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EZlocal, a division of America's Best Companies, has recently launched a new Facebook page. The new page will host discussions from the EZlocal blog as well as highlight related news in the Local Search industry. Be one of EZlocal's first 1,000 fans!
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How do potential customers find your business? Are they familiar with your business, or do they find you by doing research?
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America's Best Companies is in constant contact with our legislators keeping them informed on important issues that affect all small businesses and urging them to take the needs of small businesses and the self-employed into consideration as they work towards the goal of economic recovery.
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Mon Jul 27, 2009 (Reuters) - ABC President, Jim Tracy, voiced his opinion in the ongoing debate regarding the government's allocation of stimulus dollars. America's Best Companies has taken a proactive approach in spurring new legislation to allow for more small business lending.
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With rising health care and insurance costs, it's no surprise thousands of small business owners are left in the dark when it comes to providing insurance for themselves, family members and employees. A 2008 National Small Business Association survey reported 62% of small businesses cannot afford health insurance for their employees.
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Show your support for small business and become a fan of ABC on Facebook - help spread the word -- small businesses are here to stay. Check out our 'boxes' to stay up-to-date with America's Best magazine and all of our small business blog feeds. Share your ideas, thoughts and questions by posting a comment on the ABC wall.
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America's Best Companies hosted its first national sales seminar this week, bringing together flocks of sales representatives from all over the country to participate in two days filled with entertainment, inspiration and education.
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Jim Tracy of America's Best Companies to appear live on VoiceAmerica. Jim will be discussing the advantages of small business growth from revitalizing the economy to keeping communities thriving to educating everyone on the value of "made in America."
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Over the last month ABC's President, Jim Tracy, has been interviewed on a variety of radio shows and podcasts - offering his own expertise on the most pressing issues small businesses are facing in these tough economical times. In these interviews, Jim has focused on topics like negotiating new terms with supplies, goal setting and entrepreneurship in a challenging economy.
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Running a business is time consuming and often leaves little room for owners to keep up with the latest in marketing, legal issues, operations and more. That's why ABC recently launched the Small Business Answers center.
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Claim a spot for your business before it's too late. Any small business owner knows that picking the right location - possibly in a busy mall or highly-trafficked downtown corner -- results in more customer visits and opportunities to make sales. The same rule has also proven to hold true for the Web.
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ABC will be celebrating 75 Years of Chicago's Progress since the 1933 World's Fair. In 1933, Chicago hosted the Century of Progress Exposition to inspire American businesses to grow and prosper economically. And now, on its 75th anniversary, ABC is hosting a special event in hopes to build the confidence of small business owners across America once again.
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and Visa will host a free online seminar titled Data Security Best Practices for Small Merchants on Wednesday, July 30th, at 2:00 pm Central time.
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If you run a small business, there is a good chance that you have something important to say to your buyers. Whether it's about your products or services, best practices, or even shopping tips, there are opportunities on the Web to not only help your customers make better buying decisions but also for you to earn additional credibility that could directly lead to future sales.
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Why spend hours digging the Web just to stay up-to-date when you can have the critical information you need to run your business delivered directly to your inbox through RSS feeds or some of the many e-newsletters out there? Most e-newsletters are offered through free subscriptions, but don't get too carried away as managing your inbox could quickly become a thirty minute daily chore.
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"Walk through a health food store and you'll find amaranth, sorghum, quinoa — heritage grains that have been staples around the world for generations. Americans are just discovering them. There's another age-old grain that grows right here on the Great Plains: millet."
"The millet plant is drought-tolerant, and nutritionally it competes with quinoa, the protein-rich South American grain that American farmers to grow. Millet, though, hasn't quite taken off like quinoa has, thanks in large part to perception and production issues."
Luke Runyon reports for NPR's The Salt blog October 2, 2013.
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The Weber State University Women's Soccer Team dropped another close game to the University of Wyoming Cowgirls, last weekend in Laramie, Wyo. For much of the first half, the teams were evenly matched, with WSU barely outshooting UW 6-5 in the first half. Head Coach Tim Crompton said that, despite the loss, he was pleased […]Read more
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Nathan's Notations
Despite losing their first game of the season, I think the Weber State University Football Team will bounce back and improve upon last season's record. Last Saturday's game was a tough loss for the Wildcats, who dropped a close game to the University of Wyoming. Generally when a team loses a close game, one of […]Read more
WSU Women's Cross-Country Team picked to win Big Sky Conference
[media-credit name="Source: Paul Pilkington" align="alignright" width="300″][/media-credit] Weber State University's Sarah Callister competes in a meet last year. The Big Sky Conference picked WSU's women's team to win the conference this year. The men's team was picked third overall. Their first meet is on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Utah State Invitational. The Weber State University's […]Read more
WSU football preseason rankings and awards
It's been an eventful few weeks for the Weber State University Football Team. Last week, the Big Sky Conference released their preseason rankings, and two Wildcats were named preseason All-Americans. The Big Sky Conference released two polls last week, a media poll and a coaches' poll. WSU is ranked in the middle of both polls. […]Read more
Big Sky invites USU to join conference
Big Sky commissioner Doug Fullerton extended an invitation to Utah State University and the University of Idaho to the Big Sky Conference on Thursday evening when he spoke at Weber State University. Fullerton invited the two schools from the Western Athletic Conference to join the Big Sky Conference. He said the smaller schools would have […]Read more


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Miscellaneous Teachings
Fornicators Deceive
The Blood
Our Great Commission
The Devil Hates You
Total Forgiveness
Spiritual Gifts
Expelling Demons
Worshippers under Attack
Christian Magic and the Use of Incantations, Recording by David
Robert Bowie Johnson, Recording by David
"To shock the Darwinists out of their denial of the overwhelming evidence in Greek art for the reality of Genesis events, the author urges Creationists to refer to evolutionists as what they imagine they are—"Slime-Snake-Monkey-People." Mr. Johnson, who holds a general science degree from West Point, also suggests that since Slime-Snake-Monkey-People insist they evolved over millions of years through a countless series of random mutations, Christians should also refer to them as "mutants." "


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How to Fix Internet Packet Loss
What is Packet Loss and How can I Fix it?
What is a Packet?
Packets are single small formatted units of data that you send and receive when accessing content across the Internet.
Whenever you request a web page, upload a photo, download a file, stream a video, or play a game on the internet you exchanging millions of these tiny bits of data with remote computers and servers around the world.
You can think of packets as the individual bricks that make up an entire wall.
What exactly is Packet Loss?
Packet loss occurs when one or more of these packets fail to reach their destination. This can occur when the network is overly congested, but can also be a result of flaky wireless connections. Learn more about the common causes of Packet Loss here.
If packets are lost, they will eventually be detected and resent, but not before resulting in a major bottleneck. The rules defined in TCP (one of the key technologies that makes up the modern Internet) govern that the packets that did successfully get through to their destination cannot be delivered before the missing packets arrive – slowing everything down until the situation is resolved.
To add insult to injury, when packet loss is detected, TCP's congestion control algorithms step in and temporarily decrease the sending speed in an attempt to mitigate further loss.
Are you experiencing high packet loss? Keep reading below to see how to quickly and easily fix it.
What is TCP?
As described above, TCP or Transmission Control Protocol is a powerful communication protocol that underlies all of your web browsing and defines how your computer exchanges information with others over the Internet.
You can think of TCP like the rules to a board game.
In short, TCP guarantees that:
- All data arrives in order
- All data has been checked and has minimal errors
- Duplicate data is discarded
- Lost or discarded packets are re-sent
- Traffic congestion is controlled
Unfortunately, TCP was designed long before wireless links such as Wi-Fi existed. Compared to wired links, wireless connections are far more prone to sporadic and temporary connectivity issues that lead to packets of data being lost or received out of order.
Fixing Packet Loss with Speedify
Speedify is a fast bonding VPN that can detect when a packet has been lost instantaneously, and will resend it before TCP realizes and initiates congestion control – thereby preventing slowdowns before they occur.
Packet loss severely degrades the performance of your Internet connection. But with Speedify, even running with a single connection, you're largely shielded from damages caused by losing over 1% of the packets. More impressive still, at 5% packet loss the throughput over Speedify is well over double that of regular TCP. And this goes one while also keeping your private information safe!
Multiple Connections, Maximum Performance
An additional benefit to Speedify is that you can use multiple Internet connections simultaneously for increased speed and reliability.
Speedify has several bonding modes which control how traffic is divided across available Internet connections:
- Streaming (default): Speedify maximizes the speed and reliability of your streaming traffic (video calls, audio calls, live streaming, etc.) by intelligently using both bonding and redundant traffic to get the best performance from your available internet connections. This mode can use extra data and battery to help deliver a better streaming experience.
- Speed: Speedify intelligently distributes your web traffic amongst all available internet connections in order to deliver optimal speed and performance.
- Redundant: Speedify will operate at the speed of the fastest single internet connection and use additional data in order to deliver an ultra-reliable connection. When using Redundant Mode, each packet gets sent simultaneously over multiple connections and whichever packet gets through first, is the one to be delivered. This mode uses more data and more battery, so most users are better off on Speed mode.
There are also multiple transport modes available: TCP, UDP, HTTPS, or TCP Multiple network protocol. This is an advanced setting, which we recommend leaving on "Auto".
Here's a comparison of packet loss performance when using Speedify with 2 connections:
As you can see with the blue line (no Speedify), as packet loss increases, TCP performance plummets. Spedify UDP and Multi TCP transport modes provide protection against loss via fast retransmit and larger window sizes. When packet loss is present, you should expect a 3x performance increase in speed when using Speedify vs. without it.
Take Speedify for a spin yourself and see the difference, especially when you need low latency and high bandwidth, like gaming, traveling or streaming video.
Speedify, the Software Solution to Packet Loss
If your Internet link has significant packet loss, like many WiFi networks at long range or in crowded urban environments, Speedify really can double your speeds – even if there's only a single Internet connection available. As we've discovered, if your connection also suffers from high or variable latency, Speedify's advantages stack up even faster.
The best part is that it does it while keeping your online traffic safe and protecting you from snooping ISPs, hackers and other cyber threats.
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WordPress is opening up some new editing options today with the release of a plugin for Google Docs.
The extension works in Chrome and allows anything written in Google Docs to be ported directly to WordPress.com, with "most" formatting and layout choices intact. Publishing can't happen directly from Google Docs, though — you'll still have to go into WordPress for a final preview and to click publish.
Pretend like Google Docs is your CMS
All sites hosted through WordPress.com will be able to use the extension. Any independently hosted site running WordPress and WordPress' Jetpack plugin (which adds features from the hosted version to independent sites) will also be able to use it.
The extension could be pretty handy for anyone sharing a WordPress.com site with other writers. By using the Google Docs extension, WordPress users now have a way to collaborate on what they're writing, rather than having to edit one story at a time. Google's support for offline editing could be helpful, too.


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Lesson 7.Lists
Problem «Even indices»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, find and print all the list elements with an even index number. (i.e.
Problem «Even elements»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, find and print all elements that are an even number. In this case use a for-loop that iterates over the list, and not over its indices! That is, don't use
Problem «Greater than previous»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, find and print all the elements that are greater than the previous element.
Problem «Neighbors of the same sign»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, find and print the first adjacent elements which have the same sign. If there is no such pair, leave the output blank.
Problem «Greater than neighbours»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, determine and print the quantity of elements that are greater than both of their neighbors.
The first and the last items of the list shouldn't be considered because they don't have two neighbors.
Problem «The largest element»
StatementGiven a list of numbers. Determine the element in the list with the largest value. Print the value of the largest element and then the index number. If the highest element is not unique, print the index of the first instance.
Problem «The number of distinct elements»
StatementGiven a list of numbers with all of its elements sorted in ascending order, determine and print the quantity of distinct elements in it.
Problem «Swap neighbours»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, swap adjacent items in pairs (
A[0] with
A[2] with
A[3], etc.). Print the resulting list. If a list has an odd number of elements, leave the last element in place.
Problem «Swap min and max»
StatementGiven a list of unique numbers, swap the minimal and maximal elements of this list. Print the resulting list.
Problem «The number of pairs of equal»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, count how many element pairs have the same value (are equal). Any two elements that are equal to each other should be counted exactly once.
Problem «Unique elements»
StatementGiven a list of numbers, find and print the elements that appear in the list only once. The elements must be printed in the order in which they occur in the original list.
Problem «Queens»
StatementIn chess it is known that it is possible to place 8 queens on an 8×8 chess board such that none of them can attack another. Given a placement of 8 queens on the board, determine if there is a pair of queens that can attach each other on the next move. Print the word
NO if no queen can attack another, otherwise print
YES. The input consists of eight coordinate pairs, one pair per line, with each pair giving the position of a queen on a standard chess board with rows and columns numbered starting at 1.
Problem «The bowling alley»
StatementIn bowling, the player starts wtih 10 pins at the far end of a lane. The object is to knock all the pins down. For this exercise, the number of pins and balls will vary. Given the number of pins N and then the number of balls K to be rolled, followed by K pairs of numbers (one for each ball rolled), determine which pins remain standing after all the balls have been rolled. The balls are numbered from 1 to N (inclusive) for this situation. The subsequent number pairs, one for each K represent the start to stop (inclusive) positions of the pins that were knocked down with each role. Print a sequence of N characters, where
"I" represents a pin left standing and
"." represents a pin knocked down.


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Hello and welcome to the eighth episode of Sports Business Updates – my weekly podcast featuring the biggest news from the sports industry in India and the rest of the world.
In this week's episode, I will talk about the 'Sporting Nation in the making 2021' report from GroupM-ESP. This is the most anticipated and comprehensive report that GroupM-ESP release annually that covers the Indian Sports Industry. It provides a great insight into how the Indian sports industry performs year-on-year. We also discuss the Pro Kabaddi League's media rights auction from the franchise owners perspective.
So, let's get into the details….
The Indian Sports Industry valued at INR 5894 crores in 2020 according to GroupM -ESP 'Sporting Nation in the Making 2021', the Indian sports industry report
Our First update is about Group M- ESP's annual 'Sporting Nation in the Making 2021', the Indian sports industry report.
The most awaited report about the Indian Sports Industry is finally out and it is a very interesting report with some brilliant insights about the 2020 Indian sports industry.
I will be publishing a detailed infographic about the key learnings about the Indian sports industry from the report on my website, so, I won't do a deep analysis of the report in today's update and focus on the key synopsis of the report instead.
According to the report the Indian Sports Industry was valued at INR 5894 crores. However, the Industry declined 34% compared to 2019. This was purely down to COVID-19 restrictions and only 2 sports events took place. The IPL was played in UAE and ISL in Goa.
The report breaks down the sports market into 3 main components :
Media Spends was the biggest contributor to the Indian Sports Industry with INR 3,657 crore.
Sponsorships consisting of On-ground sponsorship – INR 850crores, Team sponsorships – INR 646 crores and Franchise Fees – INR 177 crores amounting to a total of INR 1673 crores – Contribution of sponsorships to Indian sports Industry in 2020. Cricket contributed 64% of the sponsorships.
Endorsements – Contributed INR564 crore. In a year where every other component of the sports sponsorship industry witnessed a decline, sports celebrity endorsements saw an upward swing of 5% from 2020. There were 377 – brand endorsements deals were made in 2020 out of which 275 – involved cricketers and 102 – Rest of sports contributing INR 517 crore.
Overall my opinion is that the sector has done well and it will only get stronger when things get back to normal with Pro Kabaddi League, Ultimate Table Tennis and other leagues planning a comeback in 2021.
Moving onto our second and final update this week.
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PKL franchise owners criticise the media rights auction and claim it had major flaws
is about Pro Kabaddi League and the displeasure expressed by franchise owners about the media rights auction.
Last week, I covered the story about Star India winning the tender for PKL's media rights auction.
It has since emerged that Mashal Sports have countered claims that its auction for broadcast rights to the Pro Kabaddi League was flawed.
Team owners were reportedly displeased with the specifications of the invitation to tender and the auction result, arguing that there was no price discovery as the competition was absent from the bidding process. One of the team owners also went on to say that the digital bid was designed in such a way that no one could enter the bid for digital rights.
Mashal Sports has termed the charges "baseless and contrived".
In February, details about the bid were out in the public domain. The opening bid was set at a base price of Rs900 crore ($120m/€99.8m) for the rights from 2021 to 2025. It is believed that Star won the rights with a single bid of Rs905 crore, according to India's Economic Times.
There were also talks doing the rounds that there were bidders other than Star India, however, Mashal Sports has stressed that there were six bidders in total – who had purchased the invitation to tender.
Two of the franchise owners have voiced their displeasure about the process public. Ronnie Screwvala, co-owner of the Mumbai-based U Mumba team, has alleged that Mashal Sports failed to disclose complaint letters it received from potential bidders that claimed the tender process was biased while, Patna Pirates owner Rajesh Shah has said that he acknowledges Star's role in popularising the sport over the past seven years, but he believed "the real value of the media rights could have been much higher".
Responding to criticism of the fee, however, Mashal Sports stated that there had been regular consultations with all stakeholders, including team franchises. This situation will probably create a serious rift between the franchise owners and the organisers and solving the conflict of interest will need to be addressed to ensure the smooth operation of the upcoming league season in July.
This brings us to the end of the eight episode of Sports Business Updates. Do stay tuned on my website (www.sportsnexus.co) for the infographic on the Indian Sports Industry. Thank you for listening to the podcast and to all my listeners in India please stay safe and wear a mask.
This is Nilesh and you have been listening to Sports Business Updates podcast – a Sportsnexus production. Have a good week ahead.
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In 1792, George Washington opened the United States' first consulate in South Asia, in Kolkata, India. But the origins of major American involvement in the region date back to the Cold War, when the United States was eager to establish ties with the newly independent countries of the region to edge out potential Soviet influence. Pakistan accepted this offer of friendship and quickly became a military ally of the United States, but this closeness between the United States and Pakistan pushed India toward the Soviet Union. After 9/11, the region once again became a focus of U.S. foreign policy: thousands of U.S. troops landed in Afghanistan, committed to defeating the Taliban and supporting an Afghan central government. Since then, Pakistan has been a crucial ally in the United States' war on terror, but Pakistan itself is home to a number of known terrorist groups. As concerns about Pakistan's reliability as an ally grow, and as India becomes more economically and militarily powerful, U.S. priorities in the region are shifting.
U.S. Woos Both India and Pakistan After Independence
The Cold War with the Soviet Union shaped U.S. foreign policy after World War II. In South Asia, the United States' main objective was to prevent the spread of Soviet influence to the newly independent India and to newly created Pakistan, and so it courted both countries with offers of humanitarian and military aid. Pakistani military and government leaders eagerly established warm relations with the United States, accepting a large aid package in exchange for allowing the United States to conduct military and intelligence operations from a base in its country. With a strong army and a capitalist government, Pakistan quickly became a reliable partner in the fight against communism for the United States. India, on the other hand, became a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, a group of countries allied neither with the United States nor the Soviet Union, and was wary of the strong U.S.-Pakistan relationship despite itself receiving aid from the United States.
India Drifts From United States During Cold War
The United States recognized India's value as one of the world's most populous countries and continued to court it as an ally, despite India's nonaligned status. But there was one major challenge to a stronger U.S.-India relationship: India would not accept the United States as its ally as long as it continued to support its rival Pakistan. This became most evident when the United States backed Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. During the war, the United States provided money and arms to Pakistan, which it viewed as a reliable ally against communism, and ignored State Department reports of genocide being committed by its army in East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh). That move pushed India away from the United States and closer to the Soviet Union.
United States Reacts to South Asian Nuclearization
One of the main U.S. foreign policy priorities after World War II was to prevent nuclear proliferation. So when India successfully detonated its first nuclear device in 1974, the United States was alarmed and President Jimmy Carter called on India to allow international inspections of its nuclear facilities. India refused. Around the same time, Pakistan began accelerating its own nuclear program, much to the disapproval of the United States, which was worried about the Pakistani government's instability and the potential for an arms race between India and Pakistan. Nevertheless, Pakistan went on to acquire the bomb through its nuclear program spearheaded by nuclear physicist A. Q. Khan. (Khan was able to enrich uranium by stealing centrifuge designs from the nuclear plant where he had worked in the Netherlands. Eventually, this technology found its way to Libya, Iran, and other countries in what became known as the Khan network.) Ultimately, the United States was unable to prevent India or Pakistan from becoming nuclear powers, a situation that significantly raised the stakes of any future disagreement between the two rivals.
In Post-Soviet Central Asia, United States Looks for Opportunities
The breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 opened up the possibility of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, a region previously dominated by Russia. At that time, three priorities shaped the U.S. foreign policy agenda in the region: security, democracy, and energy. When the Soviet Union collapsed, much of the infrastructure to build nuclear weapons was left behind in countries that were now independent. In pursuit of its first priority, the U.S. government paid Kazakhstan to seal nuclear reactors, remove uranium from nuclear plants, and transfer leftover Soviet nuclear weapons back to Russia to ensure that they did not fall into the wrong hands. Second, the United States promoted democracy and independence in Central Asian countries by sending billions of dollars of foreign aid in the years following 1991. And finally, the United States promoted investment and construction in the region's oil and gas industries in a bid to diversify its oil suppliers, which were primarily located in the Middle East. Despite these efforts, Central Asian countries today remain firmly under the sphere of influence of their closest ally, Russia.
U.S. Invades Afghanistan to Eliminate Taliban
On September 11, 2001, nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States. In response, President George W. Bush gathered a coalition of countries to invade Afghanistan, whose Taliban government provided refuge to the organizers of those attacks. In a matter of weeks, the coalition successfully brought down the Taliban regime, but those gains were short lived. Within a few years, the Taliban returned. Now, nearly two decades after the invasion, the Taliban has regained control over much of the country, the United States has spent about $1 trillion and lost more than 2,000 soldiers, and peace talks have so far failed to achieve lasting peace. Few good options remain: a decisive military victory for the U.S.-led coalition remains elusive, but a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops could lead to the total collapse of Afghanistan, jeopardizing the hard-fought progress on women's rights and education, as well as modest economic gains, in the non-Taliban-controlled parts of the country.
Pakistan Is a Strategic but Unreliable Ally
The United States recognizes Pakistan as one of its few major non-NATO allies, a distinction that reflects the high degree of security cooperation between the two countries. For example, Pakistan has served as a strategic base for U.S. and NATO forces to operate in Afghanistan, in exchange for U.S. military aid. But the U.S.-Pakistan alliance has deteriorated in recent years. Many U.S. politicians argue that the Pakistani government is either unwilling or unable to tackle terrorism, particularly after U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden—al-Qaeda's leader and architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks—in a compound just thirty miles outside Pakistan's capital in 2011. These politicians accuse the Pakistani military's influential Inter-Services Intelligence agency of covertly supporting terrorists. This perception of Pakistan as an unreliable ally has led the United States to cut almost one billion dollars in security assistance in recent years, throwing the future of the alliance into question.
Partnering With a Rising India
After decades of tension, U.S.-India relations began to warm around the turn of the century. India's economic reforms throughout the 1990s sparked an economic boom, and its strong IT and banking sectors made it an increasingly valuable economic partner for the United States. Since then, trade between the United States and India has grown from $19 billion in 2000 to $143 billion in 2019. But there were other areas for cooperation, too. Both countries are concerned about Islamic extremism and the United States sees India as an ally in the fight against terrorism. In 2005, the two countries created a defense framework that increased opportunities to share military technology and cooperate in military training. That same year, they began talks on energy security and in 2008 signed a civil nuclear agreement that allowed India to buy U.S. nuclear energy technology in exchange for greater international inspections of India's civil nuclear facilities. The two countries have even found common ground in moderating China's increasing presence in South and East Asia and have conducted bilateral military exercises nearly every year since 2004.


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Made these Thai style pan fried pork chops quite sometime back but I still remember vividly the taste of it. It was very aromatic and I believe the marination has played a very important role here. Using the butterfly pork chops from PurelyFresh, they were pounded first so that the pork will not turn tough during cooking. And with a few slits on the surface of the pork chops but not all the way to the bottom, this allows the marination to sip deep and blend well with the meat. The recipe was largely modified from somewhere (but can't remember exactly where it was from for now), and so I am still kind of puzzled why it is known as the Thai style too.
U see, whenever I spotted a notable recipe that I am going to try, I would pen the recipe in my notebook or take a picture of it and while attempting it, would try to think of ways on how to modify it so that it can be more tasty or delicious. And somehow I had missed out writing the origin of this recipe this time. Gosh, age is really catching up, just getting more forgetful by the day ! And I still had so many pending recipes in my notebook that I have yet to blog about or tried. I guess I had better blog about them quickly before they get neglected and I would be losing some really notable recipes !!
These butterfly pork chops from PurelyFresh were really huge in pieces, so in order to get them to be evenly cooked, it's better you had them sliced into smaller size, approximately 6-7 cm per piece.
These thai style pan fried pork chops were really good, with moisture seeped in and the right texture. But do remember the pounds and slits prior to cooking it.
Enjoy !
- 5-6 pcs of pork chops (approximately 6-7cm in diameter)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp corn flour
- 1 tsp lime juice
- some olive oil for pan-frying
- Pound the pork chops with a meat pounder until it is flatten and expand in size. Make a few slits on the surface of the pork chops on both sides (slits should be halfway through the pork chop and NOT all the way to the bottom.)
- Combine all the marinate ingredients and add to the pork chops. Leave them to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight in the fridge.
- Heat up a frying pan with some olive oil for the pan frying. After the oil is heated up, reduce the heat to low and pan fried the pork chops, turning occasionally on both sides, until cooked and pork chops turn golden brown.


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4 Takeaways From The Emotional 1st Select Committee Hearing On The Capitol Attack
The stunning attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters roughly six months ago threatened lawmakers and came close to upending the process to certify the 2020 presidential election.
Most members of Congress decried the onslaught in the hours after the Jan. 6 insurrection, but since then the date has become a deeply polarizing moment on Capitol Hill.
After Senate Republicans blocked a bill to create an independent commission to investigate the attack, the House established a select committee to lead the probe.
The panel's first hearing on Tuesday was emotional as four law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol that day gave firsthand accounts of being overrun, assaulted, and harangued by rioters as "traitors." All described lingering physical and emotional trauma. Some rioters hurled racial epithets at African American officers.
The four officers' gripping testimony, accompanied by horrific images from police body cameras played by the Democratic-led committee, did not reveal much new information. But it launched the investigation with a compelling reminder of what was at stake as the seat of the federal government came under violent attack.
Several times during the hearing both the witnesses and some of the lawmakers on the dais teared up and struggled to gain composure as they relived that day.
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell of the U.S. Capitol Police, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, described the scene on the complex's West Front, where officers were outnumbered by thousands of people wielding bats, flagpoles and other items used to pummel the police. He said he thought to himself, "This is how I am going to die."
Another officer, Michael Fanone of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, called the hand-to-hand combat between police and rioters "nothing short of brutal." Fanone said he was Tased repeatedly and dragged into the crowd as members of the mob took his gun and threatened to shoot him with it.
He was visibly angry at lawmakers who have since downplayed the violence that day. Fanone told the panel, "I feel like I went to hell and back to protect them."
"The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful!" he shouted, pounding the table.
Here are four takeaways from the hearing:
1. Officers point the finger at Trump for inciting supporters
U.S. Capitol Police Pfc. Harry Dunn said what happened on Jan. 6 was political and that those participating had a mission: "They literally were there to 'stop the steal,' " he said, using a phrase former President Donald Trump and his supporters invoked to falsely claim that the 2020 election results were illegitimate.
Dunn said he wants the committee to look at why rioters were there that day.
"If a hit man is hired and he kills somebody, the hit man goes to jail," he told the panel. "But not only does the hit man go to jail, but the person who hired them does. There was an attack carried out on Jan. 6, and [someone] sent them. I want you to get to the bottom of that."
Dunn, a Black officer who has been with the department for more than 14 years, said he was called the N-word after acknowledging to rioters that he voted for Joe Biden for president.
Officer Daniel Hodges of the D.C. Metropolitan Police repeatedly used the word "terrorists" to describe those involved in the siege, and he defended the term by coming prepared with the U.S. Code definition of domestic terrorism.
Hodges said rioters pledged support to Trump as they assaulted officers. He said they appealed to him to join their effort to take the building, and he said they tried to "convert us to their cult."
2. Murphy reveals rioters were 40 paces from two lawmakers
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, one of the seven Democrats on the nine-person committee, revealed for the first time Tuesday how close the throng of rioters came to her and New York Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice.
She described how the two lawmakers were holed up in a room in the basement of the Capitol, a location they thought would be the most secure in an emergency. But she said that the two were just "40 paces" from where Officer Hodges and others clashed with rioters attempting to breach the West Front entrance.
She told Hodges she could hear the screams of those being attacked just yards away. She said that without his bravery, and that of others there that day, "I shudder to think had you not held that line" what could have happened to her and others.
In the second Trump impeachment trial, earlier this year, the House impeachment managers showed video of then-Vice President Mike Pence and senators being evacuated from the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, minutes before many pro-Trump protesters walked into the chamber.
3. McCarthy's move to boycott the panel leaves Trump without a defense
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made the call to pull all five members he named to the select committee after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., vetoed two of them — Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana.
Pelosi's move was unprecedented because no leader had blocked another party from installing their members for a select committee, but she argued that the statements and actions from Jordan and Banks made it untenable for her to accept them. The resolution creating the panel gave the speaker the power to block GOP picks.
Instead, Pelosi tapped two Republicans, Wyoming's Liz Cheney and Illinois' Adam Kinzinger, who both voted to impeach Trump and have been strong critics of the former president.
And they both used their platform during Tuesday's hearing to argue that defending the rule of law was more important than loyalty to a political leader.
Cheney, for instance, asked Sgt. Gonell about Trump calling the group at the Capitol a "loving crowd." He retorted that it was "pathetic" and that he was "still recovering from those 'hugs and kisses' that day."
McCarthy scheduled a press conference ahead of the hearing as a chance for GOP leaders and those he wanted on the committee to do a prebuttal. He said the panel was a "sham" and he and others at the event attempted to blame Pelosi for security failures at the Capitol on Jan. 6. None provided any evidence, and the speaker does not directly oversee the U.S. Capitol Police.
The GOP leader's decision not to participate in the select committee meant that the 3 1/2 hour hearing that was carried live by many news outlets did not include any GOP lawmaker defending the former president or raising the security issues Republicans say should be central to its probe.
No senior official from the Trump administration has testified in any of the hearings conducted by House or Senate panels to date, and without any allies on the select committee, the former president has no one defending him.
4. The committee could subpoena the former president and other Republicans
Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., didn't rule out subpoenas for Trump and other senior White House officials, telling reporters after the hearing, "We will follow the facts." He indicated that the committee could schedule a hearing next month, even though the House is scheduled to take its regular August recess.
Cheney made it clear that getting testimony from those around Trump that day is essential. "We must know what happened every minute of that day in the White House," she said. She has stated recently that Jordan is potentially a "material witness." And McCarthy's telephone conversation with the president that day, a topic that came up during the impeachment trial, could be something the committee wants to hear more about directly from the California Republican.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the panel, told NPR on Tuesday that "we'll do whatever is necessary to make sure we get the answers, and no one is off the table," including the former president or members of Congress.
Officer Hodges implored the committee at the end of the hearing, "I need you guys to address if anyone in power had a role in this, if anyone in power coordinated, or aided and abetted" what happened that day.
The Justice Department, now under the Biden administration, decided Tuesday that former government officials could not invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying about conversations with Trump or his advisers about the insurrection.
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For the first time since Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 in 2012, which legalized marijuana for adults 21 and up, NAACP Denver has joined forces with Amanda C. Phillips, state director of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, and other thought leaders to host "The Color of Cannabis." Organizers of the event hope to educate community leaders and other stakeholders about the lack of diversity and need for social equity within the marijuana industry.
"The most important thing I want to iterate is the cannabis industry is expanding at leaps and bounds, and more states are coming online across the country," said Phillips. "This is a pivotal moment in time where the conversation should include communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs. There should be opportunities for all of us to participate in this growing industry."
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Other panelists include: Bia Campbell, Public Affairs Program Administrator, Denver's Office of Marijuana Policy, Rosalie Flores, Social Equity and Justice Reform Advocate and Cannabis Marketing Specialist, Sarah Woodson, Social Equity Advocate and CEO, Kush and Canvasses. Panelists will explore the collateral consequences associated with a marijuana-related conviction, which can lead to a lifetime of discrimination when it comes to employment and basic services like housing assistance and student loans.
What: The Color of Cannabis
When: Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 11am-1pm MDT
Where: New Hope Baptist Church, 3701 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
As the failed policies of marijuana prohibition continue to disproportionately impact communities of color, we must take the necessary steps to address the damage caused by the criminalization of marijuana. That's why NORML and Minorities for Medical Marijuana proudly support the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act.
If passed by Congress, the MORE Act will remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to set their own policies free from federal interference. The bill would also create a Trust Fund to assist state and local governments in expunging criminal records and setting up regulatory structures for marijuana's lawful production and distribution.
The Trust Fund would have three functions:
- A fund administrated by a newly created Office of Cannabis Justice to issue grants to communities negatively impacted by the war on drugs for the development of expungement processes, employment programs, reentry guidance, youth resources and more. The Office of Cannabis would be one of the Justice Programs in the Department of Justice. This provision is modeled on the Marijuana Justice Act, by Senator Cory Booker (NJ) and Representative Barbara Lee (CA).
- A fund administered by the Small Business Administration to encourage socially and economically disadvantaged people to enter the cannabis industry, similar to legislation introduced by Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (NY).
- A fund administered by the Small Business Administration to create equitable licensing programs in states and local governments that benefit communities most impacted by the prohibition.
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– Client is responsible to complete the basic emergency profile form when ordering the device as this is required for programming the device. The device cannot be dispatched to the client without this information being completed
– MOBI-CLAW911 will ensure that there is always airtime and data on the device so that panic activations are delivered as required. The monthly subscription includes up to eight activations through the month. Activations exceeding this will be charged at R10 per activation, this is to encourage clients not to play with the button and to use it responsibly.
– Where a client activates a false panic and fails to answer the voice calls to the device and subsequent calls to his phone and resources are dispatched a penalty of R500 will apply
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Farmers should aim for healthy and disease-free animals that are cost-effective and create prosperity on farms. "If your animals aren't healthy, you cannot make money," says Dr Jan du Preez, vet and managing director for the Institute for Dairy Technology.
Diseases are prone to infect healthy animals as this ensures their own survivial, thus vaccination is crucial. However, says Du Preez, no vaccination guarantees 100% safety, and a keen eye and time spent with one's livestock is necessary for early disease detection.
Although different diseases may affect different geographical areas, he identifies five diseases that will be a concern throughout South Africa in 2016.
Despite being a state-controlled disease, brucellosis is spreading through South Africa at a rapid rate, and is currently the number one disease that farmers should be concerned about. "It can destroy our livestock sector if it's not brought under control," says Du Preez.
Affecting cattle, sheep and goats, the disease was nearly brought under control in the 1990s, but has since grown out of hand. "Although it causes hundreds of millions of rands worth of damage to the cattle industry, it's underestimated or ignored by many cattle farmers, and businesses which trade in livestock."
Between 3% and 9% of heifers born from infected cows may be latently infected (that is, without obvious symptoms). Such heifers often test negative for the disease in serological tests until about 18 months, by which time they may be pregnant or with their first calf.
"These heifers are a huge problem. If farmers, vets and auctioneers don't stand together in curbing this disease, we will never manage to bring it under control," stresses Du Preez.
The disease is spread mainly when farmers sell and move infected animals. The problem is that infected animals show no clinical signs of disease and their eating habits do not change. The only sign that a pregnant cow carrying the disease will show is abortion after five to seven months of pregnancy. However, such a symptom is also common to other diseases.
Bulls do not play a significant role in spreading brucellosis, therefore contracting the disease through them is not as great a threat. Brucellosis is a zoonosis, making it especially dangerous.Animals with brucellosis may be slaughtered, but special arrangements have to be made with an abattoir. The cow's udder, reproduction system and lymph nodes have to be cut away, as the germ persists in these areas.
Germs occur in milk and are also retained in the afterbirth. Animals may eat the afterbirth and contract brucellosis in this way. Humans can contract the disease by coming into contact with the afterbirth. Butchers who do not wear special protective clothing are at risk of becoming infected, should tiny drops of infected material get in their eyes or through microscopic cuts in the skin.
"A zoonosis can ruin a person's life. If diagnosed too late, it can be very serious. Symptoms such as depression, back pain, biphasic fever and muscle pain can persist for a lifetime," says Du Preez.
Animals must be vaccinated at the correct time against brucellosis, and a vet should be consulted in this regard.
By law, all heifers must be vaccinated against brucellosis between the ages of four to eight months.
When brucellosis occurs in a herd, infected animals must be quarantined and cannot be sold.
Although ultra-heat treatment (UHT) and pasteurisation kills the germ in milk, according to law, raw milk intended for further processing must be free from pathogenic organisms.
Lumpy Skin Disease
Lumpy skin disease is a notifiable disease in South Africa, in accordance with the Animal Disease Act 35 of 1984. It is also a World Organisation for Animal Health-listed disease.
The disease is spread by the poxvirus and usually occurs during the wet summer and autumn months, especially when there are high insect populations. In addition, certain ticks can carry the disease, which means it can occur in winter.
Most infected animals show no visible clinical signs. The disease is spread through the saliva of infected animals and by infected animals rubbing against healthy animals, transferring it through skin lesions.
According to surveys, lumpy skin disease is widespread among unvaccinated animals.
Infected animals will not eat. Small sores will develop on the inside of an animal's mouth, nose and sexual organs. If the disease is present in a herd, a large number of animals will suddenly abort. An outbreak usually affects 1% to 2% of a herd, but rarely more than 3% of infected animals will die.
Lumpy skin disease can be prevented and controlled effectively through annual vaccination, but animals vaccinated during the disease's incubation period still become infected.
Infected animals cannot be sold commercially.
Animals showing serious symptoms of lumpy skin disease must be culled and buried.
Redwater (Babesiosis)
Redwater is a tick-borne disease listed with the World Organisation for Animal Health. Despite both African and Asiatic redwater being responsible for many cattle mortalities in South Africa, it is not a state- controlled or notifiable disease in this country.
It is often transferred between animals when farmers vaccinate multiple animals with the same needle.
"Mortalities need not occur if all calves are vaccinated with blood vaccines before eight months," says Du Preez.
Cattle infected with redwater will have red or brown urine (blood in the urine) and a high temperature of between 41°C and 42°C. (The norm is 37°C to 38°C.) The mucosa of the eye is pale. Infected animals will not eat, are listless, and their skin may have an unsmooth appearance.
Muscle tremors occur and animals react strongly to handling and noise.
"Farmers must be alert to make an early diagnosis. Look for behavioural changes. If you see that an animal is ill, chances are it has been ill for several days and the disease is already at an advanced stage," says Du Preez. If cattle are infected with redwater, it is important to contact a vet as soon as possible.
"You can obtain a blood vaccine from Onderstepoort which is injected into the animal, allowing it to self-immunise."
Asiatic and African redwater have no cross-protection; vaccinating for one does not protect against the other. Contact your vet.
Although redwater cannot be transferred to humans, infected animals cannot be slaughtered, as the carcass has been affected.
Three-day Stiff-sickness
Three-day stiff-sickness (TDS) is spread by midges that carry the virus. The virus causes large economic losses in the dairy industry as a result of dramatic losses in milk production capacity.
The Brahman breed is highly susceptible to the disease. TDS usually disappears with the first frosts, but cases have been recorded in winter. How and where the virus overwinters is unknown.
Milk production in infected cows drops dramatically. Even after recovery, the cow is unlikely to regain its previous production level. Bulls that contract TDS temporarily cannot breed. However, infected cows account for the greatest financial loss, as infected pregnant cows may abort.
Animals that contract TDS must be fed for three days, and injected with anti-inflammatory medication. Some animals with TDS become permanently paralysed. The cause of spinal cord damage (degeneration) that causes paralysis is not known. Mortalities usually occur in less than 1% of animals that are in good condition when they contract the disease.
Vaccination is cheap and will stop 99% of animals from contracting TDS.
"Animals don't usually become infected during dry years," says Du Preez. "During these times, farmers tend to become complacent and may neglect to vaccinate against TDS on a regular basis. The result is that they are then unprepared when there is an outbreak of the disease after good rainfall."
TDS vaccines are not always available on the market for long periods, a major source of frustration for farmers.
Gas Gangrene
Gas gangrene is an acute and deadly disease caused by toxaemia (blood poisoning). It is rife in South Africa. There are many types of gas gangrene, including black quarter, swollen head and malignant oedema. It is therefore sometimes difficult to reach a correct diagnosis as each disease type displays similar symptoms.
It is caused by several different bacteria (individually or in combination), and animals must be vaccinated with combined vaccines against different disease strains. Some animals carry the bacteria in their gut but appear to be healthy.
"This disease affects animals in good condition," Du Preez explains. "It doesn't want a skinny animal. The host must be healthy so that the disease can survive."
These animals spread the bacteria from camp to camp or from farm to farm via their faeces. Once in the soil, the spores can survive for a number of years.
Animals that contract gas gangrene rarely exhibit clinical symptoms, and infected animals are usually found dead before being diagnosed.
"Farmers will typically load a truck with weaner calves. The truck then drives to the feedlot and the animals bump against each other and their muscles are damaged. Bruises will not have sufficient blood flow and the germ thrives where there is a shortage of oxygen."
According to Du Preez, farmers should make use of trusted transport companies when transporting animals to ensure that the disease is not spread in this way.


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Jonathan Burton is an extremely talented illustrator who recently completed designed and illustrating the Folio Society edition of PD James's Cover Her Face. He was kind enough to agree to be interviewed about this project, his own history, and his ambitions. You can see more of his work at his website and at his blog (with more information on the Cover Her Face process collected here).
CAUSTIC COVER CRITIC: What's your background in design and illustration? How did you get into the field?
JONATHAN BURTON: I studied general Art & Design at three colleges in the North of England which were in Scunthorpe, Blackpool and Bradford. I then specialized in Illustration to do an MA at Kingston University, London, which was the course that really motivated me and made me fall in love with image making. Too many years at college though, too poor for too long.
CCC: Folio work with a wide variety of artists, not just a few regulars. How did you being the designer/illustrator for this book come about?
JONATHAN BURTON: I'd sent the Art Director several mailshots over the years so when they called I assumed they had found me that way, but that wasn't the case. The Art Director had found me by chance at www.aoiportfolios.com. They called and asked if I'd like to illustrate Birdsong which I got very excited about so spent that Christmas immersing myself in the book. The first image I sent was refused by the novels author Sebastian Faulks who had the final say, the second one was refused too. I was really disappointed but in retrospect I think my drawings were too descriptive for the tone of the book and I should have taken a step back. A softer feel may have been more appropriate.
The Art Director and Editor at Folio were really enthusiastic about the work I'd done though and straight after offered me Cover Her Face. PD James accepted the first image (hooray) and it went from there.
CCC: Often cover designers don't even have the full manuscript to work from, but you had lots of detailed internal artwork to do, and the posts on your blog show lots of close reading to get the scenes and characters right. What was that experience like?
JONATHAN BURTON: It was so interesting to jump into the world of that story and rummage around. I imagined I was making a film where I was casting director, costume designer, prop collector, continuity checker.... the lot. Everything was noted down - characters age, clothes, hairstyle, what was where in each room and even as to where the light was coming from for each scene in particular for the overhead 'crime scene' which became the most complex illustration. PD James is so descriptive of her environments that I couldn't stop myself putting every item and person in their correct place. All of that research into detail became incidental only serving to make the settings more authentic as the most important thing to get across was the sense of drama.
CCC: Do you have any interest in sequential art/comics? I can imagine how cool Burton's Lives of the Composers would be!
JONATHAN BURTON: I love Chris Ware, Seth, Daniel Clowes, Charles Burns, the Blab comic... all the Fantagraphics books basically.
I've always felt intimidated by the huge amount of work that must be involved in creating a comic book but recently, after working with Folio and now trying to wrestle a children's book to the ground, I've discovered that it's the background work where the fun is at, so I think that if I could devote myself to it I'd really love it. Lives of the Composers, I could get into that.
[NB: Jonathan has created illustrations of many of the great composers for Classic FM in the UK. Here are Dvorak...
..and Beethoven.]
I moved to France a few years ago and the Bande Dessinée is taken very seriously here, and seeing the festival of BD at Angoulême has shown me that the market for comics is enormous. Likewise the amount of competition.
CCC: Dream job: Folio ask you to choose any book at all to work your magic on--what would you choose?
JONATHAN BURTON: Lady Chatterley's Lover is such a great book and the 1920s setting would be interesting to explore. I've also recently read the epic The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, set in a sleazy Victorian London. That would be a huge project.... I'm drooling now. Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, too, while I'm at it.
CCC: Is there any neglected book you'd love to draw to people's attention as something they should seek out?
JONATHAN BURTON: I'm not sure this is neglected as every Art student in the UK would have had it rammed down their throat but I've recently got back into Ways of Seeing by John Berger. It accompanied a 1970s BBC TV series which is now available on Youtube. The 70's style of programme has really dated but the ideas are still very interesting. With you being a critic of book design though I should point out that it's also a very ugly book! All the text in large bold type with black and white photos haphazardly placed throughout. Strange that it's about how we see images yet it's so carelessly designed. Never mind, the ideas are good.


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An Algerian has quit the Arab League team sent to check Syria's compliance with an Arab peace plan, and a second monitor said he might leave because the mission was failing to end the killing of civilians protesting against the president's rule.
The 22-member League, which suspended Syria in November, sent the monitors last month to verify if Syria was carrying out an agreement to halt its crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
Assad swore on Wednesday to defeat "foreign conspirators" plotting to end his rule and a Frenchman became the first foreign journalist to be killed in 10 months of unrest in which the United Nations says more than 5,000 people have been killed.
Syria barred most foreign media soon after protests began in March, but more journalists have been admitted since the Arab League sent in its monitors. The French journalist who was killed had been invited to Syria by the government.
"France 2 television has just learned with a great deal of sorrow of the death of reporter Gilles Jacquier in Homs," the broadcaster said.
A Belgian reporter who was there told Reuters several mortar rounds or grenades had landed in the area.
"There was a lot of chaos, blood, hysteria," he said. Syrian state television said eight people were killed in the incident, which it blamed on a "terrorist group".
Arab League monitor Anwar Malek said he had resigned because the mission was powerless to prevent "scenes of horror" in Homs.
"The mission was a farce and the observers have been fooled," the Algerian told Al Jazeera television. "The regime orchestrated it and fabricated most of what we saw to stop the Arab League from taking action against the regime ..."
Malek's resignation was a blow to a mission already criticised for inefficiency and whose members have come under attack this week from both Assad supporters and protesters, and the threat of a second resignation further undermined it.
The second monitor, asked if he agreed with Malek, said: "It is true, it is true. Even I am trying to leave on Friday. The mission is unclear.... It does not serve the citizens. It does not serve anything."
The monitor, speaking by telephone from Syria, asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
"The military gear is still present even in the mosques. We asked that military equipment be withdrawn from the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque in Deraa and until today they have not withdrawn it," he said.
Under the Arab peace plan, Syrian authorities are supposed to stop attacking peaceful protests, withdraw troops and tanks from the streets, free detainees and open a political dialogue.
On Tuesday the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said a U.N. official had told the Security Council the killings had accelerated since the monitors arrived.
Assad himself, smiling and relaxed in a dark jacket and open-necked shirt, greeted thousands of rapturous supporters in a Damascus square on Wednesday, a day after breaking a six-month public silence.
The crowd shouted "Shabiha forever, for your eyes, Assad", a reference to loyalist militiamen, mostly members of Assad's minority Alawite sect, who have gained a fearsome reputation for their part in suppressing protests against the president.
Assad's wife Asma and their two children joined him for his surprise appearance in the capital's central Umayyad Square.
"I belong to this street," said Assad, 46, adding that Syria faced foreign conspirators. "We will make this phase the end for them and their plans. We are going to win without any doubt."
His remarks followed a 100-minute speech on Tuesday in which he mocked the Arab League, vowed to hit "terrorists" with an iron fist and promised reforms, but with no hint that he would relinquish the power he inherited from his father in 2000.
The League said on Wednesday it was delaying sending more monitors after an attack on one team in the port of Latakia in which 11 observers were lightly injured. It blamed protesters but said the authorities should have protected the team.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four people had been killed in Kafr Nabouda, in Hama province, where troops staging raids fought army deserters.
The authorities accuse armed Islamist militants of killing 2,000 members of the security forces.
The United States said it was ordering a further cut in its embassy staff in Syria.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that the monitoring mission cannot continue indefinitely and dismissed Assad speech on Tuesday as "chillingly cynical".
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Fudgy, rich, delicious chocolate brownies are hard to resist. This recipe is our go-to for baking perfect brownies every single time.
150 grams of melted butter
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of caster sugar
3 eggs
Half a teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of vanilla essence
3/4 of a cup of cocoa
3/4 of a cup of plain flour
150 grams of dark chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 180 Celsius (350 Fahrenheit). In a large bowl mix melted butter, oil and both sugars until combined. Add eggs, vanilla essence and salt and mix until all ingredients are fully mixed through. Sift cocoa and flour in to bowl and add to the other ingredients, being careful to not over mix. Add the dark chocolate chips and fold through. Add the brownie mix to a 7 x 11 inch pan lined with baking paper. Bake in oven for approximately 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cook. Cut in to squares and serve and enjoy!
ELE tip – these brownies can be made in advance and frozen, ready to defrost whenever you need a sweet treat.


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It's officially squash season! Squash is versatile, hearty and is able to be kept for quite a while if stored properly. Additionally, squash is packed with nutrients! A one cup serving of butternut squash contains about 25% RDI of fiber, is absolutely loaded with vitamin a, and also contains plenty of vitamin c, manganese and potassium!
While I eat soup all year long, something about fall makes soup seem like a requirement. I oftentimes make a batch of soup to enjoy during the week as a quick lunch or even as a snack. This butternut squash soup is creamy, dreamy and also happens to be gluten free + vegan and the addition of turmeric enhances the color and flavor of this soup.
Easiest Butternut Squash Soup
Serves 6
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
1 Butternut Squash
2 Tbsp Olive Oil, Divided
1 Sweet Onion, Diced
4 Cloves of Garlic, Minced
1 Tsp Turmeric
1 Can Trader Joe's Reduced Fat Coconut Milk*
2 Cups Vegetable Broth
Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
*The Trader Joe's Reduced Fat Coconut Milk is Amazing because it has less fat than regular coconut milk but more fat than "Lite" or light coconut milk which often contains added thickeners!
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Clean the outside of your butternut squash. Dry and slice lengthwise with a sharp knife. Using a spoon, scoop out the stringy parts and seeds from the bottom of the squash. Using 1 tbsp of olive oil, coat each half of the squash with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven with the cut side of the squash facing up and bake for ~40 minutes, or until the flesh is easily pierced with a fork.
2. When the squash has finished cooking, remove it from the oven and leave it to the side to cool. While it cools, sauté the diced onion and minced garlic in a sauce pan in the remaining tbsp of olive oil and a pinch of salt, stirring frequently so the garlic doesn't burn. Continue to cook until translucent, about 8 minutes.
3. If the squash is able to be handled, use a metal spoon to scoop out the flesh away from the skin of the squash. Place the cooked squash in a bowl.
4. In a blender, add the squash, onion + garlic mixture, turmeric, coconut milk and vegetable broth. Depending on the size of your blender, you may need to do this in two batches!
5. Return the blended mixture to the sauce pan and heat through. Add salt and fresh black pepper to taste. Serve topped with fresh herbs, chunks of roasted butternut squash, pepitas or red pepper flakes.


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Date: 26/06/2018
Time: 08:30:00
Address: Sheephouse Lane, Irvington
Incident Number: 1806009983
UPDATE: 20:00hrs (27th June) United Utilities staff withdrew from the incident ground at around 19:20hrs this evening (27th June) with a view to return for another site inspection in the morning (28th June). Firefighters will remain on site again through the night to monitor those smouldering areas for any further flare ups and dampen down where needed using aqua packs.
UPDATE: 12:00hrs (27th June) An incident ground assessment was carried out and there are still some small smouldering pockets remaining around the fire incident ground. United Utilities staff returned to site earlier in the morning and are preparing to dig some fire breaks in the affected areas. Firefighters will remain on scene to monitor the incident and dampen down any flare ups with those smouldering areas.
Throughout last night (25th June) and into the early hours of the morning fire crews were in attendance periodically assessing the fire ground for any remaining hot spots or deep seated pockets of fire. At 10:17 hrs firefighting operations recommenced on the southern flank of the fire ground to bring under control some smouldering pockets of fire. Crews have been using fogging units, beaters and aqua leaders to control the fire alongside the LFRS soft track and United Utilities Polaris vehicles.
At 18:06hrs the incident had been reduced back down to one pump for periodic fire ground monitoring. One fire engine remained at the scene throughout the night carrying out periodic walks of the fire ground permitter to monitor the incident and dampen down using aqua packs if needed. A full inspection of the fire ground is due to take place later in the morning alongside partners from United Utilities.


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Getting Started on BBQ Catering Business
It is important that you find a good location to start your bbq catering business. You want to choose a location that is free of other bbq food companies and has an easy path to get there. The location must be noticeable, and should be in a good location.
Making the menus is very important. Once you have the menus made, you can then buy the ingredients for your Singapore bbq catering at wholesale prices. It is important to know what you want to serve, so you know what to bbq food to buy. This step is quite simple if you keep an open mind, and think with your taste buds. Be sure however to incorporate all types of bbq foods and foods that go well with barbeque food. In Singapore, two of the more important foods to use are satay and otah.
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Posted on July 15 2016
Doing your hair in the hottest part of the summer can seem like an impossible task. The aspiration of beautiful, Instagram worthy beach waves is quickly squashed when you're hit with the wall of humidity that spares no strand. We scoured Pinterest to hunt down some of our favorite summer hair inspo's and pulled our top three finds. Replicate these looks exactly or use them as guides to make your own stylish 'do.
Boho Braid Babe
Braids are one of summer's favorite hair trends! We can't help but be jealous of every perfectly messy french braid or crafty fishtail braid we see! Take your braid look one step farther by twisting your braids into a low bun or wearing smaller braids and leaving pieces out.
Half-up Bun
This classic style should never be over-looked or under estimated! We absolutely love this hair-do whether were running errands or attending a special occasion. It keeps your hair pulled back without looking like you're trying too hard. Simply sweep your hair up into a half pony, twist your hair and wrap it around into a messy bun. Secure with a few bobby pins and let a few pieces fall out of place.
Silk Scarf
Put that silk scarf you've had for years to good use! A simple ponytail or low bun doesn't have to feel boring or average. Tie the scarf into a bow or let it hang the full length.
No hair style or routine can be a full success without the help of some necessary products. Here is a list of our top go-to's to help your hair beat the heat!
1. Dry Shampoo: Our favorite is by the brand Batiste. It de-greases and bulks up strands for a completely refreshed look. It does spray out a white powder but is completely absorbed after brushing it through. If you are only going to use one product this summer, make it this one!
2. Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray: Achieve some beach babe waves with this texturizing spray. We love the subtle wave it creates a structured, "I woke up like this" look.
3: Anti-Frizz Serum: Try Redken's Outshine Anti-frizz Polishing Milk. This product is a must have to leave hair silky and soft.


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The move will take effect immediately, meaning Thursday's four matches will not be shown in the country.
The matter took only 15 minutes of a four-hour meeting of all 20 clubs in London on Tuesday to agree.
The English top-flight also says it will donate £1m to support the people of Ukraine.
The TV rights for the Premier League were owned by the Rambler Group. The company was in its final year of a three-year deal to show matches in Russia.
In a separate move, the Football Association has also suspended its deal with Russia.
That means none of this month's FA Cup quarter-final matches will be shown.
The Premier League says it condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that its clubs unanimously agreed the move.
"We call for peace and our thoughts are with all those impacted," the Premier League said in a statement.
"The £1m donation will be made to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to deliver humanitarian aid directly to those in need."
Last weekend, Premier League clubs showed solidarity with Ukraine as captains wore special armbands in Ukrainian colours, while stadium screens displayed 'Football Stands Together' in front of the country's blue and yellow flag.
It is understood there will be no repeat of the pro-Ukraine branding that took place around last weekend's games. However, clubs have been cleared to produce their own response if they wish.
The English Football League (EFL) says it has also suspended broadcast feeds of its matches in Russia.
"Echoing the views of the Premier League and other organisations around the world, the EFL remains deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict," the EFL said in a statement.
"As has been demonstrated at EFL grounds around the country, 'Football Stands Together' with the people of Ukraine and all those impacted."
Last weekend Chinese rights holders did not broadcast Premier League matches in their country, which is a close political ally of Russia.
In response to the Premier League's announcement, Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said it was "absolutely the right thing to do".
He said in a statement: "We fully support the Premier League's decision to stop broadcasting matches in Russia in response to Putin's barbaric, senseless invasion of Ukraine.
"Russia cannot be allowed to legitimise its illegal war through sport and culture, and we must work together to ensure Putin remains a pariah on the international stage."


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Situated on the north shore of Dubai Creek, the thriving waterway that runs through the heart of the city, Al Bandar Rotana is a five-star hotel with a prime waterfront outlook. Located on Baniyas Road in one of Dubai's most prominent business districts, the waterside hotel is just a few minutes by road from the world's busiest airport, Dubai International, as well as the Dubai World Trade Centre and the Diplomatic District.
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Clarke, William (1979) The employability characteristics of the 1978 teacher education graduates from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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The study was an attempt to determine the problems associated with the movement of beginning teachers from Memorial's Faculty of Education to the teaching force. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the kinds of problems encountered by these graduates in their efforts to gain entry into their particular career. The study was of particular importance since it was undertaken during a period of declining enrollments and alleged teacher oversupply. The determinants of beginning teacher's occupational attainment status were grouped into three categories: (1) ascribed or background factors; (2) achieved factor-s, and (3) personal, self-concept factors. Each set of factors were comprised of a number of individual characteristics, and investigated in order to determine their relative influences upon the beginning teacher's success, or lack of success, in obtaining a teaching appointment for the 1978-79 school year. The data were collected by the researcher through two surveys; the first was at the time of graduation and the second was shortly after the beginning of this school year. The statistical analysis consisted of Pearson product moment correlations and regression analysis. The study found that the most influential determinants of the beginning teacher's occupational attainment status were the efforts one places in their job . search, (an inverse . relationship), the willingness of the individual to relocate, the individual's participation in the internship, as opposed to the regular, student teaching program, the -number of family contacts already in the tea~hing profession, and the presence of -qualifications enabling the individual to teach either . French or special education. Other characteristics investigated did not prove to be significantly related to one'·s chances of obtaining employment in the teaching profession.
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Quadbridge announces the transition of Founder & CEO PJ Emam to the role of Chairman and the appointment of Steve Leslie as CEO
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MONTREAL, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Quadbridge Inc. (Quadbridge), a leading North American provider of IT solutions and services, announces today that Founder & CEO PJ Emam has stepped forward into the role of Chairman and Steve Leslie has joined as CEO.
Founded in 2007, Quadbridge has quickly become a reputable IT solutions provider. The organization has built operations across North America, established partnerships with hundreds of best-of-breed and emerging technology vendors, served thousands of businesses, repeatedly ranked on the Canadian Business list of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies, completed the acquisitions of DTM Systems Corp. and Able-One Systems Inc., and built a press-worthy company culture.
"Quadbridge has accomplished more than I ever dreamed of when we started 16 years ago. It has been through dedication and a tenacious do-what-it-takes attitude that we have come so far," said PJ Emam. "As I start my next chapter with Quadbridge, I'm proud of our journey and know there is so much more to come in our story."
Steve Leslie joins Quadbridge with extensive experience in the Information Technology industry. Steve has held Senior roles in Business Development, Sales, and Marketing with Telus, Softchoice, and Xerox. During his tenure, Steve has led teams of more than 700 in effecting transformational changes through expanding lines of business, implementing go-to-market strategies, and developing high-performing teams and cultures.
"I'm delighted to join this vibrant organization," said Steve Leslie. "With Quadbridge's cross-border capabilities, strong portfolio of offerings, growing market share, and talented and engaged team, the company is uniquely positioned to outperform and progress in the industry. We have exciting times ahead as we continue to grow in innovative business verticals and dominate in client experience."
Founded in 2007, Quadbridge is a leading North American IT solutions and services provider. Quadbridge delivers end-to-end cloud, security, technology, and operations solutions for businesses through three verticals: Managed Services for outsourced IT functions, Professional Services for specialized expertise on project-based initiatives, and Technology Acquisition Services for hardware and software. Learn more at quadbridge.com.
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