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2 August 2007 Edition
Belfast march will highlight human cost of 'Operation Bannner'
2 August 2007
In ancient Celtic mythology boundaries and borders held particular significance, the moment between day and night, the shoreline where land and water meet, the turning of one year into another. Free article
Interview : Internment and The Hooded Men
2 August 2007
The formal ending of the British Army's 'Operation Banner' comes as we approach the 36th anniversary of the introduction of internment without trial in the Six Counties in August 1971 when British soldiers, acting on the instigation of then Six County premier Brian Faulkner dragged hundreds of people to prison camps, where many were tortured. Last week former internee Margaret Shannon spoke to An Phoblacht about her experience of internment. This week her cousin LIAM SHANNON from Belfast talks to ELLA O'DWYER about the treatment meted out to 13 of the internees who subsequently became known as 'the hooded men'. Free article
Interview : Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty
2 August 2007
Last week saw Councillor PEARSE DOHERTY elected as Sinn Féin's first member of the 26 County Seanad, exceeding the quota of 89 to take 103 votes to top the poll on the Agriculture Panel. Here he talks to ELLA O'DWYER about his election and his intention to work towards the formation of a more representative and relevant parliamentary forum. Free article
Interview : Begoña Errasti President of a Basque nationalist party, Eusko Alkartasuna
2 August 2007
At the beginning of July, BEGONA ERRASTI, President of Eusko Alkartasuna, the social democratic Basque nationalist party which together with the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and United Left (IU) is in government in the Basque Country, visited Ireland and Scotland. Begoña Errasti met politicians and academics in Ireland to learn about the Irish situation. In Scotland she met with the Scottish Nationalist Party, whose plan to hold a referendum on independence in 2010 allows the Basque people, says Errasti, "to look into an experience that we must support, because it could mean a fundamental change in this part of Europe". During her visit to Ireland Begoña Errasti spoke to An Phoblacht's SALLY GALLAGHER. Free article
Sinn Féin submission to Constituency Commission
2 August 2007
Even before the first leaflet was pushed through a letterbox or the first billboard unveiled there were serious problems this year with the 26-County electoral system. The first issue was an electoral register that was seriously at variance with the actual adult population across the 42 constituencies, lifetime voters taken off the register, new ones not put on. Then there is the significant and ongoing demographic change throughout Irish society, particularly in the Dublin constituencies, driven by a rapid increase in house building and changing migration patterns that has left some constituencies technically over represented and others with too few TDs. Dublin West has 30,967 voters per TD compared to Dun Laoghaire which as 22,833 voters per TD. With over 70,000 new dwellings being built annually over the last five years, in electoral terms it's the equivalent of adding a new four seat constituency to the Dáil every year. So how do we ensure that each TD has the same number of constituents electing him or her? Enter the Constituency Commission. The current edition comes to us courtesy of the 1997 Leinster House Electoral Act. Its job is to ensure "equality of representation" for 26-County voters, but with constraints. There can be no more than 168 TDs and constituencies can only be three, four or five seats. It is also advised not to cross county borders and use naturally occurring geographical features like rivers, or even the occasional motorway as constituency boundaries, though the 2004 Commission split Leitrim into two constituencies! Over the last ten years the three previous constituency commissions have taken some contentious decisions, such as breaking existing five seat constituencies into double three seaters. First to get this treatment was Kildare, followed by Meath, and there has been an ongoing project to dissect the voters of North and West Dublin into smaller and smaller constituencies while leaving South Dublin relatively untouched. Three seat constituencies massively favour the larger parties like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. In its submission to the Commission, made this week Sinn Féin makes the case for a return to the original system which had seven, eight and nine seat constituencies, as well as offering new plans to restore the Sligo Leitrim and Meath constituencies. The details are summarised below Free article
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Gairm Chatha don Ghaeilge!
2 August 2007
Tar éis sceitheadh na tuarascála maidir le todhchaí labhartha na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht níos luaithe an mhí seo caite, tá díospóireacht spreagtha arís maidir leis an gcur chuige is fearr conas tabhairt faoin gceist seo. Ba é an Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta sna Sé Chontae is Fichead a reachtáil an tuarascáil seo, agus de bharr na conclúidí laistigh atá sceite, tá conspóid mhór tar éis teacht uathu. Maíonn an tuarascáil úd go bhfuil an Ghaeilge i mbaol a báis mar theanga labhartha sa Ghaeltacht faoi cheann fiche bliain ar a méid, sa chaoi nach mbeidh an Ghaeilge á úsáid mar theanga pobail. Tá sé luaite inti go bhfuil an t-aos óg ag tiontú ar an mBéarla mar ghnáth-theanga labhartha beagnach go huile is go hiomlán. Chuige sin, níl tuismitheoirí ag scaipeadh na Gaeilge chuig a gclainne sa bhaile. Chomh maith le sin, tá daoine ag teacht isteach sa Ghaeltacht nach bhfuil Gaeilge ar a dtoil acu, agus nach bhfuil fíorghá dóibh fiú í a fhoghlaim. Free article
Ní Neart go cur le Chéile
2 August 2007
I Mí na Samhna 2007 beidh comóradh Mairtírigh Éadán Tobair ar siúl i Loch Garman agus beidh comóradh bliaintiúl ag an suíomh in Éadán Tobair cois teorann, áit ar thárla an tragóid ar an 11ú Samahin 1957. Ba anseo díreach ó dheas den teorann i gContae Lú a maraíodh cúigear Poblachtánach i dhá phléascán mhóra ag teach beag Michael Watters. Ceathrar acu sin a maraíodh, bhí siad gníomhach in aonad seirbhíse agus glacadh páirt i bhfeachtas in aghaidh fórsaí na Breataine i dTuaisceart Éireann. Maraíodh Michael Watters, úinéir an tí, maor coille a bhí ina chónaí leis féin sa teach agus a thug tacaíocht don fheachtas. Free article
The Matt Treacy Column
2 August 2007
Once when someone put it to him that hurling's glory days were all in the past, Christy Ring responded: Free article
Remembering the Past
2 August 2007
Operation Motorman was a military operation carried out by the British Army to retake what it termed 'no-go areas' established in Belfast and Derry in the aftermath of the introduction of internment without trial the previous year. Free article
Media View
2 August 2007
Last Tuesday's Irish Times commentary on the end of the British Army's so-called Operation Banner in the Six Counties was truly extraordinary. In its editorial the Times said that British army's role and activities in the North had fuelled nationalist alienation and directly boosted the growth of the IRA. Free article


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5 Ways to Send Large Files through Email
Almost all the Email service providers have restriction on the size of attachments that can be sent with a mail. Most of the Email services provide upto 20MB attachment size. If you ever wanted to send large files through Email, here are the options available.
1. YouSendIt– YouSendIt is a nice way to share large files online. It allows you to send files up to 100MB without creating an account. Once you have uploaded the file to YouSendIt, an email is sent to the recipient, where they are provided with a link to download the file.
The download is available for 7 days and includes advertising on the page. A business plus account is also available without advertising and 2GB limit.
2. DropSend- With a DropSend free account, you can send upto 1GB size and 250MB of online storage with 5 sends per month. There is no need to create an account for sending the file, unlike some of the other services.
The company also offers a desktop client for both Windows and Mac.
3. SendSpace- SendSpace allows you to send files upto 300MB. SendSpace gives you unlimited uploads and downloads.
SendSpace allows you to send files even without having a registered account, even though free registered account gives more features like tracking the uploaded file.
4. MegaUpload- MegaUpload is a leading provider of online storage and they allows to send files up to 500MB, offers ad-financed free and affordable premium online storage.
5. MailBigFile- MailBigFile is another service which allows you to send large files online without registration. can send files up to 100MB.
They also have a pro account with 1GB limit and more features.
There are also other online storage service which allows you to share files.
Which service do you use to send large files? Please share your thoughts on the service that you use.
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Nice Post. DropSend is the best one 😀
4shared and Megaupload i ve used a long time ago…now gmail also has increased its limit..
Nice review.
Yet, once one own a web-space … 😛
till now never used any such service. gmail was enough for me to tansfer mp3 , or huge picture files etc. Will surely try these out, at time of necessity. hey nirmal , is there any search facility available for any of these.
Informative post there. I've tried YouSendIt. Have to explore other services.
@nirmal Actually , so many users upload files. So by any means to search files based on file name or file type on these servers.
add one more. PANDO.com this is one of the good services…
How about rapidshare ? 🙂
I would suggest you tryout Gigasize also.
I've heard alot about Yousendit though I've never used such services but this list will certainly come in handy. Thanks for the compliation.
Even though I don't usually send large files online because they're usually confidential, I like Drop Send and You Send It. I like You Send It's 2gb feature. 🙂
I have been using DropSend and MegaUpload toolbar for a long time and very happy with them. One thing I think you missed is Pando, it is also very good and safe file sharing s/w.
I used to use YouSendIt in the past.. But it's not feasible for sending large files with a slow internet connection like mine.. SO now I use Pando.. It has a software so it's possible to pause and resume the transfers whenever you want..
Yes Nirmal, Pando is worth a try, give it a look or in the language of blogger – a review!
I am currently using YouSendIt only. Guess I will have to give the others a shot as well
Nice list there Nirmal 🙂
But I have never felt the need to send files larger than 20 MB over email which Gmail already allows
However in future if I ever need to send large files I have your post bookmarked for that time 😀
Haven't tried anyone these other than DivShare! I didn't face a situation of sending big file online yet.!
I can suggest one more, sharebigfile
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No doubt a good collection, but If i see from a general use it will be not be useful. The reason being the internet speed. Uploading 1gb or even 500MB of data will take huge amount of time. On The other hand downloading it on the other end will take the same.
Such huge amount of data is mostly used by big giants who have huge satellite links which give them bandwidth which allows them to download 1gb of data in around 30 minutes.
Now Imagine if a common user tries to send a movie across how much time it will take both to upload and download it.
Agreed if the size is limited within 100 Mb but if you are trying to share movies and download it will need considerable time, No matter how fast is the server but if you have slow internet connection or even moderate , it will need good time.
Now looking on the other side people do have time to download as they can just keep the system on and go to bed lol.
nice review 😀
I use transferbigfiles.com and I love it.
Email's SMTP going to have to be replaced to make things like large file transfers work the way they should. Going to have to be a revolution.
Stumbled on this and must say that it's pretty useful.
Thanks for sharing.
This is great for organizations with e-mail size limitations (yeah, their still out there).,
There is also http://www.mydatabus.com . It offers 5GB with 250MB attachments for free users. Advantage here is there is no time limit for keeping the files on the server. They can stay put as long as you dont delete them. Yousend it also a good service…
4 online storage, box.net is the best i've used, although not much space with a free accouunt. They have a widget to share ur files on ur site, and if u have music on there the widget can b used as a player too
great list 😉
There's a free service provided by a french ISP.
You can reach it on dl.free.fr
(google translated here :http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.free.fr&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8)
You can send files up to 1gb via HTTP and 10gb (!!!) via FTP.
Files will be stocked as long as a 30 days period without any dl is reached. It generates a temporary url (or a temporary FTP account, depending on your choice).
This is really simple and useful and the bandwidth is always at the top…
Send6.com should be considered. You can send a file upto 4GB using Send6 Wizard. This is very impressed caused other application only allows you upto 2GB.
send6.com is awesome. i love the post too… amazing.
Awsome list! thanks for sharing
Every one working on projects or otherwise must have faced problem in transferring very big files over net, as every email service have kept a limit to size of attachment.
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Heyyy!!!! Some months ago, I'd looking for a website to send big files. I've found http://www.shootthefile.com, and it's great.
our company http://www.sharefile.com also offers a way to send large files.
we offer a 30 day FREE trial.
Awesome comments…. was just looking for one site but got much more than expectations.
You can use Securely Send to send files up to 2gb for free and track their status.
Great list Nirmal! I might have to give some of them a try.
I used to use Yousendit, but switched over to http://www.filesdirect.com – every account gets all the features, like 30GB storage to start, full tracking and free custom dropboxes.
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Top website for sending large files online in my book is http://www.getalink.com. It's ultra fast, doesn't require an account, and allows up to 4GB for the free version. Plus, it looks great and makes my day go better with the great photos.


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Paul Okoye Shares Picture Of His Son Working In The Studio.
The half of P-Square Paul Okoye took to social media to share a picture of his son, Andre working in the music studio.
Paul Okoye, via instagram, shared the below picture of Andre working in the music studio and captioned it.
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Have you missed us? It's hard to believe that it's been nearly two months since we wrapped up screenings for 2018. But you'll be pleased to know that we're full steam ahead to kick off screenings for the new year on MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY with a free screening of the critically acclaimed SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE at 7:30 PM!
In the Golden Globe-winning animated film, teenager Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider and begins developing abilities strangely similar to those of his hero, Spider-Man. But before he can begin to grasp his new responsibilities, Miles crosses paths with five more Spider-people from alternate dimensions – and must team up with this ragtag group to save the day.
Sitting at an extraordinary 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and featuring a unique animation style that must be experienced on the big screen, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE will kick off our new programme – and screenings in our new home – in just over four weeks.
Save the date. You're not going to want to miss this!
We're also excited to announce that we're just putting the final touches on our Autumn 2019 programme now and will be releasing it next Wednesday.
Our new programme will run from Monday 18 February through to Saturday 27 April, and will feature no fewer than 55 films over 10 weeks – including a bumper week of screenings EVERY night from Monday to Saturday during our first week back!
While most everything you know and love about the ANU Film Group will be carrying over to our new venue in 2019, we regret to announce that we will no longer be printing member booklets from this year onwards.
Booklets have been a staple of the ANU Film Group for more than 30 years, and were an extension of the 'programme notes' that were issued to members in the early years of the Group. As the number of films we screened increased, it became apparent that a few loose leaf pages was no longer enough to provide information about all of the films to members.
Much like that change was brought about by programming changes, so too is this one, as our shift to seasonal programming means that printing four booklets a year is no longer practical. We will still be printing our posters and other publications that will detail the full programme, alongside extended film descriptions on our website, but there won't be a booklet going forward. We apologise for any disappointment caused by this change.
This is also a good opportunity to point out that a copy of every one of our programme notes/booklets since 1966 is currently archived at the National Library, and is publically accessible for anyone who wishes to take a trip down memory lane.


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Do you have chronic pain, chronic fatigue, or other mysterious symptoms that make you miserable? But does your doctor say your lab tests are fine and you're perfectly healthy? It could be you have an autoimmune reaction and don't know it. People can develop an autoimmune reaction to virtually any tissue, enzyme, or protein in…Details


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Victor risks it!
FOR many a year it has been the middle of May when we take to the waterways, but alas, not his time.
As you regular readers should be well aware is because we were somewhat worried about being stuck out by the stoppages, having missed two by the skin of our teeth recently, but with the season more advanced we thought the waterways may be somewhat more reliable.
Staffs & Worcs
So here we are once again on the Staffs & Worcs, heading for the Shroppie, so putting our faith in that noble band of brothers, and of definitely sisters, of the now various societies that take care of the waterway.
Mooring at the start of Tixall Wide, in the area of the wide water 23 boats were counted all crammed together, yet none in the half mile towards the lock, so the 'wide', that certainly is not as wide as at our first visit exactly 20 years ago—the ever encroaching weeds are seeing to that.
Not a good omen
So to our first lock, and oh dear, a bottom gate paddle with a bag over it! Not an official Canal & River Trust (or CaRT) but the bottom of a coal bag.
So I investigated, obviously wondering if the people in the old lock cottage had something to do with it, but no, removing the bag it was soon discovered that the ratchet would not hold, and a boater had covered the paddle to save anyone perhaps getting hurt by a windless spinning when the ratchet failed to engage. As to its eventual repair...
Era of the lengthsmen
As mentioned, it was 20 years ago since we first cruised this canal, and that was the era of the lengthsmen—people who took care of the lengths of waterways and made sure it did not need boaters themselves to make paddle gear safe as in the case of Tixall Lock.
In those days stoppages were rare indeed, as those lengthsmen forewarned of any pending problem in addition to keeping such as paddle gear in good working condition without having to call in contractors, as now, who know little of the workings of the waterways.
The lock structures themselves were then well looked after and kept in good condition and painted, unlike the top gate in the picture above of Otherton Lock.
But alas the former British Waterways decided to save money by dispensing with them all, a policy kept on by CaRT. Yet the resulting ever increasing stoppages and the many thousands of admitted problems, clearly show that as a money saving scheme it was a dismal failure, as maintenance gets further and further behind and consequently more and more expensive.
Good news
Time for a bit of good news, for the bottom lock mooring at Rodbaston Lock has been fixed at last, having been in a somewhat broken down condition for many a year.
It was at this lock that we received the courtesy of the steerer of Karma Waters allowing us to empty a lock though it was 'his' water, waving us to empty, though really fairly near, that was appreciated.
Not good
One thing is for sure, we should not like to be moored for the night next to whoever owns the pictured boat when the generator was running. Not only for the noise it must create but the fumes it gives off. I shouldn't think the inhabitant(s) would be too healthy with the wind blowing in either.
Mind you, there were quite a few boats along the waterway risking disaster, with a couple having their gas bottles out on the deck with rubber pipe leading off, and one with it actually going through the door aperture, meaning that it would certainly get quashed when the door was closed. Crazy!
Change of mind
There were a couple of things I had decided not to mention, as I have to admit I have rather flogged them to death. First is the ludicrous claim by CaRT of its 450 million visits to its waterways and second is its leaking lock gates that is now standard. But alas I have failed on both counts.
Being fairly early starters, we call it a day by lunch time, and moored between Rodbaston and Boggs Lock we were surprised at no walkers or cyclists passing, until eventually late in the afternoon three ladies appeared, but then turned back before reaching the boat.
Well into the evening
It was then well into the evening when two girls passed, making a fuss of our Ridgeback Rusty who was keeping watch. And that was it! The whole length of towpath is just a thin track with not a cycle tyre track in sight, so makes a mockery of CaRT's so ludicrous visitor claims.
And so to leaking gates.Those at Boggs Lock to be exact.
With the lock seemingly filled, it was taking ages to be able to open the top gate, until a walk down the bottom revealed the reason—water was pouring out of the lock as fast as it was coming in, so it needed two to get the gate eventually open.
Mind you, I must admit neither of us are any longer in our prime, so you fitter ones could possibly manage. Though as many hirers too are 'getting on a bit' I should imagine the lock would cause problems for many. Perhaps it may get attended too next winter as it obviously wasn't in the one past.
It was actually on this canal that we discovered so many boats with two bow fenders, one below the usual one, then realised, with locks with ground paddles and so little chance of getting a boat flooded, a boat could be taken right up to the front of the lock when empty, and even with the two paddles fully opened would stay there—well protected with the two fenders. So an extra fender was attached—and off we went!
On to the junction and a visits to my old mucker, Orph at Oxley Marine, who gave the readers such useful information in his past offerings, and of course a fill up of the red stuff at a very decent price. Another old mucker I hope to see is Brian, another past contributor, who I should add dear Thomas lost his email address!
Victor Swift


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Grant & Myrtle Sinton 1973
Photograph courtesy of Joy H. Jones Colorado Springs
She was the widow Fullman when she married Grant.
United States Social Security Death Index
Given Name: Myrtle
Surname: Sinton
Birth Date: 30 August 1903
Social Security Number: 522-09-1647
State: Colorado
Last Place of Residence: Clark, Nevada
Previous Residence Postal Code: 89101
Event Date: August 1975
Age: 72
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Headstone of Myrtle G. Sinton (née Nelson) 1903 - 1975
Fairview Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
The headstone photograph comes from the Find A Grave website courtesy of MariahLB
The location is Fairview Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
Link to the Find A Grave site for Myrtle G. Sinton
To view a map of the Fairview Cemetery and the location of the grave, click on MAP
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Obituary in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph published on Friday 15 August 1975 reads
Mrs. Myrtle Sinton
Services for Mrs. Myrtle Sinton will be held 11 a.m. Monday, in the Swan Mortuary.
Rev. Jack G. Davis of Bethany Baptist Church will officiate.
Mrs. Sinton, widow of the late M. Grant Sinton, died Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nev., where she had resided the past year with her granddaughter, Mrs. Stephanie Newsham.
She was born Aug. 30, 1903 in St Edwards, Neb., and moved to Colorado Springs with her parents as a small child and resided here until a year ago. She was married to M. Grant Sinton Nov. 30, 1938. He preceded her in death April 19, 1974.
She belonged to Bethany Baptist Church in Colorado Springs.
She is survived by one son, Earl Fullman of Las Alamos, New Mex., two step-sons, Melvin Sinton of Colorado Springs, and Grant Sinton of San Antonio, Tex., a sister, Mrs. Helen Drake; a brother, Arthur Nelson of Colorado Springs, 16 grandchildren and 20 great-children and many nieces and nephews.
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|Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939
Name: Melvin G. Sinton
Event Date: 30 Nov 1938
Event Place: Colorado Springs, Elbert, Colorado, United States
Spouse's Name: Myrtle Fullman
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Marriage of Melvin Grant Sinton and Myrtle Fullman on 27 November 1938
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One of UH Mānoa's physics projects, the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB particle accelerator in Japan, has passed a critical technical milestone: The new particle accelerator has successfully circulated beams of elementary particles in both directions. On February 10, 2015, SuperKEKB circulated a positron beam moving close to the speed of light through over a thousand magnets in a narrow tube around the 3.1 kilometre circumference of its underground main ring. On February 26, 2016, SuperKEKB succeeded in circulating and storing a 7 GeV electron beam around its ring of magnets in the opposite direction. The BEAST II accelerator background commissioning detector, designed by UH physicists, observed these first turns of the two beams and is now carrying out more detailed measurements.
The achievement of "first turns," which means storing the beam in the ring through many revolutions, is a major milestone for any particle accelerator. Since then, SuperKEKB has been making rapid progress, continuously increasing the positron and electron beam currents stored in the machine.
Once SuperKEKB is fully up and running, it will collide electron and positron beams. In contrast to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, which is the world's highest energy machine, SuperKEKB/Belle II is designed to have the world's highest rate of particle collisions (a factor of 40 higher than the earlier KEKB machine that holds many records for particle accelerator performance). Thus, SuperKEKB will be the leading accelerator on the "luminosity frontier."
This will allow SuperKEKB, along with the Belle II detector, to perform unprecedented searches for New Physics beyond the Standard Model by measuring rare decays of elementary particles such as beauty quarks, charm quarks and tau leptons.
Due to the high rate of collisions, the beams from SuperKEKB will produce an environment unlike any physics experiment in the past. The BEAST II detector will collect data in this environment, paving the way to allow Belle II to safely roll into the beam in 2017.
The Belle II detector at SuperKEKB was designed and built by an international collaboration of over 600 physicists from 23 countries. This collaboration is working closely with SuperKEKB accelerator experts to optimize the machine performance and backgrounds. The BEAST II detector measures beam backgrounds, produced by electromagnetic showers when the beam collides with the walls of the vacuum pipe. Such backgrounds not only obscure the signals that the team eventually wishes to observe, but also can radiation damage the Belle II detector. Therefore, when operating the new accelerator, these beam backgrounds must be well understood.
UH Mānoa Physics Professors Tom Browder, Sven Vahsen and Gary Varner, along with other Mānoa postdoctoral researchers and graduate students, participated in the first Belle experiment at Tsukuba, Japan's KEKB Factory. It is celebrated for its critical role in experimentally verifying the theoretical scheme of Kobayashi and Maskawa, winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Professor Browder is now the Belle II spokesperson, Varner is leading U.S. readout electronics efforts, and Vahsen is leading the Belle II beam background group that designed the BEAST II detector. UH Mānoa is responsible for major components of the Belle II particle identification readout systems using Varner's renowned "oscilloscope on a chip" application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) as well as the background commissioning system, which detects neutrons with Vahsen's innovative micro-time projection chambers (micro-TPCs).
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Other collaborating institutes in the $15 million U.S. Belle II project include Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Cincinnati, Luther College, Kennesaw State, Indiana University, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Alabama, University of South Carolina, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Wayne State University and Pacific Northwest National Lab.
The UHM Physics and Astronomy Department is located within the College of Natural Sciences. For more information on the research project, visit: http://belle2.kek.jp/.


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For those of us who grew up watching David Hunt, Niki Lauda, Jackie Steward, Stirling Moss (I went to school with his daughter Alison and met him many times), Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and latterly Michael Shumacher, Formula One seems far less exciting these days. But take out the driver altogether and surely it's just a step away from a giant Scalextric set? Can you program an AI to have balls and driving flair and a steely determination to win? Or will it just be who builds the most reliable and fastest car?
The Robocar is designed by Daniel Simon, the automotive futurist who creates vehicles for Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters including Tron Legacy and Oblivion, It weighs 1000kg and measures 4.8m long and 2m wide. It has 4 motors of 300kW each, a 540kW battery and is capable of speeds over 200mph. The car uses a number of technologies to 'drive' itself including 5 lidars, 2 radars, 18 ultrasonic sensors, 2 optical speed sensors, 6 AI cameras, GNSS positioning and is powered by Nvidia's Drive PX2 brain, capable of up to 24 trillion A.I. operations per second to be programmed by teams' software engineers using complex algorithms.
At the car's unveiling in Barcelona last year, Chief Design Officer Daniel Simon said "This needs to be the superhero of self-driving cars. An ambassador for this amazing rise of artificial intelligence."
Roborace's open A.I. platform allows companies to develop their own driverless software and push the limits in an extreme and safe environment. The series is designed to be a competition of intelligence so all teams will use the same "Robocar" to ensure all efforts will be focussed on advancing the software for everyday road cars to adopt.


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In this segment, NorthShore interviews a select, exclusive group of skaters who have completed every single NorthShore Inline Marathon since the inaugural race in 1996.
Today, we talk with Kelly Schreyer. She and her husband Cris have completed every single NorthShore Inline Marathon together… talk about a power couple! Their story and their commitment is very inspirational. Read on to hear how they overcame huge odds with Cris's cancer diagnosis last summer to skate together and finish their 22nd NorthShore Inline Marathon in a row.
NorthShore Inline Marathon (NSIM): First, can you introduce yourself… where are you from, what do you do?
Kelly Schreyer (KS): Cris and I are both originally from Two Harbors, MN; we got married and moved to Duluth, MN – so we are very familiar with the North Shore! We currently live in Chisago City, MN, but still make many trips north to enjoy that beautiful area!
NSIM: What is your history with inline skating? How were you introduced to the sport?
KS: Cris and I both owned inline skates, but they were really more just for fun. We had both grown up roller-skating, so it was just a natural transition and something to do on beautiful summer days.
NSIM: Think back to 1996, how did you first hear about the race and why did you sign up?
KS: I worked at a clinic in Duluth, and a few co-workers started talking about the inline marathon that was going to be starting, and they were signing up. I mentioned it to Cris and we decided it sounded like a ton of fun and we ended up signing up, too! My co-workers did it for several years as well and it was fun to connect with them every year.
NSIM: What was that first year like?
KS: That first year we didn't have the right equipment – my skates were not quality and the wheels barely rolled! Cris' were better, but we just weren't well prepared. It was brutal! We had no idea about drafting that first year and yet somehow we made it to the finish! It was such a high, that we have just never stopped! Coming around that last corner to the finish is worth every hill you need to skate up!
NSIM: What makes you come back year after year? When did you realize that doing every single race was "your thing"?
KS: I'll be honest and say that there have been a few years that we (ok – mostly I) thought about not doing the race…but the reason for staying in it is special to us. Life is busy. Work is work. We have two beautiful girls that take our time. But the race belongs to us. We started it after the first year we got married and it's sort of become our weekend. It's that one weekend out of the year that no matter what is going on, this is the priority for us.
NSIM: 22 years is a long time and a big commitment. Have you overcome any big challenges to "toe the line"?
KS: I've done the marathon twice being pregnant (with doctor's permission), twice just a couple months after having children, with bronchitis, and getting over the fear of doing it again after taking a bad fall the year before.
Cris was diagnosed June 2017 with Stage IV Colon Cancer. He was so sick that we didn't know if we would be able to do the race last year. But it was so important to him to not let cancer keep him from doing it, that we decided to do it knowing we were going to take it slow and if at any point we needed to stop, we would. It was an emotional race for both of us. We are grateful that the chemo/treatments have been working for him. He is still doing chemo every 2 to 3 weeks to manage it – and at this point, it will always be this way for him until they find a cure. So here's a shout out to the Kiss My Skates skating team! We recently bought a tshirt in support of them…and we encourage everyone to support this great cause!! We have signed up for the race again this year and plan on being there and staying strong!
NSIM: Do you have a particular NSIM year or moment that sticks out to you?
KS: There are a lot of moments that stick out! Pre-kids (so we had time to train!!) we came in at 1:34, which was our best time. That year just felt really good. Then there was the year of that awful head wind. That was terrible! I remember the year I shattered my tailbone around mile 18 – but we still finished! I did fall on London Road once, too – there were these cute little 3 to 5 year olds dressed up as cheerleaders and I smiled over at them and my skate got caught in a snake and down I went! Hopefully it didn't end their cheerleading careers! Cris and I both love the start of the race – all the energy and excitement.
NSIM: What is your favorite part of the NorthShore Inline Marathon? Favorite aspect of the event? What makes the NSIM unique?
C&K: Cris and I both appreciate all the people who come out to cheer as we skate by! Especially those that stand on top of Lemon Drop hill, as that is a hard one to get up! And then it's just such a beautiful course! And a huge shout out to all the volunteers and the team that works on putting this together ever year!!!! You are all awesome! Thank you!!
NSIM: What is your best advice for someone who has never done an inline marathon or a race on skates? Or for somebody who doesn't know if they're capable of a full marathon?
C&K: Go for it!! It's fun and so rewarding. You are absolutely capable of finishing the race. Go into it with the mindset of doing it for the enjoyment of it! It's truly a sport that anyone can do at any age! It's one of the best things about inline skating!
NSIM: Do you have any favorite training tips or workouts?
C&K: We usually just start out by getting out there and having fun. Then as the race gets closer we add some speed and miles to the workout.
NSIM: What is your training like? Where do you typically train? Are you more regimented or just try to get out there? How many hours per week on average? Do you have a coach or training group?
C&K: We used to train every single day for a few months leading up to race day. Then we had kids and they had their own activities and we didn't always have time to get out there…so now it's more of a 'we get out there when we can' and make the most of it! We don't do it so much anymore to 'beat our time', but just to have fun being a part of an incredible event!!
NSIM: Do you cross-train with different sports and/or do you compete in any other sports or events?
C&K: Cris' job is very physical, so he doesn't need a lot of off season exercise to stay in shape. Kelly does a lot of kickboxing and enjoys running/walking along with some P90X training.
NSIM: What is your equipment setup for the 2018 race season? Give us an idea of your preferred skates/equipment.
C&K: Both of our skates are a few years old, but they still fit so well that we haven't really wanted to get a new pair. We just replace the wheels and the bearings to keep them fast and look forward to those downhills!!!


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Psalm 27:7–14: Having worshipped God, our psalmist now asks for God to listen to him as the psalm becomes supplication: "Hear, O Lord, my voice when I call,/ and grant me grace and answer me." (7) He is seeking two things: listening and God's response.
Often in my wimpy prayers I feel everything will be OK if I know that God is listening. But I usually lack the courage to ask for God's reply. Here the psalmist is asking not only for God's response, but to reveal himself fully and not reject him: "Do not hide Your face from me, / do not turn Your servant away in wrath." (9)
Because "You are my help," God is the only one on whom this desperate man can rely. And the desperation shows: "Abandon me not, nor forsake me, /O God of my rescue." (9) But then, the realization that God is the ultimately faithful one in his life; that God is more reliable than even the other humans that love him most: "Though my father and mother forsook me,/ the Lord would gather me in." (10)
Which makes him realize that above all else is trust, "If I but trust to see the Lord's goodness," (13) which becomes hope: "Hope for the Lord!/ Let your heart be form and bold, / and hope for the Lord."
The realization that God is faithful is behind this ascent from desperation and abandonment to trust. And all because the psalmist has reflected on the incredible faithfulness of God. And in that faith resides hope. For him. And for me.
2 Chronicles 28:9–29:19: Judah, under king Ahaz, is utterly defeated and about to disappear form the face of the earth. But a little known prophet, Oded, comes to the leaders of Israel saying that to do so would just add to Israel's already substantial guilt before God and boldly declares to the leaders returning from war: "You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring on us guilt against the Lord in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel." (28:13)
Clearly, the Holy Spirit through Oded moved the hearts of these men. And the leaders "got up and took the captives, and with the booty they clothed all that were naked among them; they clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink, and anointed them;" (15). Even though Israel is essentially apostate, they have listened to God and shown mercy.
As for Ahaz, he attempts to enter into an alliance with Assyria and "plundered the house of the Lord and the houses of the king and of the officials, and gave tribute to the king of Assyria; but it did not help him." (21) Ahaz becomes desperate, forgetting the one simple thing that might of helped: turning back to God. Instead, he turns to the gods of Assyria, desecrates the temple, selling off its utensils, and dies apostate. What is it that even in desperation we can so easily forget God, and unlike the psalmist, who turns to God and finds hope, we turn away and find dust.
One good thing comes form Ahaz, and that is is his son, Hezekiah, who "did what was right in the sight of the Lord, just as his ancestor David had done." (29:2) He assembles the Levites and priests, telling them, "Listen to me, Levites! Sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and carry out the filth from the holy place." (29:5) And in a remarkable and memorable sentence summarizes the consequences of turning away from God, that the "wrath of the Lord came upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes." (8)
And the Levites cleanse and re-sanctify the temple, returning to Hezekiah. Things may be looking up for Judah for the simple reason that Hezekiah looks to God and realizes that it is God who is the source of strength for Judah and himself. Exactly the theme of today's psalm.
Acts 24:4–16: Tertullus, the Jew's lawyer, (who I gather is not Jewish himself), lays out the case against Paul. First, he accuses Paul being a of being "a pestilent fellow" upsetting the general peace–not just in Jerusalem but "among all the Jews throughout the world," (5). He's also a conspirator–"a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes" and a blasphemer. "He even tried to profane the temple, and so we seized him." (7). As lawyers are wont to do he leaves out certain crucial details such as it was the Jews that started the riot, but here the "Jews also joined in the charge by asserting that all this was true." (9)
Paul rises and speaks, first noting that he was in Jerusalem for only twelve days–hardly time to put together a complex conspiracy. He then asserts, " They did not find me disputing with anyone in the temple or stirring up a crowd either in the synagogues or throughout the city," noting that his accusers cannot prove their charge.
Then, Paul, being Paul, in a brilliant move, rather than attempting to defend himself against these spurious charges, admits what is true: He is indeed a member of the sect called "the Way" but also that it is simply the logical extension of–and entirely consistent with–the Jewish religion (about which we assume Felix was not versed in its theological niceties). Paul underscores the similarity, "I worship the God of our ancestors, believing everything laid down according to the law or written in the prophets." (14). Then he says he has hope in the same God and that there will be "be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." This latter statement is a clever move since Paul well knows that the Pharisees feel the same way. In short, Paul has not allowed a crack of light to come between his belief and Jewish belief. And he rests his case.
The lesson for us: honey is far more effective than defensive vinegar.


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Discourse Afghanistan explores the use of violence in Afghan society, and asks whether violence is endemic among Afghans. This was discussed during a Discourse Hour meeting attended by 24 people. The discussion was divided into two parts – in the first part we discussed violence within the home, and in the second part we looked at violence in the context of the wider society.
Domestic violence
Violence within the Afghan household was recognised as a problem. Although some participants considered the question an inherent generalisation, arguing that many Afghan households are free from violence, and that domestic violence is not an Afghan-exclusive issue, it was agreed that domestic violence was prevalent enough for it to be considered a topic warranting discussion. Domestic violence was discussed in the context of spousal violence, as well as violence as a means of disciplining children.
Within the household spousal violence is not uncommon. In particular, women are often victims of aggression by their husbands. In many cases, violence against women happens in response to petty situations. It was speculated that such violence may serve as a means of exerting control over the woman, or to establish a male-favoured power hierarchy within the household.
The use of violence as a method of disciplining children is also common in Afghan households and schools. Such violence may be used as an act of disciplinary punishment, or a reaction to irritation by the parent or teacher. In many cases the degree of aggression used against children violates their physical integrity and would be considered a breach of their human rights, yet hitting children is socially and legally acceptable in Afghanistan. The long-term affect of violence on children was explored: children brought up with violence at home – either when inflicted on themselves, or when witnessing other family members being abused – can become desensitised to violence, with the risk of normalising their own use of violence in the future. insdeed, studies have shown domestic violence affects development in children's brains.
Violence in society
On March 19th 2015, a woman in Kabul was falsely accused of burning pages of the Quran and was consequently beaten to death by a crowd of strangers in the street. Her murder sparked outrage amongst Afghans across the world, with many taking to social media to voice their anger, resulting in organised vigils and protests worldwide. The murder of Farkhunda was probably not an isolated case in Afghanistan, but what was is about Farkhunda's case that caused such a profound reaction from the Afghan community? The accessibility of the details of the murder, including graphic video footage showing the brutality of Farkhunda's killing and a reliable account of the events leading to the fatal incident, allowed people to form their own moral judgements. The consensus feeling was that false accusations should not have been made in the first instance, and that the accused should have been tried under a judicial system before any action was taken. Most cases analogous to Farkhunda's likely happen behind closed doors, without such media exposure, allowing the perpetuation of such acts of violence.
The case of Farkhunda was discussed in detail. What made this case unique was that bystanders joined in. But what made the average man participate in such an atrocious act? One participant suggested that it is easy to get caught up in a mob mentality, and despite the fact that they completely condemn the action of the mob against Farkhuda, they wondered whether they too would have "thrown a stone" had they been present, acting on impulse under the influence of other offenders, rather than thinking through the motivation and the consequences of their actions. The participant elaborated, saying that any opposition to the religious motivation of the offenders would have likely been met with accusations of heresy. The irony of it is of course that the actions of the men were anything but Islamic, since under Islamic law Farkhunda would have undergone a judicial process. Moreover, the woman was unveiled in public and partially undressed by these men. In fact, was religious fundamentalism the major problem here, or was religion used as an excuse/justification to express patriarchal notions of manhood and honour?
In response to the incident, President Ashraf Ghani said that Afghanistan's police were too focused on the Taliban insurgency, thus compromising local policing. 13 police officers are reported to have been suspended for having failed to stop the attack. The role of locals in social law enforcement was discussed – it was suggested that in general Afghans have little faith in the Afghan judicial system, and taking the law into their own hands is commonplace in Afghan communities. It was agreed that the best way for the law enforcement authorities to gain the respect of locals is to improve local policing by providing the relevant training for the police force. This would enable them to deal with community issues such as disputes, robberies, vandalism, etc.
One participant suggested that the normalisation of violence was driven by a lack of recognition of emotion. While this may have been true given the heinous nature of the crime and the number of people involved, it was also noted that Farkhunda's case was given an exceptional level of attention through both local and international media, as well as by individuals on social media, representing a collective expression of outrage. In fact, could the attack have been caused by an excessive level of emotion in the first place? Moreover, in the aftermath the reaction has been strongly emotional, to the extent that Farkhunda has now become an 'untouchable', almost 'saint'-like, it was suggested, and that her own actions in the moments before her death are protected from judgement. In fact, could there have been a lesson to be learned from such analysis.
Changing society's attitudes to violence can be most effective as a collective effort of both the state and its citizens. Individuals can serve as good role models to peers and to younger generations by simply being good to one another. Individuals, in addition to teaching their daughters to stay safe, should deem it equally as important to teach their sons to respect women, and to teach alternative avenues to violence as conflict resolution. The most effective way for individuals to convey a message is to lead by example.
The state must act to maximise its efforts to retrain police to better deal with local crime, so as to prevent individuals from taking the law into their own hands. It follows that in order to strengthen the institution there should be efforts to promote a culture of reporting crime to the police. Moreover, it was suggested that the educated diaspora can play a role by drawing resources from abroad to assist the state in reforming attitudes to violence. It was also agreed that the legislation on child abuse needs to be redefined and made more stringent to legally protect children.
Thinking about the root causes of domestic and societal violence, a lack of education and awareness, attitudes on healthy relationships, poverty, a high level of mental health problems, including depression, were cited as potential causes. A long history of war is likely to be a major factor underlying all of these social issues. In light of these identified causal factors, the discussion moved on to thoughts on the possible solutions to end or significantly reduce violence in Afghanistan. It was agreed that solutions need to be realistic, practical and implementable.
One concern was that open dialogue that questions cultural and religious practice is not had enough. Religion, namely Islam, plays a significant role in most aspects of Afghan society, but it is often intertwined with cultural/tribal practice. In the case of Farkhunda religion was used as a justification for her murder, but it was pointed out that burning is considered an Islamically acceptable way of disposing of a Quran, and that it was in fact superstitious belief that was behind the violent reaction to the alleged burning of the Quran.
On a wider scale, Afghanistan needs an institution to regulate religious affairs, including the regulation of imams and religious leaders. This would be a difficult task, however, since such a standardisation would need to be in agreement with all the denominations of Islam that exist within Afghanistan, and the ideologies and practices between these sects can often be very conflicting. Nevertheless, as an immediate measure, mosques and religious leaders should assume some responsibility in actively discouraging the use of violence as a means of conflict resolution. Tribal leaders, community elders and even politicians could also play similar roles in curbing the use of violence in Afghan society by speaking out and encouraging people to think for themselves. Television and media are very powerful ways to send a message to a large reach, and can be a very effective platform to deliver an anti-violence campaign.
Education and cultural development were also agreed to be fundamental solutions to the problem. They can help to re-define social norms, for example by amending gender stereotypes that perpetuate gender-based violence. Education in Afghanistan itself has become a melting pot of ideologies over the decades, and a radical reformation of the education system itself is required in order to update and standardise taught principles. Education can be used as a powerful tool to teach young people the value of respect and equality in their relationships, and to teach the alternatives to violence in conflict resolution. The impact of intervention at young ages should not be underestimated – it is a critical time when moral values and conduct are established, and therefore an opportune time to nurture healthy attitudes towards violence.
The role of poverty in cultivating a culture of violence in part goes hand-in-hand with a lack of education amongst the poor. It was noted that the culture of education in Afghanistan can be perceived as being elitist, where scholarships are often allocated in a non-meritocratic manner, thereby perpetuating low education rates among the poorer class.
It was pointed out that Afghans are notoriously very hospitable and generous, but they are also characteristically short-tempered, and that this may represent an emotionally fragile population resulting from decades of war. It perhaps comes as no surprise then, that clinical depression is widespread among Afghans. Many people carry the emotional burden of having lost loved ones in the war and/or losing their land, homes and jobs. Such traumatic experiences can have consequences on mental well-being, and in some cases this can manifest as violent thoughts and behaviour. Thus, improved efforts to identify and treat mental illness, especially those that affect the ability to manage emotions such as anger, may help to improve the incidence of violence.
In the words of one participant, it is only upon deconstructing and intellectualising the issue of violence that we can understand the root causes. And it is only with this understanding that we can we formulate and implement effective and sustainable solutions to eradicate violence and to sensitise society to its consequences.


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This instantaneous change creates a high-impact, extremely visual moment of magic—magic with a familiar object. At AmazeKids, what we like best about Pringles-to-Go are the many different ways you can use this clever prop for social media videos as well routines in your show.
Here's the overview for Pringles Go:
Here's what you get:
Please note that red and green gimmicked cans are sold separately. If you're looking for even more routine possibilities, consider getting both options!
Get Pringles Go and you'll make your kids "Go" …crazy when you do magic with their favorite snack.
Have a question about this product? It's possible others do too. Ask here and other AmazeKids customers will be able to respond with assistance! Alternatively, email us and we can help too.
Chris asks: The Pringle's cans as on early 2020 that I'm finding seem slightly taller than what these gimmicks appear to be. Has Pringle's changed their can size, and will this effect finding the proper cans to use?
David asks: Can you produce real chips from the can after you do the change?
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Typically takes 2 - 3 days
We send UK orders in batch to the UK from our USA warehouse every day. This way you avoid expensive international shipping fees and taxes.
We keep our most popular products in stock in the UK so often this step is skipped.
We send packages out via MyHermes the same day that we receive them. This is a popular, secure, trackable courier service.
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As soon as the package is dispatched you'll receive a link to track it on this page. While they don't offer any guarantees, MyHermes tend to deliver your order within two days.
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Yesterday during a live-event, Bungie and Activition revealed the first gameplay footage and details for their upcoming sequel – "Destiny 2."
In "Destiny 2," all the Guardians lose everything including their light when the Red Legion, led by by Ghaul, overtake and destroy the last safe city on Earth. Players must master new weapons and new abilities to overtake this threat.
"Destiny 2" arrives on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on September 8th.
There's a new cinematic trailer that you can watch
or the new gameplay trailer
or you can watch 25 minutes of the strike – "Inverted Spire"
or you can watch the whole event here:


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Tag Archives: dental crowns
The Difference Between Crowns and Bridges
April 3, 2014
Dentists in Monroe and Ruston, LA » Blog » The Difference Between Crowns and Bridges When it comes to your dental health, it's important to understand the techniques that dentists use to protect your teeth. Learning about the available procedures can help you feel more confident and informed when you visit your oral health provider. […]Categories: Blog Tags: dental bridges, dental crowns


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In general, fashion advertisements are not very original. For decades long, we're seeing the same kind of ads everywhere. Always those same kind of models watching in the camera with a cliche voice-over..you get the point. Trend forecasts show no improvement in this situation. That it doesn't always have to be this way is shown by these examples:
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Finance ministry proposes to sell all shares in Ukrgasbank, PrivatBank in 2020, 2022 respectively
The Finance Ministry of Ukraine as part of the gradual reduction in the share of the state presence in the banking sector from 55% of total assets as of late 2017 to 24% in the medium-term outlook proposes to completely sell Ukrgasbank, PrivatBank (both based in Kyiv).
"In particular, Ukrgasbank and PrivatBank should be fully sold in 2020 and 2022 respectively," Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said, presenting the principles of the strategic reformation of the public bank sector at a government meeting on Wednesday.
"Before the end of 2019, we plan to create conditions for attracting minority shareholders - international financial organizations like the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), respectively, in Oschadbank and Ukreximbank," the minister said.
Danyliuk also said that the state will refrain from implementing initiatives that can determine the growth of the state's share in the banking system.
"The creation of new state-owned banks is considered inexpedient," the minister said.


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Accidents are never expected and when they occur, there can be major setbacks. In a number of instances accidents are the results of one or more parties' negligent acts. Treatment for injuries that are sustained as a result of such incidents can be costly and this is why one needs to seek compensation through a qualified personal injury attorney Huntington WV.
Injuries can be both physical and emotional in terms of the distress and frustration that they cause in the long run. The financial implications of such accidents require one to hire a personal injury attorney Huntington WV. Trying to seek compensation can be a difficult task and a personal injury attorney is necessary for easing the process and making sure that one gets a just case. Such attorneys focus on personal injury cases and claims. They specialize in this particular area of the legal system and their experience and in depth knowledge makes them the best resource for injury charges.
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A new report examining the flu shot and the risk posed by a bout of flu in healthy children indicates that an alarming number of childhood flu deaths are in children with no clear health risk present.
Deaths from flu in healthy children were examined in a new Pediatrics report, in which findings indicate a frightening 830 flu deaths in children occurred between 2004 and 2012.
Certain portions of the population are vulnerable to complications from the flu, but even more worrisome are other findings in the report. More than 40 percent of the kids who succumbed to complications of the flu did not have a condition such as asthma or a heart concern to tip off parents and providers to a possibly fatal outcome.
According to LiveScience, the previously healthy children who died after contracting the flu between 2004 and 2012 were more likely to succumb quickly — within three days of symptom onset. They were also twice as likely to die before they could be hospitalized, which seems to suggest not only a rapid onset of symptoms, but a rapid decline in health.
Dr. Karen Wong, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), worked on the study and says that researchers fear many people are not aware of the speed with which flu can gravely sicken people. Wong says:
"Healthy kids are at risk, too. I think that's something that a lot of people don't recognize… People can get very sick very quickly, even if they don't have an underlying medical condition."
Of the 830 children in the study who died of the flu in the eight-year long period, 511 were eligible to receive a flu vaccination. And of that 511, 16 percent had been vaccinated for the flu, with the remaining 84 percent unvaccinated.
Wong is also quoted by the New York Times regarding healthy kids dying of flu, and the benefit of flu vaccines. Wong explained to the paper that parents need to realize risk exists for healthy kids as well as their compromised classmates, and she says:
"A lot of parents don't think of flu as being very serious, especially if their child is healthy… But this study shows that even healthy children are at risk, and that's why it's important for every child to get vaccinated."
During the course of the flu shot study, recommendations for flu vaccination changed per the CDC. In 2008, the agency amended its recommendations to suggest all healthy people over the age of six months receive a flu shot each year.
Healthy Kids Still Die Of The Flu, Research Finds is a post from: The Inquisitr News


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Category Archives: NCAA Basketball
Auburn Fan Pours Beer On Head Thinking His Team Won Then Gets Arrested After Their Stunning Loss
5 Bold Predictions For The NCAA Tournament's Opening Round
The Sports Gambling Podcast's Colby Dant Stops By To Help You Bet Your Kid's College Fund On The NCAA Tournament
by Tommy Gimler
Much like every other sporting event on the planet, the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will be a shit ton better if you throw a few clams on it.
How To Make Sure Your March Madness Bracket Isn't Absolutely Dicked After The First Weekend, Bro
by Rakesh the Intern
Rule #1: If your team's best player is damn near seven feet tall and can't dunk, they're not getting out of the first weekend, bro.
Sign Up For The DUD Bracket Challenge Where The Best Bracket Gets $69, Bro!
by Rakesh the Intern
It might not be a billion dollars for a perfect bracket, but that's still enough cash for you and your fat wife to enjoy roughly five dinners at Golden Corral. Twice, bro.


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Anything to say faggots?
Anything to say faggots?
Mueller is a faggot.
Just because he's a marine doesn't mean he doesn't fuck kids....
who's the hoodie on the right i want some of that in my life!
Thats a sweet ass trophy
Mueller sucked dick, like a faggot and swallowed a whole splatoon
>killed innocents
>didnt kill innocents
Which military honors did Obama win?
damn trump looked like a chad
Whys the marine so malnourished and looking like he walked out of Auschwitz.... Our marines aren't taken care of,
Mueller's father was an SS officer brought over to the USA in Operation Paperclip.
looked like a proper american in his youth. Kinda reminds me of captain, merica actually. Though I don't see how a figurehead with no power needs to have medals of honor.
wow kool-aid drinker detected
"Awarded Medals of Honor"
The creator is either being intentionally deceiving or just an idiot.
President trumps solder last time i checked
Two words: daddy's money
Because being in the army in no way or form makes you credible enough to become president. i mean half the people who have a military career end up shooting themselves. would you have a suicidal president? i thought not
Three words, this faggots jealous
Sounds like something only a pedo like you would say.
Jews don't believe in an afterlife.
They are based in materialistic things.
So it only makes sense that anyone who owns this shit is Jewish.
Pedophile detected
Donald Trump was badass in his prime, wish we had a 25 year old trump to beat Trudeaus ass in a UFC fight
Yeah faggot it was a participating trophy, and he earned it, fucker. Trump was not only the nicest kid in his bowling club, he also brought the best orange juice to the meeting, so don't even dare to step up to trump, unless you can bowl over 50, bitch
That going to the army and being respected means nothing to a presidency? I don't know what you're trying to imply OP, do tell!
You can't compare your experience with other people, silly user
>killed innocents
>killed communists
One is super rich, has a fine-ass wife, fuck a gazillion super models, has gold faucets, big buildings, land, home, cars, yachts, planes, and golf courses.
OH! And he beat the hell out of every bitch in D.C. and became PRESIDENT.
BEST life resume EVER!
people who live in a community
You're on Cred Forums you double nigger
Cred Forums covers all topics
Rupert Murdoch is also Australian, not American
Sins of the father, eh?
"can you put this where its comfortably out of my sight? these facts rustle my jimmies and i prefer ignorant bliss"
>cadet bone spurs
Yeah, I'd like to ask why the heir of a multi-millionaire would willingly risk his life in the meat-grinder that was Vietnam? Why willingly go to a place where a bunch of privates will throw a grenade into their CO's tent at night for following his own CO's stupidly dangerous orders?
I'd also like to ask why people who felt the Vietnam war was was unjust are judging anyone for not going? My father broke his own knee to avoid going to avoid, in his words, "shooting farmers and children".
It's pretty clear you guys will just say whatever without thinking about your own values.
Do you know how american citizenship works and how its different from say.. Nipon or Australia?
Its for money and power and land, not principals
He didn't commit treason and supported the russian intelligence to attack american democracy, kind of a big point for any decent american, not to sell out your own people
um ok? how does that make you feel?
Meuller was never awarded a Medal Of Honor. That is a specific award. Bronze Star, yes. "V" device, yes. No CMoH. Crap comparisons are even crapier with false claims.
america has accepted cash as president and doesnt care about anything anymore.
obama said were not christian anymore so that must be infallible right
o shi-
he's in league with saruman
It's not all of america though, yes republicans and GOP want to stop democracy and kill freedom, but as long as democrats keep fighting we might still get out of this trump-hole we dug ourselves.
> Cadet bone spurs approved message
I like Trump even more now.
Remember, Trump has said on record that he wants to have sex with his daughter. Guess he liked it so much the first few times he wants more of that sweet, blood-related ass.
I don't consume those networks, let alone give a fuck, what now?
Fuck off back to Cred Forums, simple as that
Overly discussed nontheless. We have Cred Forums for containment reasons, those gamergate and thedonald faggots who came here can happily resort to it
George Lucas isn't gay, so that kinda calls into question the rest of that shit.
Nice try, Meuller already cleared Trump in the investigation, faggot.
Yeah he actually probably did.
Is there a point you're trying to make...?
>Remember, Trump has said on record that he wants to have sex with his daughter.
Got a source for that?
if you think theres a fight youre an idiot. theres no polite way of saying that
theres no way to describe what i mean in 4 mins, i cant teach you calcuus
don't watch too much faux news, not good for your brain
it got Cred Forums in here quick wow
you caring about their power and influence doesnt effect their power and influence so yorue correct but missing a lot of important information regarding what they actually do
Just deflecting an accusatory statement
he is ALSO an american
> i can't teach you calculus
I'm sure of that too actually.
keep shilling, and being a reality show tv personality does? kys alt-right fag
actual combat as opposed to chilling in boot camp
So thousands of sons/daughters of the rich and famous didn't have to go to Vietnam, you trying to make some kind of point? Same can be seen nowadays, the "elite" makes the rules while the masses do as they're told, that's not breaking news.
Nice try, ANTIFAggot.
Fuck off you cancerous newfag, we don't need your kind here
Its real and everything is happening for a reason.
go back to your homesite
Get some dicks out of your face nigger
It's goy, not gay
Russia is friend. Russia make America Great again soon. Mueller give Trump and Republicans clean slate before election and say did nothing wrong, ending debate forever and liberal pelosi finished forever. Russia fix voting problems with green light of republicans. Liberals with biden pelosi panic and shit themselves when lose in 2018 and 2020 and nothing can do about it. Your time is done, future is now. Russia and Republicans fix world soon, starting with right taxing of blue states and imprisoning liberal obama traitors. Russia and Republicans fix you soon.
The guy on the left isn't Mueller. Mueller was never a PFC in Nam. He was a butterbar. They don't let PFCs lead rifle platoons.
And Mueller never got the Medal of Honor. He got the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, 2 Navy Commendation medals, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallentry.
Damn trump didn't go take part in an illegal farce of a war that murica ended up losing anyways? He didn't want to be a puppet to the powers that be? Sounds like a smart man to me.
Obama had an American Citizen murdered without a trial in Yemen.
Two weeks later he had his 16-year-old son (a US citizen) murdered.
That is treason.
If everyone in america could understand this, we wouldn't have any of the drugs or shootings or puppet politicians.
Thats not even what he said: "If I were not her father, I would be dating her".
He was bragging her up. KYS.
read the posts
Its real
"handful of dominant men"
>Kiddy fucker detected.
I guess it's true what they say, you really do protect your own.
The war in Vietnam was a proxy war against Russia, the muricans knew they would never win a war against Russia so instead they went after other communist countries instead. Big surprise they picked the weakest one to start a war with but they just weren't prepared for the geurilla tactics of the VC.
>The war in Vietnam was a proxy war against Russia
no that was the cover story
it was just a racket to extract massive amounts of money out of taxpayers
And a proxy war against Russia, notice how communism was target #1 in those days? Nowadays Russia isn't communist anymore but murica is still full steam ahead trying to destroy them?
Trump was handsome af when he was young
Trump doesn't have an army, there's the sjw criers that complain about him, and the anons who antagonize and make fun of said sjw's. Nobody is actually on trumps side.
So what is it you think the Russians did to effect literally anything about the election? Clinton lost because she was a shitty candidate, the Russians have nothing to do with that. If anything, be mad at the democrats for rigging the primary.
>Trump said
Provide source or stfu.
My president is doing a good job, sjw's are under the influence of a rustling the like of which this country has never seen. I'm glad this dude got it, I don't even care if he had help from Russia because the Democrats were trying to rig the game and subvert the voting process, he just did it better.


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AHI Sends Letter to 8 U.S. Companies Urging Them to Reconsider Their Delegation Trip to Occupied Northern Cyprus
WASHINGTON, DC—The AHI has sent a letter to 9 U.S. businesses urging them to reconsider their forthcoming scheduled business delegation trip to occupied northern Cyprus.
The AHI has learned that a U.S. business delegation comprising representatives from 9 U.S. companies is scheduled to visit the occupied part of Cyprus this Thursday, February 17, 2005. What is especially troubling is that the Commercial Attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara is accompanying them to seek out potential business opportunities in this illegally Turkish occupied part of the island.
This would suggest that it was organized by our U.S. Embassy there and supports the recent message as conveyed in an interview given by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her recent trip to Turkey, where she said:
"…we are looking at what we can do to ease the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots because we, like everyone else, were disappointed that the Annan plan was not adopted. We have taken some steps, direct aid for instance to Turkish Cypriots, but there are probably other things that we should look at doing…"
The isolation of the Turkish Cypriots is obviously caused by the Turkish Green Line barbed wire fence across the face of Cyprus and the 35,000 Turkish occupation troops which prevent free movement of Turkish and Greek Cypriots in Cyprus.
The delegation of businesses planning to visit northern Cyprus include the following: Shaw/Stone & Webster, El Paso Corporation, FedEX Corporation, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc, Comcast Corporation, Oracle Corporation, GNC Corporation and Raymond James and Associates Inc.
The northern occupied part of Cyprus is not a legal entity under international law and is not recognized by any nation in the world, except for Turkey. In 1974, Turkey illegally invaded and occupied 37.3 percent of the northern part of the island. This illegal invasion and occupation violates several UN resolutions, including UN General Assembly Resolution 3212, which called for the removal of all foreign military forces, as well as Security Council Resolution 365, which endorses 3212.
The international community, including the EU recognizes only the Republic of Cyprus as the legitimate government of Cyprus. This forthcoming trip is viewed as "an organized effort by the US to promote the upgrading of the breakaway regime of the north", said the Greek Commerce Minister George Lillikas. This trip comes under the auspice of "easing the economic isolation of the Turkish Cypriots by expanding business contacts on and off the island, said US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher. However, this action is in dire breach of UN resolutions 541 and 550.
"This U.S. business delegation trip to occupied Cyprus violates U.S. law, UN resolutions and international law and should be reconsidered by these U.S. companies involved. We ask AHI members and friends to contact the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Members of Congress to ask them to please initiate action that would put an immediate end to this delegation trip. In addition, the AHI has contacted our friends in Congress to initiate action in response to this delegation trip and a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will follow," said AHI Executive Director Nick Larigakis.
The full text of the letter follows:
February 14, 2004
Dear (CEO):
I write to you and eight other U.S. companies regarding your participation in a forthcoming business delegation visit to the illegally occupied northern territory of Cyprus. We would like to bring to your attention some facts about northern Cyprus of which you may not be aware. The so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (referred to as the TRNC) is an illegal entity under international law and is not recognized by any nation in the world except for Turkey.
By way of historic background, Turkey's illegal 1974 invasion of the sovereign Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish army's continuing illicit occupation of 37.3 percent of the island—accomplished with the unlawful use of U.S. arms—are violations of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, article 2 (4) of the UN Charter, and the North Atlantic Treaty. The Turkish occupation violates several UN resolutions, such as the unanimous UN General Assembly Resolution 3212, passed on November 1, 1974, which called for the removal of all foreign military forces. It also violates Security Council Resolutions, including Resolution 365, passed on December 13, 1974 to endorse Resolution 3212. At present, there is still an illegal Turkish occupying force in northern Cyprus as well as illegal Turkish settlers.
If your company is contemplating an investment or business venture of any kind in the "TRNC", please consider the following:
These rightful property owners include U.S. citizens. U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the American Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act, H.R. 5071 on September 14, 2004. This bill will be reintroduced to Congress in the coming months. The bill vests subject matter jurisdiction in the federal courts to hear causes of action against any person or entity subject to the personal jurisdiction of the federal courts who uses or occupies the real property of any U.S. citizen who holds title to that property under the law of the Republic of Cyprus. The bill had 15 cosponsors. We would also like to make you aware that the bill will be reintroduced in Congress this Wednesday, February 16th, 2005 and is expected to have 12 original cosponsors.
We strongly urge your company to seriously reconsider your visit to occupied northern Cyprus and to consider the prudence of any investment or other business venture in or involving the TRNC. The titled property owners are committed to vindicating their legitimate property rights in any forum and under any circumstances.
/S/Gene Rossides
For additional information, please contact C. Franciscos Economides at (202) 785-8430 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. For general information regarding the activities of AHI, please view our Web site at http://www.ahiworld.org.
AHI Sends Letter to 8 U.S. Companies Urging Them to Reconsider Their Delegation Trip to Occupied Northern Cyprus