobile networks. Instead, we can connect to the Internet from anywhere using standard 3G, allowing us to navigate to 21 Mbps. Moreover there is a port WiFi is also the system WiFi Hotspot to share the connection with other devices like tablets or computers. Following the listing found the system connectivity DLNA, a chip NFC antenna GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, MicroUSB jack and headphones.
Although the two have a battery of 1,750 milliamps, its components are not the same and energy consumption varies, so too does the autonomy. Sony says the Sony Xperia M can be on for more than 10 hours in conversation and even 498 hours at rest. The Sony Xperia L supports eight thirty hours of use and matches while at rest.
The similarities between the Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L are many, in fact there are very equal in points as power, media profile, autonomy and even connections. The Sony Xperia L gets you ahead in important sections like camera photos, the memory and the screen. The Xperia M, however, has a version of Android a little new. The price is also very tight, with a difference of only 25 euros, so the Xperia L is emerging as the most attractive option.
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The thing I like best about St. John's writing is that, no matter the subject, he really makes you care about it. Seriously. Granted, this one has a subject — a woman who creates soccer teams, and an outlet, for refugees in Clarkston, Georgia — that is easy to care about. But, St. John doesn't do the predictable thing and make the bok Inspirational and Heart-Warming. No, he does the good thing, and makes the book interesting.
The focus is on Luma Mufleh, who grew up in Jordan loving soccer. St. John touches on, but doesn't delve into Luma's trouble with growing up in such a restrictive environment for girls. She comes to the U.S. for college, and much to her father's disappointment, decides to stay. She tries a few things, coaching soccer on the side, before literally falling into creating teams for the boys of Clarkston.
Clarkston, Georgia was once a sleepy little southern town. However, over the last decade or so, it has become a place for refugees — from all over the world, but mostly Africa — to begin their lives in the U. S. You can imagine (and, unfortunately, the town lives up to that stereotype) how that goes over in the all-white, good-boy South. The problem is that because there isn't much infrastructure for them, the kids were getting lost in the cracks, turning to gangs, drugs and violence.
Enter Luma's soccer program. She's not an easy coach — to his credit, St. John never glorifies her: she is harsh, she is unforgiving, she is tough, she is demanding. But above all, she is dedicated and she cares. Amazingly, this combination of toughness and caring works, especially for the younger kids. Not only does Luma give them a purpose, family and a place, she teaches them to win games.
As I mentioned before, it's not an Inspirational book, and yet there is a message: one person can make a difference. It's just not one that St. John beats you over the head with, thankfully. Instead, he found a good story, spent a while researching it, and told it in a compelling way. Which makes this one excellent book.


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The Equality Act: Reintroduced part 2
with David Stacy of Human Rights Campaign
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2017/05/31/equality-act-reintroduced-part-2
Half of all LGBTQ Americans live in a state without equal employment and fair housing guarantees. David Stacy of the Human Rights Campaign discusses the proposed Equality Act, which would amend federal civil rights law to include the LGBTQ population. Click here for part 1 of The Equality Act: Reintroduced. Visit the Human Rights Campaign on the web, on Facebook or follow on Twitter. Interview recorded on May 17, 2017. Part 2 of 2.
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Traynham: Are we better off than we were 4 years ago, 10 years ago, with respect to LGBTQ rights?
Stacy: There's no doubt that we've seen tremendous progress. More states have protections, although we still are far from that. The federal government has done more. We have repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell." We have open transgender military service now. So, we've really made some really significant steps forward. There's a long way to go. You know, if you can get married in any state in the country now, which is fantastic, but if you live in one of those states where there aren't these statewide protections, you know, you can face discrimination in your job, in housing, as you expressed, in credit, where you just wouldn't expect it. And so, there really is a need for these legal protections. But even then, once we have legal protections, you know, we've had legal protections for more than 50 years on race and there's still racial discrimination. So that's not a full solution. We're trying to change hearts and minds as well as laws.
Traynham: I'm going to throw you two outside-the-box questions.
Stacy: Sure.
Traynham: The first is, let's say I'm watching this program at home or perhaps on my smart device, and I'm just confused. I'm straight, but I'm just confused. I feel like I have a lot of questions, but I'm not exactly sure where I can get some answers. Where do I go?
Stacy: Well, our website is a fantastic place. That was a really tough, tough question there. No, hrc.org -- we have a lot of information there, including coming-out guides -- coming out for people who want to come out themselves, but also we have guides for families. We have guides in coming out in your church or your religious institution. We have guides for how to come out in school. We have guides for educators around how to handle these issues in schools, because, you know, kids are often bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity or because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. And so, you know, a kid that is a boy that is more effeminate, even if they're not gay or transgender, might face bullying in school. Or, you know, a girl who's a tomboy -- you know, is what you used to call it -- may face discrimination there. And so, we have a lot of tools for parents, for teachers, other educators to deal with those problems, too.
Traynham: And my second kind of curveball question -- you just kind of answered it -- and that is, if I am a part of the LGBTQ community and I just don't know where to go, I feel like I can't talk to my parents, my grandparents, or my friends, and perhaps maybe I'm in a really rural area where I just can't walk down the street and maybe go to a community clinic or something like that, where do I go?
Stacy: Yeah, well, you know, you and I are a lot older. And us growing up, you'd really be in a really tough pickle, right?
Traynham: Yes, big-time.
Stacy: Because there really is nowhere to go. You really are isolated and you have to figure out who to trust, and there may be no one that you're sure of. You know, we're not in that situation. First of all, online, there are tremendous resources. We have resources on our website, but there's all kinds of LGBTQ organizations, youth-serving ones, that have resources available. And then, more and more schools are being supportive. And you know, a lot of schools, there are teachers that have, you know, little rainbow stickers or other things to show that they're supportive. There's more GSAs -- Gay Student Alliances -- in schools that provide support services. So there's really a lot of resources. If you go online and do some searching, it's really easy to find, especially for kids these days, you know? They'll find it really fast, so it's really something you can really do easily.
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Black Women: A Seat at the Table
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Since 1964, more than 70 women of color have been elected to the U.S. Congress. Today, black female representation in political office does not reflect their makeup in American society.
Glynda Carr of Higher Heights for America explains how her organization is mobilizing black women into politics, creating an environment where they feel empowered to run, win and lead across all elected offices.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2020/1/31/Black-Women-A-Seat-at-the-Table
The Health Care Crisis in America's Jails
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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 2 million people living with mental illness are held in America's jails, with many stripped of their federal healthcare benefits.
Brian Namey of the National Association of Counties discusses efforts currently underway to address the jail health care crisis.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2020/2/28/The-Healthcare-Crisis-in-America's-Jails
Asian American and Pacific Islander Women: Advancing Leadership in Congress
Asian American and Pacific Islander Women: Advancing Leaders... - 5:16
A record 20 Asian Pacific American members were sworn into the United States Congress in 2019, yet no women were represented in this group.
Madalene Mielke of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies discusses her organization's efforts to increase female AAPI representation in Congress.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2020/2/28/Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islander-Women-Advancing-Leadership-in-Congress
The 19th Amendment at 100: Women and the Right to Vote
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2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
Explore the history of women's suffrage and the status of women's voter engagement today with Jody Thomas of the National Foundation for Women Legislators.
https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2020/3/31/The-19th-Amendment-at-100-Women-and-the-Right-to-Vote


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Received her Ph.D. in Economics at Bocconi University in 2008 and Master's degree in Public administration and International Development at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (now Harvard Kennedy School), in 2003. She was a recipient of the Joint Japan and World Bank scholarship that was used to finance her studies at Kennedy School of Government.
Olena's focus is on policy-relevant research and analysis as well as teaching: she teaches courses on policy analysis and policy making at the two-year program and short-term programs. She also serves as a short-term consultant for the World Bank.
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Beggar Thy Neighbor? Application of SPS measures by the Russian Federation and Case Study: The Impact of the Russian Import Ban on Ukrainian Confectionary Producers". NUPI Working Paper: 840
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The Military Diet is a new diet plan that is spreading like wildfire across the internet. Even though the name might suggest it, the diet is not connected in any way to the military service; it is just a strict regimen of calorie intake control and maintenance. The food combinations listed in the Military Diet manual is said to be a combination of fat burning foods and vegetables that keep you feeling full. Check out our guidelines on food list for the military diet to give you more options.
Follow the meal plan for the first three days. The total calorie intake should be 1200 calories for women and 1300 for men per each day.
Do maintenance for the next four days. The average calorie consumption for maintenance should be about 1500 calories daily for both men and women.
The menu may seem strict at first, but because it allows you to change it with alternative foods that might be more attractive to your taste buds, you might actually enjoy it.
See also: Marine Corps Diet: Shed Those Pounds With Fortitude!
But we're not here to discuss the diet; we are here to check out the type of exercises we should be doing.
Even though the diet doesn't require any exercise and is based only on the fact that the body is absorbing less calories that it normally would, if you want faster and better results you will have to think about it. If you are already following a fitness regimen, you can continue it. However, sometimes there will be a need to customize the exercises in order to adjust reps or weights to your body's capacity.
Remember that for any exercise, it is important to do warm ups before the workout and you also need a cool down session right after.
This allows your muscles to prepare for a heavier load and helps prevent injury. It warms everything up, hence the name, and loosens the muscles while mentally preparing you for the workout ahead. Optimal performance is also achieved right after a warm-up session.
Some warm up exercises include some light jogging, cycling or rowing. This slowly increases the heart rate and prepares it for a more strenuous exercise. Dynamic stretching can follow right after. You can also do some practice runs of the exercises you are about to do. Breathing exercises are also a great warm-up especially for cardiovascular exercises.
Like warm-ups, cool down exercises prepare your muscles for the transition between active to resting state. It reduces the strain on your heart muscle as it cools down and allows you to breathe more easily. It also makes your muscles feel better after an intense workout.
Some cool down exercises include breathing exercises like yoga and tai chi. Stretching exercises allow the muscles to loosen some more. Athletes also consider having a massage or taking a cold shower right after the workout.
Exercises can be done anywhere; you can do them at home or you can do them at the gym. It really depends on your comfort level.
If you don't have the time or the money to go to a gym, you can do your exercises at home. All you need is a fitness mattress and a set of exercises that work with your own weight. If you have a WII or another type of gaming console, you can load up games that are specially designed for a quick workout. Also, there are plenty of YouTube channels that will be of great help.
Dancing anther exercise you can do at home, just plug in an instructional video and follow the leader. With the proper equipment, you can also do some circuit and interval training.
The gym offers the perfect environment for more advanced exercises, and also offer you access to a series of equipment you won't find at home. Even more, working out with a group of people increases the desire to do more and makes you feel inspired to go beyond your limits as compared to working out alone.
Gym exercises can be high intensity interval trainings or weight circuits, even dance classes, like zumba and aerobics. Gyms also allow you to socialize and trade tips and tricks with other members.
At the end of the day, all that matters is that you will be moving and boosting that calorie burn. Regardless of where you make them, exercises are important in any diet.
Cardiovascular exercises are always good to include in any workout plan. They get your heart rate up and the energy consumption is pretty high. It is also advisable to limit the number of minutes spent doing cardio exercises, especially during a dietary plan like the military one. 20-30 minutes of cardio exercises should be enough to achieve results.
Cardio exercises can include running, jogging, cycling, rowing and aerobics. Dancing and exercise gaming can be considered as dynamic cardio exercises since they provide a full range of motions.
A circuit is a series of exercises done consecutively. Each exercise takes about 30 – 60 seconds and you are allowed a few seconds of rest in between. This type of workout can be done for 30 minutes or more without feeling tired as the few seconds of rest allow your muscles to relax before moving to the next set of movements.
Circuit training can be made up of body weight movements or with a pair of dumbbells to develop more muscle and burn more fat.
Body weight circuits burn more calories than steady cardio and it requires no special equipment. As the name states, body weight circuits uses your own body weight as the source of resistance making this exercise something you can do at home or at the gym.
This circuit is a basic set of exercises that help you get the feel of what a circuit is all about.
20 body weight squats – place your legs shoulder width apart and slowly bend your knees forward until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Slowly raise your body up to complete one set.
10 push-ups – lie down with your belly on the floor, place your hands palm down on the floor and slowly raise yourself up using your toes as the focal point to complete one set.
20 walking lunges – take a step forward with your right leg and bend your left leg as if kneeling down. Slowly stand up and repeat this with each leg.
10 dumbbell rows (using a gallon milk jug) – Choose a flat bench and place your right leg on top of the end of the bench, bend your body forward from the waist and place the other hand on the bench for support. Use the other hand to lift the weight off the floor and bring it to your chest. Lower it down to go back to the starting position.
15 second plank – assume a push-up position and raise your body almost parallel to the floor, contract your abdominal area and hold for 15 seconds.
30 Jumping Jacks – stand straight and relax your muscles. Jump up while spreading your legs in the air and clapping your hands over the head at the same time.
Weight circuits help build more muscle and makes sure that fat is continually burned even after the workout is done.
All exercises will require at least one dumbbell and no rest is permitted until the entire circuit is complete. Always start with light weights and add more if you feel you can lift more.
You can try this at home using improvised weights or you can also invest in a good pair of dumbbells with adjustable weights.
10 repetitions of push-up rows – this is a modification of the basic push up. Start with a standing position, dumbbells on the side. Slowly lower your back with the dumbbells almost touching the floor, bring them back to your chest and then back to the floor before doing one push up. Return to the starting position.
15 repetitions of goblet squats – do a basic squat but this time hold a dumbbell near your chest like a goblet.
12 repetitions of crunch & press –lie down on the floor with one dumbbell on each hand, bend your knees and then slowly contract your abdominals to bring your upper body up to your knees. Once you've peaked, do a press with the dumbbells by stretching your hands out.
10 repetitions of curl & press – stand up with legs shoulder width apart, dumbbells on the side. Bring the dumbbells to your chest and then bring them up overhead. Slowly go back to the starting position.
12 repetitions of lunge & twist – do a walking lunge with a dumbbell pressed on your chest. Perform a twisting motion from left to right before going back to the starting position.
Intervals are a series of exercises that are performed in short, intense bursts. A usual set consists of 20 seconds intense intervals followed by a 10 second rest repeated four times. You tend to burn more calories using interval workouts than circuits as the short bursts allow for more muscle development.
Your metabolism is also higher after an intense interval workout. Most interval workouts do not involve special equipment so you can try these either at home or at the gym.
Given that the calorie is lower than usual, this workout is a low-impact cardio workout that uses body weight instead of special equipment. This follows the usual interval format of 20 seconds work followed by 10 seconds of rest.
The entire set is repeated four times. It is important to note that you can opt to keep moving while resting, this is called active rest.
Walk down push-ups – place your hands palms down on the floor and slowly "crawl" towards the push up position. Do one push up and "walk back" as you stand up.
Squat-kicks – start with a basic squat and kick out one leg as you go back up.
Lateral step pulls – assume a standing position and slowly place one leg behind you while doing a rowing motion with your arms. Repeat this for each arm.
3 punch + 2 high knee pulls – from a standing position, pull your knees up while bringing your arms down. Repeat with the other leg and then do some air punches.
Tabata intervals are the next level of high intensity interval training workout. These workouts often use just two kinds of exercise, usually the ones that use a full range of motion and use more muscle groups at once.
For this work-out, the exercises used are squat jumps and the crowd favorite, burpees.
Squat jumps – start with your feet shoulder width apart, do a basic squat and instead of standing up, jump as high as you can using your core. Lower your back again to the squat position upon landing.
Burpees – start with your feet shoulder width apart, crouch with your palms on the floor. Extend your legs backward until you are in a push up position. Do one push-up and then retract your legs before standing up. A modified burpee includes a jump after the push before landing on the crouching position.
Consult with a fitness expert which exercises you can do to add to your Military Diet results.
They can also help you determine your level of fitness. A well planned exercise regimen can definitely help you shed those unwanted pounds, especially when combined with a diet plan.
For more information on how the military diet can help you lose weight, see our article on this interesting topic.


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The Brockett Siblings on Albums They Can't Stop Listening To
April 25, 2018 Beau Brockett Jr. Arts/Culture, Headline 0
The Brockett siblings all have music rooted in them like notes rooted onto a staff. Gabe (12) plays the bari sax in middle school band and is in his middle school's concert choir. Sophie (16) is in her high school's woman's chorale. Emma (18) is a member of the Adrian College Choir. Beau (20) plays the piano.
Naturally, the Brocketts have a deep passion for music outside of the fine arts. Each member of Team Brockett has chosen an album they can't get enough of and think others should become obsessed with, too.
Dopamine (2015), BØRNS
By Gabe
Dopamine by BØRNS (the stage name of singer-songwriter Garrett Clark Borns), is filled with chilled hype songs. The album has a mix of instruments, from xylophone to guitar. In fact, my favorite song, "Overnight Sensation," starts off with a xylophone and a funky rhythm and vocals, but BØRNS makes them blend well. The album is like a feel-good movie. It makes me happy just thinking about the songs, especially these three: "Overnight Sensation," "Fool" and "Past Lives."
"Overnight Sensation" is my favorite song in this album because, like I said before, its beginning blends two completely different sounds together perfectly. I think the beginning is actually my favorite part of the song. It starts with a calming xylophone and then brings in the funky rhythm and vocals. When this happens, it takes me to my own version of a place in my mind, which is California on a penthouse balcony watching the sunset with traffic driving by.
In "Fool," there's a break where people are talking in the background. It takes me to a beach in which my family takes long walks together on. Beau and Emma are back from college and making all of us laugh with the help of Sophie.
Last but definitely not least, "Past Lives," which uses metaphors to explain how much BØRNS loves a girl. For example, he says "My ancient kingdom came crashing down without you." In the middle of the chorus, a violin plays a trill (notes going down the scale with all the notes being played). All of its choruses are hype but the last is the best because it has a quiet break just before it. Though every song on Dopamine is brilliant, these are the best ones.
Something To Tell You (2017), HAIM
Something To Tell You by HAIM, the amazing all-sister band, absolutely rocks my world. Its pop feel, rocky undertones and catchy choruses leave me figuratively dead. Their feel-good music could send me summer vibes in the middle of a blizzard.
My spring ballad, "Little of Your Love," puts me in a dance trance with its fun lyrics and peppy hand claps. Trust me when I say that this song will never get old.
Another great song, "Want You Back," throws me into the middle of its music video when I hear it. I feel as if I'm dancing down an empty street with the band of sisters themselves. With its snazzy piano and funky techno beats, this is just a great song to jam out to.
Then there is "Kept Me Crying," which slows down the pep train but is still equally as good as the others. It's a fantastic song with a sick beat, awesome harmonies and a rocking guitar solo. I would 100 percent listen to this song while smashing my hypothetical ex-boyfriend's windshield.
Something To Tell You is just a crazy good album that will make you feel good and eventually get you dancing.
Feel Your Feelings Fool! (2017), The Regrettes, (or, The Big Sister Band We All Need)
The time that girls spend as teenagers is already a confusing period of their lives. They are trying to figure out who they are by watching those around them. It becomes even more confusing when those people they are watching are speculating on how they should act and what they should believe in and prioritize. Feel Your Feelings Fool! by The Regrettes offers girls an escape and even protection from the criticism by providing them their own definition of what it means to be a girl and serving pop-punk tunes that are easy to dance to and relate to. Their collection of songs incorporates many different themes — including feminism and unashamed emotions — that can help guide girls through life.
The Regrettes first caught my attention when I heard their song, "Seashore," which directly calls out all of the sexist remarks and actions frontwoman Lydia Night has heard and experienced. After discovering the song, I was interested to see if they made any more feminist songs that I could fight the patriarchy while jamming to. I was not disappointed.
Their songs do the following, among others: they encourage the normalization of the realities of being a woman (like periods and dressing like a bum); they discourage staying in a bad relationship to just be with someone; and they call out the mistreatment of the word, "bitch." The inclusion of these themes is especially important to get through to their target audience, young girls, because of this vulnerable position they are in. These themes help establish what should be right, what is wrong and a sense of independence.
Another theme that their album touches are emotions and the embracement of them. Hence, their album's title. The Regrettes flawlessly capture so many aspects of a teenage girl's life, like the guilt in losing feelings for a guy; having a naive and rebellious love and the dismissive face that is put on to mask the heartbreak of a breakup. By transferring all of these overwhelming emotions that girls go through into songs, The Regrettes are normalizing these feelings, validating these feelings.
In a world where women and girls are constantly being critiqued, it's nice to have an escape that can silence and even attack those negative voices and can allow you to feel all your feelings in a healthy and uniting way. It's nice to have that older sister to look up to; taking control of the chaos for a little while to help you through the rough spots. This is exactly what Feel Your Feelings Fool! achieves. It's this album that I want to come crying to for advice and motivation when I'm upset.
Greatest Hits (2017), Remo Drive
By Beau
When Emma first showed me Remo Drive, I fell in love. Then I saw them live. When frontman Erik Paulson came on stage in a "Sex, Drugs and Christian Rock" shirt, his bassist brother Stephen wished the bowlers beneath the venue all scores of 300 and then-drummer Sam Mathys snapped us into a groovy headbang, I knew if I could become betrothed to a band, Remo Drive might be the one.
Remo Drive taught me how to rock again. It triggered the punk/emo phase I never had.
Erik's lyrics are a fine balance between humor and wallowing. The music behind it jumps between happy, catchy riffs and crunchy guitar shredding. It makes you want to jump, dance and (mildly) thrash all at once. Between the music drops of "Crash Test Rating," Paulson sings, "Only like me 'cause I'm safe / With my four-star crash test rating." After hearing, "All my friends are growing up / I eat shit daily" in "Eat Shit," you can't help but hop along to a staticky guitar break.
Greatest Hits is actually Remo Drive's first LP, but the title isn't wrong. These are some of the greatest hits in modern rock and some of the greatest hits on drums by a drummer. Greatest Hits is unique in that it is driven by the drums. Erik's vocals and guitar are gritty and glorious. Stephen's bass booms. But Mathys' drumming is ecstatic. You can feel him bouncing up and down on his stool, head nodding.
Even without Mathys, I know Remo Drive will reawaken another punk/emo phase in me again. Their new fizzy, poppy EP, aptly named Pop Music, already makes my case.
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Beau Brockett Jr. served on Pleiad staff from Sept. 2015 to May 2019, serving as editor-in-chief his senior year. As of 2019, Beau is continuing his journalism career as the lead reporter for Niles, Michigan, for Leader Publications.
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Set in the 1960s, the series revolves around three sisters and their families. As the characters address the issues of the times, their lives and relationships are thrown into turmoil by the rapid social changes which occurred at that time.
Beyond My Reach
A pair of Australian moviemakers score an unexpected hit. They are approached by an American producer who wants to turn their little Australian gem into a bright American diamond - but it has to be marketed US style - and so the drama really begins.
The Big Steal
When 18-year-old Danny Clark asks the beautiful Joanna Johnson out on a date, he tells her he owns a Jaguar car, a car he certainly doesn't have, and a car he feels he now must buy to 'prove he isn't lying'. But Danny is ripped-off by an unscrupulous used-car salesman, and when normal avenues of recourse fail, Danny and his mates take revenge on the car yard.
Boys From The Bush series 2
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Burn follows the story of 16-year-old Tee, whose life is thrown into chaos when a late-night drive with older boys erupts into violence. This gritty crime drama was improvised by the young cast and shows how high-risk group behaviour can quickly spin out of control.
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Celeste was once Australia's most beloved opera singer. Yet she threw it all away to follow the man she loved to live on a crumbling property deep in the rainforests of Tropical North Queensland. Ten years after his tragic death, Celeste is ready to make one final return to the stage. But her stepson Jack, still haunted by the past, arrives at her behest amidst the preparations for the performance and finds Celeste is as he remembered – beautiful, intoxicating and dangerous. When she asks Jack for an impossible favor, the secrets that drove them apart explode back into rhapsodic life.
DON'T TELL is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as a 12-year-old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to build a case and give Lyndal peace from her torment. With the help of his aspiring young associate and an enigmatic barrister, the lawyer and Lyndal find their way together.
Ebbtide
Lawyer Jeff Warren takes over a compensation case after the sudden death of one of his legal partners. His subsequent investigations, and growing obsession with the enigmatic Ellen Fielding, compromise his values and his view of himself as a winner. His attempts to solve the complex intrigues lead him to be accused of the murder of Ellen's husband, Harry, and even his longtime partner and friend, Alison, finds it difficult to believe that he is innocent. His moral dilemma leads him into a final graphic confrontation, with unexpected results.
Falling for Figaro
Fund manager Mimi is about to settle down with her unimaginative boyfriend when she decides to take a year off to chase her dream of becoming an opera singer, by training for the Singer of Renown competition. Alas, the only recognised coach who will take her on lives in the remote Scottish Highlands. Max, the working class guy behind the bar, is training with the same coach for the same grand prize and Mimi naively thinks they'll be great mates but Max has eyes only for the prize. After an epic fail at a recital, Mimi gets back on the horse by singing opera for the regulars at the local pub, which scares them almost as much as it terrifies her. Mimi learns the dedication required from Max, while she helps him rediscover his heart, and eventually they become lovers. But, can their relationship survive a competition that could launch one person's career and leave the other languishing? FALLING FOR FIGARO is a romantic comedy about of a woman who has to face her fears, a guy who's forced to question his priorities, and a bunch of football-loving farmers who are about to become latte-sipping opera critics.
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The Heartbreak Kid
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Informer 3838
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The Last Bullet
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Lucky Break
Sophie is a beautiful dreamer. In the quiet, Gothic calm of a public library, she writes stories about daring sexual encounters in exotic places. Her characters are passionate. Her language is erotic. But she does not write from experience. Until she meets Eddie. Eddie is a young man on a roll. A dealer in rare and perfect jewels, dangerously seductive, both in business and in pleasure, and engaged to be married. Nothing ever seems to go wrong for Eddie. Until he meets Sophie, his perfect woman. But Sophie has a secret. She is not perfect.
Mr Reliable
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Muggers
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Based on Paul Jenning's popular stories, the wacky Twist family live in a lighthouse and become involved in bizarre adventures.
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Winter at Westbeth
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Q: `subprocess.call` operates differently to running command directly in shell I have the following command in Python, which I wrote with the aim of copying only .yaml files from a source directory (on the network) to a local target directory:
import subprocess as sp

cmd = ['rsync', '-rvt',  "--include='*/*.yaml'",  "--exclude='*/*'",
     source , destination]

print ' '.join(cmd)
sp.call(cmd)

However, when I run this Python, all files are copied, including .jpg etc.

When I run the shell command directly:
rsync -rvt --include='*/*.yaml' --exclude='*/*' <source> <target>

...then only .yaml files are copied, as expected.

What is going on here? Why does the command operate differently in shell than under subprocess.call?
(This is with a Bash shell on Ubuntu 14.04, using Anaconda's Python 2)

A: You should remove the single quotes around the wildcards:
['rsync', '-rvt',  "--include=*/*.yaml",  "--exclude=*/*",     source , destination]

Those quotes are processed by the shell, the shell doesn't pass in the quotes to rsync.


QUETTA: On any given day, 32-year-old Mohammed Akram can be found in and around the City Nullah in Quetta, walking dazed and swooning, with his head bent as he crosses the crowded streets on Jinnah Road.
Mohammed Akram lives near the storm drain known as Habib Nullah, an infamous drain in the heart of Quetta. Dozens of drug addicts, mainly heroin addicts, live in and around the open drain that runs through the city for nearly six kilometers.
Akram started using hard drugs because he found it cheap and easy at the nullah.
"I was depressed because I could not find a job despite trying hard," said Mohammed Akram who has a matriculation certificate—ten years of high school education.
There are several spots in Quetta like the Satellite Town, Saryab Road and Quetta suburbs where one can buy heroin for a couple of hundred rupees.
"The heroin addicts that frequent the nullah are mostly thieves and robbers", a police officer Shah Mohammed told News Lens at the Bijli Road Police Station in Quetta.
According to a senior official of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in Quetta, who asked to be anonymous because he was not authorized to speak to media, the ANF and police had carried out several raids and arrested dozens of heroin addicts from Habib Nullah and other areas.
The main reason for increasing use of illicit drugs in Pakistan, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is the country's strategic location on one of the world's busiest drug trafficking corridors, largely due to the cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis in the neighbouring Afghanistan.
Balochistan province shares long borders with two countries—Iran and Afghanistan. "Afghanistan produces around 90 percent poppy—raw heroin of the world – and uses the Balochistan province as a route to get access to international market", Cesar Guedes, Country Representative of UNODC, told News Lens.
In a recent report, UNODC said an estimated 40 percent of heroin and hashish produced in Afghanistan is routed through Pakistan. "This generates a considerable opiate supply for export but also for domestic use in Balochistan," said the report.
UNODC's recently launched first ever report on drug use at the provincial level reveals that at least 6.7 million people, between the ages of 15-64 years, use drugs in Pakistan. This means six percent of the population used drugs in the last 12 months.
The report further said an estimated 860,000, or 0.8 percent of the population, were regular heroin users and 320,000 (0.3 percent of the population), are opium users.
The highest prevalence of opiate users was found in Balochistan, where 1.6 percent of population used either heroin, opium, or both.
According to the report, men were found to use more drugs than women for most drug types. Women were more likely to misuse tranquilizers and sedatives as well as amphetamines. Among dependent users, women were less likely to have received treatment than men.
The UNODC head said that Afghanistan was not a stable country which was why Pakistan was being affected by the cross-border drug trade.


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I'm lucky I survived COVID-19, pay attention Africa – Idris Elba
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English actor and producer Idris Elba has said he was lucky to have survived COVID-19 and called on Africans to pay more attention to the deadly virus by adhering to safety protocols.
The actor announced in a video that went viral on social media in March 2020 that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Although the 47-year-old said he had not showed any symptoms for the virus, his test results came out positive.
In another viral video, the actor who is of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent, advised Africans to pay attention to the pandemic, as the world cannot afford for it to take more lives.
Idris Elba said: "Sierra Leone and Ghana is where my heritage is from, my mum and my dad, but this message is for all of Africa, please pay attention, OK. COVID-19, coronavirus is real serious, it's a world pandemic. And we can't afford for it to be taking more lives, not around the world and not in Africa. Certain places around the world are more suited to deal with this and certain parts of Africa are not."
He added: "It is really important that you stay at home, it is important that you pay attention, listen to the authorities, avoid big gatherings; this is a very contagious disease and people are dying from it. Please, please, please, take it from me, I feel like a survivor because I've survived it but I was lucky. Please let's not let this happen in Africa. Wash your hands, avoid groups and pay attention."
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Back in April of 2015 Google announced it would begin using mobile-friendly sites as a ranking signal for web searches. Two years later, mobile friendly websites are more important than ever and have become a necessity if you want your website to be found through a search engine, which is important considering 48% of consumers start mobile research with a search engine. All the most popular companies and websites have mobile friendly sites, so you need to optimize your site if you ever want to compete and draw in customers.
Even if you manage to draw in viewers without a mobile friendly site, odds are they won't stay for long. 57% of users say they won't recommend a business with a poorly designed website and 91% of mobile users say that access to content is very important. Thus, if you have a website that is clunky and hard to navigate not only will you be losing singular customers, but you will also be losing their referrals. A mobile website is necessary if you want to attract and acquire customers through mobile channels.
Mobile sites will increase the success of your business – it's that simple. 80 percent of shoppers admit that mobile purchases are impulse-driven and that they're more likely to purchase from and interact with a brand that offers an engaging mobile experience. Mobile web searching is the future and your website needs to be optimized for mobile regardless of your industry.
Does the website load within 3 seconds?
Is your call to action recognizable and easily accessible?
Would you spend time on this website if it was not your own?
If you answered no to at least one of those questions then it's probably time to revamp your site. (You can also test if your site is mobile friendly through Google Webmaster Tools.) A mobile friendly template is usually a simple fix, but not always the best solution. There are websites that help optimize your website for mobile viewing and you can always rewrite your site to emphasize mobile features. A mobile site may seem like a lot of work and possibly unnecessary to some businesses, but creating a mobile website is a small task that can lead to large rewards. If you have any additional questions or need any help optimizing your website for mobile then feel free to email us back and let us know.


A popular UK flower company, Interflora, has already seen repercussions from the use of advertorials. Interflora tried to boost its site's rankings before Valentine's Day by asking news sites all over the UK to place an estimated 150+ advertorials for them. Google not only penalized Interflora, but also the sites that agreed to host the advertisements. It is estimated that Intraflora lost about 95% of their SEO visibility.
Many webmasters are sounding off against these penalties because Google themselves are guilty of using advertorials for Chromebooks, Google Analytics, Adwords & Google+. The hypocrisy of this situation is evident so we are all waiting to see if Google will penalize parts of their own company for these marketing tactics. It wouldn't be the first time if they did, which adds to the mystifying world of SEO.


wait, but I really like anarchism (as it works in everyday life, not as it is sold at Hot Topic). does this make me a white liberal?
e st v and i were merely suggesting that many white proponents of anarchy fail to recognize the real need there is for a state to protect the rights of people of color and provide legal means of redress for discrimination, economic violece, and injustice.
all we gotta do now is work on the state.
right. I of little faith in the state think we should chat anarchism, because the way most (white) (privileged) people talk about it is really unrealistic and not useful or practical.
or I can just tell you all my stories about cops and lawyers from 18 years in Chicago, and you will immediately lose all semblance of hope for any state.
let's talk about anarchism sometime.
i'm really interested in hearing both of your positions.


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Dyfed-Powys Police warning as scammers con victims out of £100,000
Fraudsters, including some posing as police officers, have conned residents in the Dyfed-Powys Police area out of £100,000 in the past seven weeks.
Officers are investigating a series of fraud offences in the force's four counties, with six people losing a total of £98,315.
DC Gareth Jordan from Dyfed-Powys Police's Economic Crime Team, said: "Most of these have related to an individual claiming to be from the police and saying they have someone in custody that has attempted to use the victim's card but have been caught.
"The scam, known as courier fraud, is being used to trick people into handing over large amounts of money, with scammers pretending to work for the police, and arranging for the money to be picked up by courier.
"They say the victim's bank account is at risk or subject to suspicious activity and in order to protect their cash, or stop those responsible, who they claim are bank employees, they need to withdraw the cash and hand over to police or transfer the funds to a safe account.
"The scammers tell the victims to call 999 but the scammers keep the line open so the victims end up speaking to the same individuals or they say that they will put the victim through to the local police station but again the victims are still speaking to the suspects."
Since 13 October 2020 there have been a total of 26 courier fraud offences reported to Dyfed-Powys Police, four of which have been successful with victims losing £20,115.
DC Jordan said that unfortunately victims often don't get their money back as they have 'chosen' to take the money out and been deemed to be 'complicit' in the fraud.
It's not just the police they impersonate:
One person was tricked into transferring £50,000 by someone pretending to be from Amazon, while another lost £28,200 to a bank scam with the conmen even ringing from what appeared to be the number used by the victim's bank.
A further two victims were only prevented from losing money by banks – one transaction for £6,500 was stopped by banking protocols, while one attempted to withdraw £8,200 but the bank did not have enough cash at the branch. This was a lucky escape, otherwise the money would have gone.
DC Jordan said the fraudsters make their scams believable and that it can be easy to fall victim.
"We have also had instances where HRMC scams are trying to be initiated by 'spoofing' the calling number to make the victim think the call is genuine," he said.
"In one of the offences, the phone number appeared on the victim's caller ID as Dyfed Powys Police switchboard number 01267 222020 and spoke with a female with a strong Welsh accent, so they thought it was genuine.
"If anyone asks you to hand over money or to transfer money, even if it appears to be real, it isn't.
"Banks would not ask you to move money in this way and the police would never ask you to transfer money or send someone to pick money up from you."
If you receive a call like this – put the phone down and wait for a few minutes. Then contact the police on 101 or you can report online here.
For advice on how to protect yourself from fraud, visit: https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/advice/general-advice/


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Crazies never think they are
David Paul Kuhn at Real Clear Politics wonders why the "birthers" or birth-certificate-obsessed garnered a good deal of attention in the last month, which struck Kuhn as rather sudden.
Meanwhile, incidents like this (and I mean the outsized coverage) do seem to justify conservative charges of bias. Is there an unintentional effort, perhaps intentional in some corners of the partisan press, to portray Republicans and conservatives as a bunch of kooks? Well, one should never presume motives.
But I do think the drumming coverage blends a conservative fringe group with conservatives and Republicans. It seems fair to say that, by consequence, much of the media is characterizing conservatives as a bit loony with this exaggerated "birther" storyline.
Both sides have their ideological fringe. Party flanks tend to believe their passions despite the facts. But the mainstream media did not, to the same degree, discuss the conspiracy theorists that believed Bush and Cheney were behind the 9/11 attacks, in order to justify an invasion for oil, in the context of liberals or Democrats.
Two observations:
First, Kuhn appears to have missed that the BCOs stepped up their activities a bit, including giving "indictments" to a dozen or more federal courts across the nation, begging for an indictment of the president, and even got a bill introduced to require candidates to offer more evidence of their birth than anyone ever before . So BCO activities increased in frequency and seriousness. I think the tone has gotten nastier, too. Anyone concerned about nuts with guns should have noticed the uptick in activities, and with luck the FBI and other law enforcement agencies took note, too.
But second, notice that Kuhn thinks that exposing the BCO arguments makes them look crazy. Exactly the opposite of the BCO claims of conspiracy, Kuhn thinks there is a conspiracy to get the BCOs plastered on the front pages where they can present a picture of lunacy for the world to see, and reject.
According to Kuhn, who is the chief political reporter for Politico, the birthers are so crazy that exposing their arguments makes all Obama opponents look bad. A reporter rather sympathetic to the BCO's views on Obama, hopes their views on the birth certificate issue are hushed up, so they don't look so crazy.
Astoundingly, even some of the BCO's agree that their wackiness on display hurts their cause. Leo Donofrio, the professional gambler, ranks right near the top of the BCO crazies, and a friendly comment at his blog makes a similar point:
The Birth cert issue IMHO is being used by Axelrod Inc. to divert attention from Obama's falling poll numbers.
Kuhn may be on to something. The BCOs won't view it the same way. With few exceptions, crazies never think they are the crazy ones. And when they get crazier? No one likes to know about it, especially their friends.
'Mainstream Media won't cover us, they're part of the conspiracy. Oh, No! They're covering us, and we look crazy!'
(By the way, Donofrio has joined the People's Republic of China, creationist Islamic wackoes in Turkey, Neil Simpson, Cuba, conspiracy-monger Texas Darlin' and Douglas Groothuis in banning my comments. Kim Jong-Il is considering such a ban, too, and I guess Donofrio wanted to avoid the rush.)
File it under "be careful what you wish for."
(In fairness, I mustt note that I have been guilty of praying Voltaire's prayer. My enemies, really few in number, are entirely a self-selecting cohort.)
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The article the British Chiropractic Association hopes you will not read
Science-based Medicine carried this article yesterday, and several other blogs have joined in. Below is the article Simon Singh wrote for which he is being sued for libel by the professional association for British chiropractors. It's a good cause, so I'll stretch it another little while.
Science-based Medicine introduced the article with this:
Last year Simon Singh wrote a piece for the Guardian that was critical of the modern practice of chiropractic. The core of his complaint was that chiropractors provide services and make claims that are not adequately backed by evidence – they are not evidence-based practitioners. In response to his criticism the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) sued Simon personally for libel. They refused offers to publish a rebuttal to his criticism, or to provide the evidence Simon said was lacking. After they were further criticized for this, the BCA eventually produced an anemic list of studies purported to support the questionable treatments, but really just demonstrating the truth of Simon's criticism (as I discuss at length here).
In England suing for libel is an effective strategy for silencing critics. The burden of proof is on the one accused (guilty until proven innnocent) and the costs are ruinous. Simon has persisted, however, at great personal expense.
This is an issue of vital importance to science-based medicine. A very necessary feature of science is public debate and criticism – absolute transparency.This is also not an isolated incident. Some in the alternative medicine community are attempting to assert that criticism is unprofessional, and they have used accusations of both unprofessionalism and libel as a method of silencing criticism of their claims and practices. This has happened to David Colquhoun and Ben Goldacre, and others less prominent but who have communicated to me directly attempts at silencing their criticism.
This behavior is intolerable and is itself unprofessional, an assault on academic freedom and free speech, and anathema to science as science is dependent upon open and vigorous critical debate.
What those who will attempt to silence their critics through this type of bullying must understand is that such attempts will only result in the magnification of the criticism by several orders of magnitude. That is why we are reproducing Simon Singh's original article (with a couple of minor alterations) on this site and many others. Enjoy.
Beware the spinal trap
Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all but research suggests chiropractic therapy can be lethal
Simon Singh
The Guardian, Original version published Saturday April 19 2008
Edited version published July 29, 2009
You might be surprised to know that the founder of chiropractic therapy, Daniel David Palmer, wrote that "99% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae". In the 1860s, Palmer began to develop his theory that the spine was involved in almost every illness because the spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Therefore any misalignment could cause a problem in distant parts of the body.
In fact, Palmer's first chiropractic intervention supposedly cured a man who had been profoundly deaf for 17 years. His second treatment was equally strange, because he claimed that he treated a patient with heart trouble by correcting a displaced vertebra.
You might think that modern chiropractors restrict themselves to treating back problems, but in fact some still possess quite wacky ideas. The fundamentalists argue that they can cure anything, including helping treat children with colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying – even though there is not a jot of evidence.
I can confidently label these assertions as utter nonsense because I have co-authored a book about alternative medicine with the world's first professor of complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst. He learned chiropractic techniques himself and used them as a doctor. This is when he began to see the need for some critical evaluation. Among other projects, he examined the evidence from 70 trials exploring the benefits of chiropractic therapy in conditions unrelated to the back. He found no evidence to suggest that chiropractors could treat any such conditions.
But what about chiropractic in the context of treating back problems? Manipulating the spine can cure some problems, but results are mixed. To be fair, conventional approaches, such as physiotherapy, also struggle to treat back problems with any consistency. Nevertheless, conventional therapy is still preferable because of the serious dangers associated with chiropractic.
In 2001, a systematic review of five studies revealed that roughly half of all chiropractic patients experience temporary adverse effects, such as pain, numbness, stiffness, dizziness and headaches. These are relatively minor effects, but the frequency is very high, and this has to be weighed against the limited benefit offered by chiropractors.
More worryingly, the hallmark technique of the chiropractor, known as high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust, carries much more significant risks. This involves pushing joints beyond their natural range of motion by applying a short, sharp force. Although this is a safe procedure for most patients, others can suffer dislocations and fractures.
Worse still, manipulation of the neck can damage the vertebral arteries, which supply blood to the brain. So-called vertebral dissection can ultimately cut off the blood supply, which in turn can lead to a stroke and even death. Because there is usually a delay between the vertebral dissection and the blockage of blood to the brain, the link between chiropractic and strokes went unnoticed for many years. Recently, however, it has been possible to identify cases where spinal manipulation has certainly been the cause of vertebral dissection.
Laurie Mathiason was a 20-year-old Canadian waitress who visited a chiropractor 21 times between 1997 and 1998 to relieve her low-back pain. On her penultimate visit she complained of stiffness in her neck. That evening she began dropping plates at the restaurant, so she returned to the chiropractor. As the chiropractor manipulated her neck, Mathiason began to cry, her eyes started to roll, she foamed at the mouth and her body began to convulse. She was rushed to hospital, slipped into a coma and died three days later. At the inquest, the coroner declared: "Laurie died of a ruptured vertebral artery, which occurred in association with a chiropractic manipulation of the neck."
This case is not unique. In Canada alone there have been several other women who have died after receiving chiropractic therapy, and Edzard Ernst has identified about 700 cases of serious complications among the medical literature. This should be a major concern for health officials, particularly as under-reporting will mean that the actual number of cases is much higher.
If spinal manipulation were a drug with such serious adverse effects and so little demonstrable benefit, then it would almost certainly have been taken off the market.
Simon Singh is a science writer in London and the co-author, with Edzard Ernst, of Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial. This is an edited version of an article published in The Guardian for which Singh is being personally sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association.
Other venues:
The Skeptic Blog
Calgary Skeptic's Society Blog
Gimpy Blog
Moansters Incorporated
The Family Voyage, life with autism
Description of the litigation at Science Punk; description of how litigation has pushed chiropractors to better practice
Phil Plait describes the Singh/BCA episodes at Bad Astronomy
White Coat Underground on efficacy of chiropractic practice; and be sure to see issues explained here
Terra Sig Illata on Canadian case, and California fake chiropractor case
ERV, who always has pithy comments — this one is very safe for work
Nature editorial on the case
Wall Street Journal editorial, "Britain chills free speech"
Connotea bookmarks on the case and issue
Science Based Medicine, "Chiropractic and Stroke"
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This is one of our most detailed cuckoo clocks in our UK series and is a limited edition of which 1000 pieces will be produced. The house has a shingled roof with a chimney and an attic window. The theme is a fun fair, where the couple sitting on the bench kisses romantically and the children swing on the see-saw in time to the cuckoo call, which is once on the half hour and on the full hour according to the time. Two alternating melodies - Edelweiss and Happy Wanderer - play every hour, while the merry-go-round and the water wheel turn, and the figurines wearing the Black Forest traditional costume dance around to the music. The clock comes with wooden pine cones and is personally signed at the back by the manufacturer Adolf Herr. His signature guarantees the experience of 6 generations of clock-workmanship. This clock comes with a certificate of authenticity (AHC).
Height: 25 Inches (63 cm), only clock case with bell tower, without weights and pendulum.


Roly, a Rampart 48, although actually 50ft, was built in 1974 at the Desty Yard in Southampton.
She has had relatively few owners in her years since commissioning 1974.
Stephen Griffiths, the Rampart Club archivist, owned her for 12 years and Liz and Tony Poole have been her guardians and lived mostly on board, since 2006.
For most of that time she was moored on Cadogan Pier at Chelsea, in London, with the lights of the famous Albert Bridge, filling the wheelhouse windows.
Roly regularly goes to Paris through the waterways of France, as well as along the northern coast of France and the southern coast of England. When not at sea, the upper Thames beckons and she is pictured here, sailing round the course at the Trad Boat Festival, in Henley 2015.
Liz is the Vice Commodore and editor of the ROC News, published bi-annually, to keep the Rampart Owners Club members in touch and up to date with 'tall tales' and current events.


This movie gets the franchise back on track!
Xlnt choice for great Grandson.
I love movies that take place in metal tubes: crimson tide, red octoboer, non stop, con air, that one in air force one.
Love it and can't stop watching it!
It was everything that I expected it to be and more.
He was harassed, beaten and was almost sent to prison for what he believed in.
However, when given, my father was thrilled!
Amazing acting, superb locales, brilliant and captivating.
Continues according to the societal behaviors of the time.