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Donald Trump is not good news for Syrian revolutionaries
During the race for the White House, Syrian rebels hoped for a change to US President Barack Obama's inactivity towards their country. But the election of Donald Trump as president could make matters worse for the rebels rather than better.
In his first interview after winning the election, Trump suggested he would oversee a dramatic shift in Washington's Syria policy once he is in office. Trump told the Wall Street Journal: "Syria is fighting [the Islamic State] ISIS and you have to get rid of ISIS. Now we're backing rebels against Syria and we have no idea who these people are."
In this interview and throughout his campaign, Trump made it clear that he was going to align US efforts concerning Syria with those of Russia.
Although Trump has no clear stated ideology or political doctrine and his approach to Syria is yet to be fully determined, he seems to favour Middle Eastern dictatorships. He called toppling Libya's Muammar Qaddafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein mistakes and has stated that he prefers having Syria's dictator, President Bashar Assad — the man who is responsible of the death of 400,000 Syrians and the displacement of more than 11 million of his own people — remain in power to avoid chaos.
As they bomb Syrian cities and towns, Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin are the biggest winners from the US election. Given that Trump is aiming to minimise military engagement in the Middle East, he is likely to strengthen Moscow's position in the region, adding legitimacy to Putin's murderous campaign in support of Assad.
The incoming Trump administration is expected to cut off arms supplies to vetted Syrian rebel groups and to put the US focus squarely on countering ISIS. With such measures in place, Assad will have achieved his goals of driving the remaining nationalist-oriented rebel forces towards radicalisation, gaining justification to continue waging his deadly campaign against rebel-held areas.
Unless European and other regional powers fill the gap the United States leaves, Syria's moderate opposition will face hard times. Not only do European democracies and other countries need to aid the opposition in Syria, they also need to counter a Russia that will be directly reinforced by any US withdrawal under Trump.
On the other hand, a Trump presidency is a gift for jihadist groups operating in Syria. Trump's vocal claim to align his policy with Russia, support Assad and focus solely on fighting ISIS is music to the ears of al-Qaeda leaders in Syria, as this would feed into their conspiracy narrative, helping them to maximise the radicalisation efforts they are undertaking among Syria's population and rebel forces.
Additionally, Trump's anti- Muslim rhetoric during the election campaign will be employed by such groups to advance their agendas. Al-Qaeda ideologues have been using Twitter to present new Trump-produced propaganda material.
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist theorist, tweeted after the US election that electing Trump reveals American "racism towards Muslims and Arabs" and Hamza al-Karibi, a media official of the rebranded al-Qaeda group in Syria, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, posted on Twitter that Trump's victory "is a slap to those promoting the benefits of democratic mechanism".
At this stage what seems clear from Trump's positions is that he has no understanding of the dynamics of the Syrian war nor is he willing to challenge Moscow's stance. That is another escalating problem that would lead to an unprecedented growth of Russian dominance in Syrian affairs and hinder any work towards a resolution to the conflict.
Even if Trump follows Obama's footsteps, this would mean the decline of US influence in Syria, as well as efforts to promote a democratic transition. Following the status quo would also facilitate the rise of Russia and eventual full-scale war against the opposition, though perhaps at a slower pace.


text: Monday, November 26, 2018 / Author: Andrew Regnerus / Categories: Local 6, Local 52, Local 53, Newsletters, Sectors, Construction / 2742 Rate this article: 4.2 Modernizing Apprenticeship under Bill 47 By Andrew Regnerus, Ontario Construction Coordinator The Ontario government has passed Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, which repeals much of the previous Liberal government's Bill 148 Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act. Here is a quick review of how this legislation will affect Ontario's construction industry and why it's happening. What's changing? A new 1:1 journeyperson-to-apprentice ratio for all trades that are subject to ratios No more trade classification reviews which could turn voluntary trades into compulsory trades The Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) will be wound down in 2019 Government rationale The previous government legislated extensive worker protections, which they claimed would shield vulnerable workers. The new government hopes that a more business-friendly approach (less regulated, less red tape) will increase employment opportunities. Industry rationale Employers have demanded flexibility to address skilled trades' shortages. The legislation will also prevent further trade classification (i.e., more compulsory trades). Businesses say classification and burdensome ratios affect their ability to hire and train more apprentices. What's not changing? Trade school curriculum and today's 23 compulsory trades remain. There's been no mention of trades fees. We expect fees to continue, perhaps as they were prior to OCOT. What's next? The government plans an orderly transition out of OCOT by early 2019. It promises what replaces OCOT will improve trades promotion, access to apprenticeships, navigation through the apprenticeship system, and completion rates. CLAC has some concerns as the government moves forward with its plan to phase out OCOT. We are recommending the following measures. Preserve what works OCOT's intent to professionalize trades and keep regulation away from political interference is worthwhile. As with other professional occupations, a self-regulated college had the potential to better engage tradespeople in decision-making and standard-setting. Unfortunately, OCOT's governance structure became politicized and its mandate (enforce, promote, support) proved unmanageable. A new agency with clearer focus could protect tradespeople from special interests—government and unions included—and truly support apprentices. The legacy database and public registry of OCOT are worth maintaining. Worker credentials are invaluable information that protect consumers and employers from false worker declarations. It also enhances the value of workers whose credentials are verifiable. The 45 trade compliance officers should continue to enforce ratios and credentials on site. Abandon what's failed If the college was "by the trades for the trades," it missed in focus and in delivery. Assigning labour roles almost exclusively to the cabal of Building Trades Unions was political. The resulting trade regulation promoted that union model. OCOT should have improved the apprenticeship system's efficacy of training and completions, plus promoted trades, protected the public, and secured worker safety. Instead, debate over ratios and trade classifications continued to focus on controlling labour supply, wage security, and promotion of union training programs. OCOT's muscle-flexing in enforcing trade requirements and ratios could have focussed on compliance by education, trade promotion, and facilitating entry and apprenticeship progress. Monitor changes as we move forward CLAC will continue to monitor the aggregate ratio among CLAC's members as the industry adjusts to the new 1:1 ratio. Those clamouring for 1:1 have claimed that they are passing on work because of worker shortages and have committed to hiring more apprentices and not to laying off journeypersons. Progressive employers recognize journeypersons as the lifeblood of their firms and won't succumb to the short term gains of a reduced average hourly wage costs. Another challenge to monitor will be whether ratio change and the loss of OCOT hurts completion rates. The effective dropout rate is more than 60 percent. Of 20,000 apprentices who signed on to OCOT five and a half years ago, only 6,000 have completed their apprenticeships. That failure belongs to all stakeholders, not just OCOT. Adding more new entrants risks more failure unless government and stakeholders make needed systemic and cultural changes. We must also watch trade school capacity. There are regional shortages now; additional classroom seats must be made available to alleviate the backlog of apprentices waiting for school terms. The government must enable the ratio increase with funding for seats and school infrastructure. In summary, changes were needed to increase entry to the trades and because OCOT had become a bloated and biased bureaucracy. In its wake, however, CLAC must ensure that the concerns and insights of our members are part of OCOT's replacement. Whatever form apprentice and journeyperson regulation takes, it needs to listen to the voice of tradespersons in the alternative labour movement. CLAC will lobby hard to ensure that our members are heard. Previous Article Rebel Rebel Next Article Fair and Open Tendering Will Create Jobs, Save Tax Dollars Print Tags: Ontario construction legislation apprenticeships

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Congratulations, you're hired! Now what?Caroline Heilbrun | November 15, 2019
What to do between the offer and the first day
The offer letter swam in and out of focus. I had been staring at my laptop screen for the past hour, reading eleven pages of terms and conditions for the umpteenth time. I could only think of my grandmother's famous Thanksgiving stuffing. The smell of it – rich, slightly nutty, full of seasonings – wafted under my nose. Finally, after careful deliberation, I followed my heart (and my stomach.) I hit "Send" and officially accepted an Analyst position at Charles River Associates. Read more >


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Ford Mondeo sedan has received a technological upgrade aimed at the safety improving of the car and improving of the intelligent driver assistance systems. People can order updated Ford Mondeo at all official Ford dealers in Russia.05 julymore info
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Russian dealers of Toyota began the sales of cars Toyota Camry and Toyota RAV4 with the pre-installed Yandex.Auto. The complex of Internet services Yandex.Auto is available for Toyota Camry cars in the "Exclusive" and "Toyota RAV4" configuration in the "Style", "Prestige" and "Exclusive" complete sets. The price of cars with Yandex.Auto after the installing an Internet modem with prepaid traffic grew by 7 thousand rubles and it is for Camry 1 million 722 thousand rubles for the equipment "Exclusive" and 1 million 799 thousand rubles for RAV4 in the "Style" version, reports the press service of Toyota Motor.
As noted, Toyota's bestselling models were the first in Russia to offer consumers a new multimedia platform for standard head units. Multimedia platform Yandex.Auto - is a complex of services, including navigation, music streaming, weather forecast, browser and other services, united by a single graphical interface and available for management including using the voice control function. Maximally fully realize the potential Yandeks.Avto allows you to appear in the equipping of cars Internet modem. The built-in solution for the convenience of customers provides access to popular services from the moment of purchase of the car due to prepaid for 1 year Internet traffic.
As previously reported "AUTOSTAT", by the results of nine months of 2017, the best seller of Toyota in the Russian market was the RAV4 crossover, which found 23,907 customers (+ 1%). In second place in terms of sales among Toyota models there is the Camry business sedan, whose sales were 21,351 units (-1%).
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While our readers didn't quite see eye to eye with us on this one, Forza Motorsport 4 by Turn 10 took home our Reader's Choice award in a crowded racing field of nominees. The Xbox 360 exclusive edged out Mario Kart 7, Dirt 3, Need For Speed: The Run, Shift 2: Unleashed, and Test Drive Unlimited by a healthy margin. Thanks for everyone that voted in our Reader's Choice for Best Racer of 2011.
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There are six species of deer resident in the UK and throughout last year there several opportunities to encounter five of them.
Probably now the most common deer found in the UK and certainly the most likely to be encountered during a walk in the English countryside, the Muntjac (also known as the Reeves-Muntjac) is a non-native species from China which escaped from captivity early in the 20th century.
The size of a large dog it is often found skulking in the undergrowth or in the open when it is darker, as in this photograph taken at dusk during an evening walk along the river Ock earlier this year.
Roe Deer:
One of the only two of the native deer in the UK and like the muntjac is usually a solitary, yet in autumn and winter, they can form small herds. Such as this pair, glimpsed through a hedgerow near Marcham.
Fallow Deer
Originally introduced by the Romans, Fallow Deer were re-introduced during the medieval era and kept in deer parks and this is still the place to see them.
In central Oxford, they can be seen at Magdalen College (local residents, including those from Abingdon, can get in for free with proof of address).
Smaller than a Roe deer they are one of the most recognisable of theBritishh deer due to the large herds of does and the stag's impressive and distinctive antlers
The deer parks in London also have fallow deer, Richmond is the most famous, but the nearby Bushy Park (https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/bushy-park) is somewhat smaller and great place for deer spotting as they are accustomed to being close to people:
Including this magnificent white hart:
A lot of the medieval deer parks eventually fell into the disrepair and the deer escaped and now several hundred years later it is possible to have an unexpected encounter with a herd of fallow deer, so as Bernwood Forest in Oxfordshire:
Japanese Sika Deer:
Looking somewhat similar to Fallow deer, although the males have antlers that more resembles a red deer.
They are mostly found in private deer parks, but these 2017 sightings were at the RSPB nature reserve at Arne (https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/arne?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItPPI_Mns2AIVjrftCh387whJEAAYASAAEgJyIfD_BwE) in Dorset.
Like most deer, the Sika deer rut takes place in Autumn and so in February (when these pictures were taken) the stags have calmed down, are sociable with each other and starting to lose their antlers.
Red Deer
The Red Deer is the other native UK deer, it is also the largest British land mammal and like the Fallow Deer there are wild populations.
But the best place to see them is in managed deer parks which are open to the public, such as Wollaton Hall in Nottingham http://www.wollatonhall.org.uk (also home to Nottingham Natural History Museum and will feature in a future blog post):
But the best place to see them is in managed deer parks which are open to the public, such as Wollaton Hall in Nottingham http://www.wollatonhall.org.uk (also home to Nottingham Natural History Museum and will feature in a future blog post):
As well as Fallow Deer, Bushy Park has a population of red deer, in late Autumn the rut has finished and the stags have calmed down and the stags are mostly resting and recovering their strength.
The younger stags and the herd of doe are also amiable.
But often cause problems for any drivers taking a shortcut through the park.
Maybe 2018 will provide more deer spotting opportunities and maybe a chance to see the other species of deer resident in the UK - the very elusive Chinese Water Deer.


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Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh has achieved a new milestone on Instagram with 500,000 followers.
The 36-year-old actor took to twitter to thank his fans for helping him attain this feat on the popular photo-sharing website.
"We are 500,000 on Instagram #RiteishDeshmukh - thank you for being so wonderful - Kuch aur Khachakkkkk ho jaaye," Riteish posted alongside a picture of him giving a thumbs-up to his fans.


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by Robert Stam
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Rui Guerra and Nelson Xavier's THE FALL (released 1978), winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, combines energy and authenticity with searing political consciousness and dazzlingly original technique. A kind of sequel to Guerra's earlier film THE GUNS (1964), the film traces the subsequent careers of three characters from the earlier film — Pedro, Jose and Mario, the soldiers sent to "protect" rich landowners' food stores from possible seizure by hungry peasants.
One soldier, Pedro (Paulo Cesar Pereio), has remained with the army, because, as he says, "nowadays a man without a uniform is worth nothinq." The other two — Jose (Hugo Carvane) and Mario (Nelson Xavier) -have become hardhat construction workers building the Rio de Janeiro subway system. Jose falls to his death — whence the title — a tragedy which sets in motion the pivotal events of the film.
Mario tries to obtain justice for Jose's widow Lindalva (Maria Silva), but a corrupt and manipulative management refuses to grant her fair compensation or even acknowledge its own culpability in Jose's death. Mario's struggle precipitates a domestic crisis with his wife Laura (Isabel Ribeiro), whose father, Salatiel (Lima Duarte) is a foreman on the same construction site. Although Salatiel, as a worker, understands Mario's point of view, he also values his own career. He connives with the bosses in getting the company off the hook, a service for which he is duly rewarded in promotions and raises. The film's climax is neither simplistically upbeat, nor needlessly gloomy; rather, it is realistically hopeful about the possibilities of love between men and women and solidarity among workers.
This synopsis gives no inkling, however, of the highly original way the story is told, or better, of the four different ways in which it is told. The film opens with a pre-credit prologue. a kind of metaphorical Eisensteinian prelude, which presents four kinds of images. A building implodes and collapses. Famished people pick through the garbage for scraps of food. Oxen are put to death in a slaughterhouse, while the managers drink the blood of the slaughtered in an official ceremony. Planted as seeds in the spectators' minds, the meaning of these images comes to fruition only as the story unfolds:
The story is told, secondly, by a startlingly novel procedure — the quotation" of entire sentences from THE GUNS. [1] Paradoxically, this device both strengthens and subverts realism. The quoted passages reinforce realism by implying that the characters in THE FALL somehow preexisted in the film we are seeing, that they have a filmically available past, that their lives, in short, have a kind of fourth dimension — a temporal and experiential density. At the same time, the quoted sequences undercut illusionism by denaturalizing the filmic medium: the vivid color of THE FALL sets off the pale black-and-white footage of THE GUNS; the deliberate pacing of the earlier film, appropriate to the rural Northeast, contrasts strikingly with the quick nervous "urban" rhythms of the latter film. The quoted footage constitutes a personal, historical and cinematic flashback which triggers multiple reflexions in the mind of the spectator:
The third narrative strategy in THE FALL involves the utilization of LA JETÉE-like still photographs for the sequences in which management discusses its response to the crisis provoked by Jose's death. Thus the film de-psychologizes the capitalist class. It concentrates on their social function as a class rather than exploring the nuances of their private sensibilities or showing them in the spontaneity of their individual gestures. The film abstracts and depersonalizes them, not because Guerra and Xavier think they are less than human, but because it is not with them that the filmmakers' interest or solidarity lies. The film abstracts management for social-historical reasons, much as Goya depersonalizes Napoleonic soldiers in his paintings, or as Eisenstein depersonalizes the tsarist forces of repression in the Odessa Steps sequence of POTEMKIN. The workers, meanwhile, are shown in movement, suggesting that they are the dynamic class, the catalyst for movement and progressive change. The film also aurally contrasts workers and owners. The owners' voices are post-synched in a kind of echo-chamber effect, suggesting a protected, studio existence, while those of the workers must compete with well-nigh intolerable ambient noise.
The fourth and principal way the story is told, of course, is in color, with direct sound, in a manner reminiscent of documentary and cinema-verité. THE FALL was filmed in 16 millimeter — in line with Guerra's theory that light portable equipment facilitates, indeed virtually obliges, a closer, more epidermic contact with real social situations — and subsequently the film was blown up to 35 millimeter. The production was low-cost, independent, cooperative, and rapid (the film was shot in twenty-two days). Embrafilme entered only at the point of distribution. The film is not a well-made film with "high production values." It does not have a bourgeois appearance, that well-upholstered look which in itself often cradles bourgeois illusions while it softens and cushions apparently radical messages.
THE FALL shares with cinema-verité its frequently hand-held camera, its long takes and one-shot sequences, its reliance on ambient light (with no attempt to light even nightime sequences artificially) and its direct-to-camera interviews. The cinema-verité style is saved from the naive mushiness of cinema-verité ideology, however, by the rigorously dialectical structure of the film as a whole and by the formal contextualization and relativization of the verité style. Guerra, who has always been fond of pyrotechnically complex camera movements, literally places the camera at the side of the workers. It follows them through the mud of the construction site, it squeezes with them through the narrow corridor that circles the workplace, it ducks with them from low-hanging beams, it probes into the hidden corners of working-class life. When Jose plummets to his death, the camera seems to become anxious and restless with the workers. It suffers anthropomorphically, as if it were risking a good deal simply by putting itself in contact with life as lived by a substantial portion of humanity.
Brazilian cinema, it has been said with some justice, has neglected the working class. THE FALL compensates for that lack with a fiery political vengeance. THE FALL paints a brutal and unsentimental picture of the lives of workers in Brazil — it catalogues, and more important, analyzes, the hidden and not-so-hidden injuries of class. Thrown into an equipment-strewn mudhole, clinging precariously to shaky scaffolding, subject to intolerable noise, without access to Law or Power, the Brazilian worker — embodied by Mario -is daily confronted with misery. Mario's trajectory is presented as typical. His migration from the drought-ridden Northeast to the industrialized South encapsulates the lives of millions of Brazilians, and specifically the lives of the Northeasterners who form the majority among construction workers in Rio and Sao Paulo.
Mario plays a bitter game of Class Struggle, and although neither he nor his class really win, he does at least learn in preparation for future struggle. Initially, he naively trusts bourgeois legality. His co-worker has died, he reasons, and the law assures his widow the right of compensation. But the construction firm could not care less about such legalisms. What for the worker is a question of life and death, is for management an exercise in adroit public relations. Involved in a competition for another contract, and therefore under pressure to finish the work rapidly, their overriding goal is to avoid scandal and maximize profits. The firm first of all attempts to buy off the widow, offering her a check in exchange for a signed statement exculpating the firm of all responsibility in her husband's death. When Mario involves himself in her defense, the firm tries to bribe him — via the good offices of Salatiel — and when that tactic fails, has him beaten up and, ultimately, fired.
But it is not Mario alone who suffers this intense pressure. The firm threatens to dock all those workers who dare attend Jose's funeral. While it threatens workers, it bribes lawyers and intimidates reporters. It also falsifies documents in order to transform Jose's work-related death into an automobile accident. The powerful have economic and political control, the film suggests, and the powerless are confronted with a choice — to sell themselves, to keep silent, to speak up and lose their jobs, or, and this alternative is only implied in the film, to organize as a class.
Mario's muddy worksite becomes a microcosm for Brazil as a whole, a springboard for a comprehensive and radical critique of capitalism in its proto-fascist sub-equatorial variant. The film demystifies the Brazilian model for development. What was loftily metaphorized as the Brazilian economic "miracle," the film suggests, was in fact a disaster, a fall — the fall of a free press and human rights, and the fall in living standards for the working class. The carrot-and-stick capitalism which typifies Mario's workplace, pervasive in all capitalist societies, takes especially grotesque and predatory forms in the Third World. For those not sufficiently motivated by its carrots — bonuses, bribes, consumer products — the system reserves its sticks — dismissal, brutality, imprisonment, death.
Rui Guerra has always excelled in exposing the mechanisms of power as they operate in everyday life, especially during moments of crisis. What most impresses in THE FALL is not its anger but its subtlety. No manicheanism pits haloed workers against diabolic bosses. Rather, the film highlights the contradictions which riddle all lives within capitalist societies, including those which rend the working class itself. Rather than choose a facile enemy — for example, the foreign capitalist — THE FALL concentrates on Brazilian capitalism and its contradictions. The film reveals an intricate hierarchy of corruption, with a large gray area between worker and boss. The system tries to grind out opportunistic workers as efficiently as it grinds out products.
Here Salatiel, the foreman, serves as a kind of negative exemplar. Having grown up a rural worker, he is astonished by the easy success that comes with betraying his class and collaborating with the bosses. He urges the same path on Mario, telling him to "think modern," (i.e., to forget about antiquated notions like friendship and loyalty to one's co-workers) and thus reap the rewards of complicity and acquiescence. Thus are friendship and solidarity drowned in the icy waters of selfish calculation. Salatiel inhabits that gray zone, the social no-person's-land, where labor and management appear to blur together, a zone of ambiguous loyalties where people of working-class origin sometimes become bourgeois in aspiration. People like Salatiel would like to cross a magical class line beyond which they will enjoy affluence and respect. But while Salatiel wins an apartment, a car, and some consumer goodies, he remains a tool in the hands of the real owners. He will never really cross that magical line, and he will never be free of a nagging feeling of class betrayal.
The contradictions of the workplace inevitably spill over into the domestic life of Salatiel, Mario, and Laura (Salatiel's daughter and Mario's wife). Laura, played with wrenching power by Isabel Ribeiro, suffers the domestic fall-out of Mario's oppression as a worker. At one point, Mario virtually rapes his own wife, and the rape is followed not by the sexist cliché of coy reluctance giving way to ecstatic abandon, but rather by visible bitterness on her part. At the same time, Mario is never characterized as a purely oppressive "heavy" in their relationship. Although Laura chafes under male-imposed strictures, and although she resents certain of Mario's actions, one senses a complex experiential bond, a desperate tenderness and anguished communication between them.
The most powerful sequence in the film involves Mario, Laura, Salatiel and sexual politics. The three of them, and their families, are celebrating Mario and Laura's acquisition of a new apartment, indirectly made possible by Salatiel's collaborationism. In response to Mario's questions, Salatiel whispers vague reassurances about how the apartment was obtained. Laura, overhearing snatches of the conversation, tries to find out more. Salatiel cuts her off. Laura insists angrily on her right to know about where their apartment came from, and to know anything that might affect her and her husband. After trying to silence her with paternalistic kisses, her father-foreman scolds her for not respecting her husband's authority and for not emulating the submissive example of her own saintly mother, who never meddled in affairs that did not concern her. He plants a kiss on the saintly mother, who turns away with irritation and embarrassment. Mario, meanwhile, paces around the apartment, transparently ill at ease. Laura then explodes with articulate rage, her voice crackling with emotion. Enraged by being treated like a retarded child, with no right to know about the inner workings of issues which touch her most closely, she articulates a woman's anger with rare power, even as the film, through her, highlights the political and sexual contradictions of everyday life.
This sequence, perhaps better than any other, exemplifies the synthesis of political consciousness and emotional force in THE FALL. Guerra and Xavier somehow fuse the visceral affectivity of a Cassavetes with the political cunning of a Brecht. The camera pursues the improvising actors, its gaze guided only by the tension in their voices. The performances have the gut-level immediacy one associates with films like FACES or A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, yet the political understanding of the emotions is immeasurably deeper. Isabel Ribeiro's performance turns into an eloquent outcry against patriarchal oppression, against her father's infantilization of her and against her husband's complicitous silence in the face of this infantilization. Yet the sequence fits into the overall logic of the film, which is a cry, but a well-reasoned cry, against all kinds of oppression — sexual, political and economic.
THE FALL as a whole, like the sequence just described, combines the emotional urgency of deeply-felt improvisational acting — obvious in the lack of a pre-established text, in the indecision of some of the gestures — with a cogent and well-thought-out overall structure. What saves the film from being merely phenomenological and descriptive is its way of socially generalizing its meanings. At one point, Mario, reflecting on Jose's death, tells Laura, "This is no way for a person to die." His remark is followed by a montage of shots of consumer stores and television images. The reality of his life contrasts starkly with the promises of consumerist bliss proffered by the media. Jose's death, the montage suggests, is a consequence of the choices inherent in the Brazilian economic model. A TV station logo forms the map of Brazil, and it is the system that tries to destroy them.
In conclusion, THE FALL is a rich, audacious, even poetic film, and a political work of rare insight and power.
1. The technique of self-quotation has been used in poetry, for example by T.S. Eliot in The Waste Land, and the technique of retour des personnages has been employed in the novel, notably by Balzac. Although Godard "quotes" his earlier work (for example, TOUT VA BIEN cites dialogue from LE MÉPRIS), he does not use quoted footage to function both as subjective and historical flashback (showing the same actors at an earlier stage playing the same characters) as well as a clearly marked authorial intrusion.


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Demystifying the games job application process
Last week, we helped you identify your skills and perhaps some gaps you could work on. This week, we're going to move onto the application process. We'll look at:
- What employers expect from candidates' applications - is there such a thing as a perfect candidate?
- What stages you could go through before interview
- How to interpret games job adverts and discover what recruitment managers expect from a range of jobs
- How to apply strategies to provide evidence in your CV that you can do the job
As before, you'll hear from a range of employers and people that have hired a lot of games developers, but most importantly you'll hear from our developers about how they approached the application process. How did they feel putting themselves forward?
By understanding the process and hearing how studios and developers handle applications, you will get closer to being ready to apply when a good role is advertised.


text: Small Kitchen Remodel with Big Storage OptionsAs the homeowner's were approaching their 20 year anniversary, it was probably time for some changes to the kitchen. This project was supposed to be a small kitchen update, but it was a bit too small. For that reason, it turned into a whole kitchen remodel. We gutted it down to the studs and worked out way back. The main challenge our design team had for this space was overcoming its small size. The build team was held to the tight quarters, because of a load bearing structural wall. Leaving us with a kitchen that had both a small cooking area with zero entertaining space.We designed a highly functional kitchen. Able to accommodate within it's limited space, a variety of smart storage options. Some of the ideas we came up with included adding additional storage on the dining side, using shallow depth cabinets. This single adjustment almost doubled their available storage space. We also incorporated pull-out trays to maximize the cabinet space, and even added hidden sponge trays by the kitchen sink! The homeowners now have plenty of convenient space for fun new kitchen gadgets and a bar height entertaining area.Some of our favorite products come from name brands such as Kohler."This "Simplice" kitchen faucet combines an elegant, universal design with exceptional ergonomics and functionality. The high-arch swing spout rotates 360 degrees, while the smoothly maneuvering sprayhead pulls down into the sink for up-close tasks, or out of the sink to fill pots."If you are interested in learning more about this particular faucet. Please click here.Project Specs:Caledonia Granite CountertopsStainless Steel Single Bowl Undermount SinkKohler Brushed Nickel FaucetBrushed Nickel Fluorescent Ceiling LightAdex Silver Mist Tile for BacksplashMadreperia Accent TileDiagonal Slate FlooringShaker White CabinetsCorner Half Moon PulloutsSatin Cabinet HardwareSatin Nickel Strips for Tile Backsplash


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Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse Features RAWArtist Bailey Flores on Halloween Night
Halloween night at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse is where all the action will be when Bailey Flores takes the stage. This Louisiana-born vocalist effortlessly traverses from soul to pop to rock and, along with her band, will offer up some original tunes and new arrangements just for the occasion. Think Michael Jackson's Thriller for the dark side andGhostbusters for the fun side and you'll get where Flores' creative vision for this show is headed.
Bailey Flores is young, hip and fresh and her immense talent has led to a recent recognition as a New OrleansRAWArtist. A non-profit arts organization, RAW's mission is essentially to provide independent artists with creative support and resources that cultivate talent and inspire. RAW is an international organization that currently operates in over 60 cities across the U.S., Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
On Halloween night, Saturday October 31st at 8:00 p.m., Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse promises you a rockin' good time. The treat is there's no cover so, spread the word and plan now to bring your friends to Bailey Flores' special Halloween Bash. Besides some 'Liquid Art' in a glass with a few surprises, guests will get a sneak preview of Flores' soon-to-be released second CD. Costumed or not, don't miss a terrific show at one of the coolest Jazz clubs in New Orleans.
We've jazzed up Royal Sonesta New Orleans. Located in the heart of the French Quarter and just steps away from some of the city's finest shopping and visitor attractions, the all-new Royal Sonesta New Orleans looks forward to welcoming you and your guests. With 483 newly appointed guest rooms and suites, special performances presented nightly at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse, fine dining at Restaurant R'evolution, seasonal beverages at PJ's Coffee Café and casual dining at Desire Oyster Bar, there are always plenty of exciting new offerings to enjoy at this luxurious hotel. We invite you to make Royal Sonesta New Orleans your exclusive travel destination. For more information, visit www.Sonesta.com/royalneworleans, 1.800.SONESTA or call directly at 504.586.0300.
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The second rag rug is off the loom.
I am still having lots of tension issues so instead of continuing with the warp and the next rug, I rolled the warp all forward and re-rolled it back onto the back beam. This time with paper between the warp strings instead of the card board strips. We'll see how that goes.
I wove twill this time and really like the pattern, but it's not as tight as the first one that was woven in even weave.
This one also has a hem instead of fringe which I like much better. The third rug will have a hem and be woven in even weave. I'm learning as I go!


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South Africa in 'new era', Ramaphosa tells Davos
Cyril Ramaphosa promised pro-business reforms and tough justice for those guilty of state corruption, as he wooed investors on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Ramaphosa, who could replace Jacob Zuma as president within weeks, told investors in Davos that "a new mood" had emerged in South Africa.
Ramaphosa took over from Zuma as head of the ANC in December, and Zuma is under increasing pressure to resign from the presidency.
Ramaphosa said that international investors had welcomed his message that a "new era that has been unleashed in South Africa."
"They are wishing us everything of the best - that we keep to course and follow through with the changes and reforms," he told reporters.
Under Zuma, South Africa has suffered slow growth and record unemployment, with the government engulfed by corruption scandals.
"We are now going to go to the depths of what corruption has been taking place in our state-owned enterprises, I think that is a huge plus," Ramaphosa said.
He said a new graft enquiry and South Africa's criminal justice system would work in parallel "identifying those who have committed wrong and making sure they are brought to book".
Ramaphosa, who has been deputy president since 2014, is looking to revive the economy before elections next year that come amid falling public support for ANC.
On Thursday, he also signalled his opposition to Zuma's plans to build new nuclear plants - one of the current president's most controversial schemes.
"We have excess power right now and we have no money to go for a major nuclear plant building," Ramaphosa told reporters in Davos.
He earlier told AFP that the transition of political power in South Africa would be handled "delicately, very carefully", without giving any timeline.
"We are talking, we are exchanging views," he said.


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How Fraud Can Affect Smaller Organizations
Many small to medium sized companies do not properly address fraud-related risk because these organizations do not have the resources needed to mitigate this risk or because owners or those in top level management underestimate the scope of the issue.
All organizations, regardless of size, must be aware of the risks associated with intentional fraudulent acts and know that a significant and effective fraud scheme could even present going concern issues for some entities. In this session, we delve into the reasons that fraud take place. The material discusses the types of defalcations that are often executed against smaller entities and then explores measures that organizations can implement to help stop fraud activities and add security.
- The reasons for fraud
- Fraudulent acts that are initiated against smaller organizations
- Methods to stop fraud attempts against small businesses
- List reasons that employees and others that are internal to an organization choose to undertake fraudulent acts
- Explain the factors that make smaller organizations attractive to those considering fraud
- Understand specific internal control measures that can help to reduce fraud activities executed against smaller and medium sized companies
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Lisa's blog - Wearin' My Heart on My Sleeve
The World began
the same day as you
The Big Bang occured
at the same time too
Everything you learn
and everyone you meet
Everything you know
and everything you seek
It is only as you make it
A book that you write
If you believe in God, Aliens,
or love at first sight
So paint that sky
whatever color you see fit
There are so many reasons why
you shouldn't just wait and sit
You'll die when you're ready
whether you know it or not
This is your life
so make it whatever you want!
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Stock Rises on News of Sophiris Bio Inc.'s Study Results
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
La Jolla-based Sophiris Bio Inc. announced Tuesday that its sole drug in development met the main goal of a late-stage study. The results have revived hopes for market approval nearly a year after the company's interim analysis suggested the treatment would fail the study.
Sophiris's (Nasdaq: SPHS) stock, which has traded as low as 42 cents this year, more than doubled after the news and is currently trading at $2.80 per share.
The company said the drug, PRX302, had significantly improved symptoms in men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia, or enlarged prostate. The drug was well-tolerated and did not cause any serious health concerns, Sophiris said.
Sophiris has said the treatment has "blockbuster" potential ― meaning annual sales of more than $1 billion.
According to the Urology Care Foundation, enlarged prostate affects about half of men in their 50s and up to 90 percent of men older than 80.
Replicating the latest results for PRX302 in another late-stage study may be enough to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval, the company stated.


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Journal of Biology and Today's World accomplished 8 Years Milestone in Research Publication Journey
Journal of Biology and Today's World glad to invite eminent researchers to submit their valuable research for the final issue of Volume 8 in the year 2019. On-behalf of our editorial board we welcome original research, review, case reports, opinions, editorial, image articles, commentary articles covering a vast scope of Biology and Medicine.
Journal of Biology and Today's World is a peer reviewed scientific journal known for rapid dissemination of high-quality research. Depression Journal with high impact factor offers an open access platform to the authors in academia and industry to publish their novel research. It serves the International Scientific Community with its standard research publications.
Due its broad scope, a diverse set of topics, such as genetics, biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology, cellular & molecular biology, and disease biology, are covered under the aegis of this journal. Additionally, the journal also provides rapid, authoritative, and insightful reports and interpretation of topical and future trends in science.
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Putting a child is not an easy thing to do: For many, this takes hours. So it's not so bad - the child can quickly fall asleep, and then often wake up and wake you up. Of course, not all problems lie in the field of design, but our advice will certainly help you to equip the kid's bedroom so that the child's sleep improves. Children can be different and fall asleep in different ways. Even more - the sleep and wakefulness of each baby varies depending on many different factors, from age to environment. And at any time, mom can face the fact that putting a child to bed is a real problem. In this article, we have collected several ideas for decorating children's rooms that will help your baby fall asleep and see sweet dreams.
My Light
At about 3-4 years old babies suddenly become afraidOf darkness. They refuse to fall asleep without light (although, in time, it passes). Create a child all the conditions for a quiet sleep: one needs a large lamp with a relatively bright light, others like small figure-lamps or lamps that shimmy next to the bed - especially kids like lamps in the form of favorite characters. You can also purchase a special projector for the kid: if you include this unusual night light, the sky will appear on the ceiling.
Sleepy Kingdom
Little girls still believe in fairy tales. From a bed with a translucent canopy not one "sleeping beauty" will refuse. Moreover, all children like to create a protective space around themselves: a canopy or light curtains will give a sense of security. And the process of falling asleep will be accelerated. If you are absolutely against "dust collectors in the bedroom", hang a canopy at least in the summer - among other things, it perfectly saves from annoying insects on hot nights. Tip: There must be a lot of textiles in the room of the princess or the little prince. Pillows and soft sides of the bed are needed not only for decoration. Children often spin in a dream, and soft textiles, beads and pillows help to avoid bruises from collision with the wall or the back of the bed. And the child will sleep stronger.
Closer to nature
Interiors made of eco-friendly andNatural materials are always very popular. They not only help to avoid allergies in the child, but also will allow them to invent, live and dream in the beautiful fictional world of their favorite characters - to be in a fairy forest, a pirate ship or among Indians.
Come on, Captain!
Sea theme for children is not less popular. In this design there is everything that is necessary for good health and bright dreams: space, light, air, quiet colors and unusual decor elements. On the ceiling and walls you can hang glowing in the dark stars or figurines of marine inhabitants, laying the baby under their soft flicker. To decorate and add souvenirs brought from the holidays: shells, beautiful stones - about each of these items, parents can tell a fairy tale before going to bed. The aquarium with fish suitable for the sea theme in the nursery will help moisten the air (which is important for a sound sleep), calm down, looking at the quietly floating fish. Sea theme can be developed in textiles and lighting fixtures: chandeliers and sconces in the form of wooden handwheels or sea shells will fit.


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Users can easily manage their truck/goods posts anywhere anytime by this application. User can search trucks or goods as for their requirement and get better prices.
Online document management for trucks, drivers, and bookings.
Select your interested routes, transporters and get alerts/notifications for your benefit.
Track your goods and vehicle on our platform.
Seamless communication between shipper, transporter and driver to remove any communication gap.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Our Revolution, a political nonprofit founded by Bernie Sanders, violated campaign finance law.
Common Cause, a watchdog group, argues that Our Revolution violated a provision by accepting donations in excess of federal limits while engaging in electoral activity.
Wednesday's complaint comes after The Associated Press reported earlier this month that Our Revolution appeared to be skirting the law.
Our Revolution has denied any wrongdoing. Sanders' campaign couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
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William Knibbs takes early lead in JGA Emancipendence Golf Classic
Recently crowned national amateur golf champion William Knibbs recorded a score of five over par 77 to take the early lead in the two-day Emancipandence Golf Classic at the Caymanas Golf Club in St Catherine yesterday.
Knibb, at the end, was pleased with his performance.
"I played very well today [yesterday]. The conditions were tough though, very and windy and in some cases there wasn't much grass where the ball was situated, so it was hard to actually play a good shot.
"With all that being said, I really should have done better. I made a triple bogey on the last hole out of nowhere and that is unacceptable. Caymanas is my home ground and I know that these are parts of the problems that we face when it gets dry at Caymanas. [With that in mind], my expectations for tomorrow [today] are to just overcome the mistakes that I made today [yesterday]," Knibb said.
Defending champion and former national amateur golf champion Sean Morris, who went into the tournament with high expectations, had a rough day on the course. He shot nine over par 81 to finish the day in third position behind Dr Mark Newnham, who posted 78 or six over par.
Morris said: "I had a rough day... shot 81, irons were just all over the place, wasn't steady. [I] wasn't accustomed to the greens being so firm, also missing the greens and I wasn't converting the chips and the pitches from around the green. [I was] just out of sorts, not sharp."
Radcliff Knibbs is tied for third spot with Sean Morris, having also shot 81.
Fourteen-year-old Aman Dhiman played with the big men from the blue tees for the first time and he shot 15 over par 87 for eigth place after day one.
Meanwhile, Jodi Munn-Barrow leads the Ladies section after posting 81 and she is followed by Jennifer Mendes on 93, Alison Reid 98 and Diane Hudson 99.
The Men Super Senior 0-12 handicap gave a good account of themselves with Wayne Chai Chong 73 posting the best score of all the golfers on the course today. He is followed by Robert Chin on 77, while Mike Bradford shot 79 to be in the third position.
The Men and Men Senior 7-12 handicap is led by Tequan Goodwill ad Shamar Wilson, both on 82. Barry Eligon's 93 is currently in third.
Another 14- year-old Trey Williams played with the big men and shot 99 for the fifth spot.
The classic is being contested under new rules that observe physical distancing among the players and as little direct communication as possible. The golfers are not using printed score cards to record or report the scores, but instead are doing so by way of an app for that purpose.
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Lack of education holds back critical illness insurance enrollment
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With high deductible health plans becoming the primary options for many employers and employees, the need for supplemental medical programs have grown to fill the gaps in traditional medical plans.
While participation rates continue to climb, advisers are discovering there are still communications and educational disconnects between their clients' employees and the understanding of what the need is for critical illness.
Initially, critical illness only covered conditions such as cancer and heart attacks, but has since expanded to cover Alzheimer's, blindness, deafness, kidney failure, organ transplant, HIV and several other conditions.
Also see: "Why wellness needs to be personal"
Because of this expansion, Danielle Lehman, product marketing manager at the insurance, retirement and investment firm, The Standard, says it is more likely for people to at least know someone who is suffering from one of these conditions which could encourage them to invest in critical illness even if they do not suffer from one of the conditions themselves.
"People may know somebody like a parent who is going through one of these conditions now," Lehman says. "For millennials who are having kids, they want to make sure they are protecting their family."
Educating clients on the benefits offered
Many employers and employees are not aware of the additional coverage critical illness can provide. Kevin Tehan, benefits consultant for the insurance, benefits and risk management firm Lawley, says it is the responsibility of the broker to provide the information necessary for their clients to educate their employees on these matters.
"The broker dictates the information and educates the client on the strategy, and the client roles it out to the staff," Tehan says. "If the employer says they don't want to carry-out the strategy, I always tell my employers, "That's fine but then the program is not going to be successful," so what are their motivations and why are they offering the benefit?"
Bradd Chignoli, senior vice president of sales and group benefits at MetLife, says informing employees on how coverage for critical illness works continues to remain low and the possibility for confusion among employer staff could increase over the options they are offered.
"That's where helping employers understand the variety of resources employees have to help them with their benefits can be useful," Chignoli says. "We know a lot of employers offer benefits handbooks or links to helpful resources on their own benefits websites, but there are a number of large tools that are growing pretty dramatically."
Chignoli refers to private exchanges and third party administrators as alternative resources to help educate on benefit comprehension such as critical illness. "Having the tools, decision, advice and guidance to help them understand what their need is and what are the products that they are offered from their benefits programs," he says.
Adding incentive to the program
Another way advisers are assisting their clients in increased participation of critical illness is advising them to invest in the employee's enrollment by seeding the critical illness plan as a way of encouraging the employee to participate.
"The employer may pay a small dollar amount like $5,000 of critical illness to the employee to help cover that deductible," Lehman says. "This will also give the employee the option to purchase additional coverage."
Also see: "Rise in self-employed boosting solo 401(k) usage"
Chignoli says he has seen some employers pay 100% of the critical illness for their employees as part of their overall healthcare strategy. "We've seen some employers says, 'as a part of our healthcare strategy we are going to offer up a high deductible health plan and we get that some of our employees may have some concern around that high deductible nature and not understand it as much,'" he says. "A decent amount of employers have said, "to ease that burden we are going to fully fund a critical illness policy for anyone that joins that high deductible medical plan.""
Tehan says he does regular strategic meetings with his clients to determine what they need and based on their responses determines if critical illness is an appropriate benefit to offer to them.
"If someone is on a co-pay plan, critical illness may not be the best thing for them," Tehan says. "If I have an employer that offers a lot of high deductible health plans and is looking for different strategies to spend their benefit dollars efficiently, that is where I will introduce some of these products."


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Zoom connects commuters to drivers at an affordable price. Zoom is built to work without cash. Tap the app and get a ride in minutes.
What makes Zoom special?
What makes the Zoom experience special, is the people behind the wheel. They are mothers and fathers. Students and teachers. Veterans. Neighbors. Friends. Our partners drive their own cars—on their own schedule—in cities big and small.
Why should I choose Zoom?
A city with Zoom has more economic opportunities for residents, fewer drunk drivers on the road, and better access to transportation for those without it.
Tell me about the safety of Zoom.
Sit back and enjoy the ride. Every part of the Zoom experience has been designed to be safe and secure. Verified drivers, real-time tracking, favourite driver and sharing trip details with friends/family to track are some of the features we have in place to ensure you have a safe travelling experience.
What are your rates?
We have the lowest fare in the city. You can always request everyday cars at affordable prices. Sometimes you need a bit more space Or you want to go big on style, With Zoom the choice is yours.
When can I call a Zoom?
24/7. No matter what you are doing we are here. You need a ride? We got a ride – no reservations needed.
What are your safety and security features?
With Zoom, the safety of our riders is important which is why we have added these safety tools to ensure our rider security and safety.
Our driver partners are required to have proper insurance liability that is required by the province, however, Zoom goes to the extent of carrying extra liability coverage for each trip in the amount of $3 million for our none owned vehicles
- We do background and record checks on all of our drivers.
- You are able to see the driver's and vehicle information with a photo to ensure you are not getting into a wrong car.
- We have also added a panic button within the app in case of an emergency.
- Share details of your trip with your friends/family to track in real-time from point of booking to completing the booking.
- You like a driver? Zoom gives you the option to add that driver as your favorite and you are able to request your favorite driver whenever he/she is online
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Proven millions of times over WEIHRAUCH Air Guns are reliable sporting guns by virtue of their precision. In design they meet the highest standards placed on modern air guns today.
Every WEIHRAUCH Air Pistol is sighted in with extreme precision at a range of 10 metres with Diabolo (waisted) pellets; the original target grouping is included with each gun. If you handle and take care of this sporting and target pistol properly it will give you considerable pleasure and success.
Before handling any weapon, first thoroughly familiarize yourself with its functions and handling procedure by carefully reading the instruction manual. Get also instructions from a competent firearms instructor before using any gun.
Every time you handle a gun you should check it for ammunition. Never take somebody's word that the gun is unloaded.
Always check for yourself!
Point the muzzle in a safe direction and cock the hammer to release cocking arm (see operating instructions). Inspect the chamber to be sure its empty and the barrel is free of any obstruction. Treat
every gun
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all the time.
aim at people and do not handle this gun carelessly, regardless of whether it is loaded, or, as you may THINK, unloaded.
forget that even the safest weapon can be dangerous for you and for other persons if not handled correctly.
rely on a gun's "safety" to protect you from unsafe gun handling. A safety is only a mechanical device, not a substitute for common sense. Be certain the gun is
before cleaning. Always empty guns before entering a house, car, truck, boat, RV, ramp or any building. Do not leave your gun loaded.
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direction. Always store guns and ammunition in separate locked cabinets and beyond the reach of children.
leave your gun unattended. When receiving a gun always open the action and check that it's
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the trigger until you are actually aiming at the target ready to shoot. Be sure of your target and backstop before
shoot. Ask yourself what your bullet will hit if it misses the target. Never shoot at hard flat surfaces or water ... bullets will ricochet.
Never put aside the gun with cocked action.
Guns and alcohol or drugs don't mix. Don't take them before or during shooting activities.
use force when using, stripping or assembling the weapon.
Only perfect working weapons can be safe weapons. Always use ear protectors and shooting glasses. Have your gun always inspected by a qualified gunsmith if it has suffered from corrosion, dropping or other external damage. Incorrect handling and lack of maintenance will impair the function and safety of the weapon. Inspect the barrel for an obstruction. It must be always cleaned.
Warranty Claims: the manufacturers of weapons are dispensed from liability for all claims resulting from unauthorized tampering with any mechanism, damage caused by using force, or modifications made by third parties. All work on weapons must be done by authorized gunsmiths only.
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Avoid dry firing in order to prevent wear or breaking of parts.
Even the best and safest gun can be dangerous for you and others if it is used the wrong way.
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Spectators should be at least 10
behind and away from the shooter while loading, firing and unloading. Load the gun only when on the range preparing to fire, and unload it before leaving the range.
carry any handgun in your pocket, purse ot tucked in a belt or waistband. Use a pistol case or a proper holster with safety flap or strap. Don't try to change your gun's trigger pull, because alterations of trigger pull usually affect sear engagenwnt and may cause accidental firing. Many ammunition identifications sound similar. Make sure you do not use wrong size ammo in your gun. Most birds are completely protected by Law. It is sometimes thought that those birds which are often called "vermin" can be killed at any time by any one. This ist not so. Birds which are regarded as pests - (Sparrows, Starlings etc.) may only be killed by what the Law calls - "an authorized person" - that is, the person who shoots at such a bird in a public place, will commit offences against the Firmearms Act for having an Air Gun, and also against the Law on the Protection of Birds, by killing, or even trying to kill a wild bird, when he is not an "authorized person". We do not warrant for injury caused by abuse.
Make sure that this instruction manuel is kept with the dun. It should accompany the gun if it was ever sold, loaned or otherwise given away to any other person.
If you have any question referring to this gun and to gun handling, please contact us. We shall be glad to give you further advice.
This Pistol can be operated at two different velocity levels:
Position 1: Low velocity
Position 2: High velocity
(in cal. .22" you can only cock to position 2)
Cocking the Pistol:
-apply safety catch
-cock the hammer to release cocking arm
-lift cocking arm
-cock Pistol to preferred position 1 or 2
-load pellet in barrel, close cocking arm, and ensure snap retention by hammer
-the Pistol is now ready to fire but ensure that the saf ety catch continues to be applied until firing commences.
Position 1: low velocity,
ideally suited for target work, and possible indoor use. Satisfy yourself f irst that all safety requirements are complied with.
Position 2: high velocity
designed for outdoor use, - hunting, plinking, and other applications where maximum power is required i.e. long range shooting.
Loading the Pistol:
It is suggested that the Pistol should be loaded with the side of the action facing the shooter, rather than with the barrel pointing downwards. Should the pellet be improperly loaded, it will then fall clear of the action.
As a matter of routine procedure, always ensure that the Pistol is pointing in a safe direction. The safety catch is NOT automatic, therefore, make certain it is applied until firing commences. As a further safety measure, the cocking lever is disconnected from the trigger during cocking, and the Pistol will only fire once the cocking lever is snapped shut and the safety catch released.
The trigger pull can be adjusted individually:
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- soft: turn to left
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A group of researchers has discovered one of the largest colonies of Adélie penguins on the Danger Islands of Antarctica. This 'super-colony' is believed to consist out of 751,527 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins. How would one count such a large group of animals? Well, with the help of drones and neural network software.
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Antarctica has to be one of the least human-friendly places on earth, one could visit in terms of weather conditions, yet last week it was the scene of some amazing feats, including the fastest Antarctic mile ever run, as well as the Antarctic Ice Marathon and 100k(!) race events. The event has been documented partly by drone in the amazing video you can see below. The scenery at the Union Glacier in Antarctica, just 650 miles from the South Pole, is amazingly beautiful and the drone footage is very cinematic.
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Come join us for the 11th Annual 2FGR Run for Down Syndrome, benefitting the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio.
The Run for Down Syndrome offers something for everyone. The run includes competitive 5K and 10K races for the avid athlete, a run for the casual runner or the entire family, or walked by anyone that would like to participate. The course is mostly flat and very scenic as it is run through Indian Run Meadows Park in the heart of Dublin, Ohio.
The event offers a 100-yard kids dash prior to the 5K / 10K Race recommended for children 9 and under.
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Other common names: BueLingo Beef Cattle; Dutch Buelingo
The basics:
The BueLingo Cattle is a new beef cattle breed which was developed in the 1980's in Ransom County, North Dakota by Russell Bueling and R. B. Danielson of the Animal Science Department of the North Dakota State University at Fargo. The goal was to produce a breed which possessed low birth weights, fast growth and quality carcasses.
BueLingo Cattle can be polled or horned. The most visible characteristic of the BueLingo is the broad white belt that completely encircles the body, and which makes it resemble Dutch Belted Cattle.
According to the BueLingo Beef Cattle Society, "The BueLingo is a composite breed, though not a specific "per cent" mix as are the Brangus and Santa Gertrudis. The distinctive belt is largely derived from the Dutch Belt dairy cattle. The early BueLingo borrowed genetics from the Scotch Highland, the Belted Galloway, the Angus, the Limousin, and the Shorthorn cattle. The prominent early influence of the Angus, Limousin, and Shorthorn persists among the current examples of the breed."
Appearance / health:
According to the BueLingo Beef Cattle Society, "The BueLingo is a moderate breed with a desired frame size between five and six. The preferred adult female weighs between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds and has a hip height of 53-55 inches. The preferred adult male weighs between 1,800 and 2,000 pounds with a hip height of 58-60 inches. Birth weights typically vary between 65-80 pounds."
Like other livestock, cattle require regular vaccinations and inoculations (for example, rabies inoculations) for disease prevention and health management. Similar to other mammals, cows can suffer a variety of ailments and health issues. A veterinarian should be on call and provide regular checkups and monitoring for the entire herd.
Housing / diet:
Housing for cattle is essentially to give them shelter from extreme weather conditions. Barns, rub-in sheds, stalls, and other structures like windbreaks, should be available where the cows graze. Aside from manmade shelters, trees and tall bushes can provide resting places for cattle to minimize heat stroke or wind chill.
Shelters will give the cows the option to seek safe haven from strong winds, extreme heat or cold, and heavy rains. Shelters should be strong, stable, spacious, well ventilated, and waterproof. Barns should be provided with water supply, and stalls should be lined with hay. They should also be cleaned regularly.
Sprinklers and other cooling systems are recommended for areas that overheat during summer months. Professional and humane fencing should be provided. All poisonous plants should be removed from the pasture; and hay should always be kept dry (wet hay grows molds, becoming a health hazard for cows).
A good quality pasture for grazing is the basic dietary requirement of cattle. The recommended pasture size per cow is 10 acres, without which, the diet should be supplemented with hay. The recommended quantity of hay is an average of 2% of the animal's body weight per day (or 2 lbs. of hay per 100 lbs. of body weight). Supplements include grain mixes, protein and mineral cubes, and salt blocks, depending on the type of cow, its uses, and the local climate.
Providing a constant supply of fresh water is essential. An adult cow consumes an estimate of up to 20 gallons of water per day.
meat, Excellent beef producers, younger people, good milk producers, Gentle disposition
halter, characteristic white belt, pretty cold winters
Buelingo Belted Beauties
We've owned/breed registerable buelingo cattle for 15 years now. We started off by breeding a buelingo bull to a mixture of various breeds of cows, to the purebred herd we have today. As for health, we don't really vaccinate, we isolate; cattle only go off of our farm and nothing comes on it except for the bulls. We haven't had really any problems with them. We've only ever had to pull 2 calves in the 15 years we've had this breed and they get nothing but silage and hay, no grain, but small amounts in the winter. The meat quality outweighs that of an angus according to reports published in Buelingo World magazine. They produce enough milk to support a calf up to one year old. We've had some pretty cold winters where I live and they seem to make it through each time. Of course who can resist that unique white belt, where I live they are known as the oreo cookie cows and you see many people lined up along the road taking pictures of the calves in the summer. If you want a flashy breed these are it!! I've halter broke several calves and it seemed to only take a matter of days before they caught on. I've got a 2000 pound steer that I raised that acts just like a bit teddy bear. I don't know what else to say except if I had to choose what breed of cattle I would raise I'd choose Buelingo each and every time..
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BueLingo Beef Cattle
BueLingo beef cattle are a striking beef breed with a characteristic white belt. Cattle may be red of black. Excellent beef producers. Cows are good milk producers and raise fast growing calves. Gentle disposition and tolerance of many temperature and feed conditions make this a great breed to own..
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