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About Game
Find a dull secret just a medium can illuminate. Investigate this present reality and the soul world simultaneously. Utilize your mystic capacities to unravel puzzles traversing the two universes, reveal profoundly upsetting mysteries, and endure experiences with The Maw – a beast brought into the world from an unspeakable misfortune..
The Medium is a third-individual mental frightfulness game that highlights licensed double reality interactivity and a unique soundtrack co-formed by Arkadiusz Reikowski and Akira Yamaoka.
Use special clairvoyant capacities saved for those with the blessing. Travel between the real factors or investigate them both at exactly the same time. Utilize the Out of Body insight to research places where your true self can't go. Make energy shields and convey amazing soul impacts to endure the soul world and its supernatural risks.
Dive profound into a develop and ethically questionable story, where nothing is the thing that it appears and everything has another side. As a medium you see, hear and experience more than others, and with each new point of view you will change your recognition on what occurred at the Niwa resort.
Never seen and authoritatively protected ongoing interaction that happens across two universes showed simultaneously. Investigate the physical world and the soul world all the while, and utilize the connections between them to settle double reality puzzles, open new ways, and stir recollections of past occasions.
The Medium's soul world is a dim mirror impression of our existence, a dismal and agitating spot where our unpunished deeds, insidious desires, and despicable privileged insights show themselves and can take on a structure. This world has been created and planned under the motivation of Zdzisław Beksiński's compositions, Polish tragic surrealist universally perceived for his particular and strikingly unpropitious style.
Submerge yourself in the upsetting and severe air of the game gratitude to the first 'double' soundtrack co-made by Akira Yamaoka and Arkadiusz Reikowski. Yamaoka-san is an unbelievable Japanese writer most popular for his work on the Silent Hill arrangement; Reikowski is a Hollywood Music in Media Awards chosen one who took a shot at such acclaimed ghastliness games as Blair Witch, Layers of Fear, and Observer.
Minimum Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit version only)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: @1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon™ R9 390X (or equivalent with 4 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible, headphones recommended
Release Date
It is scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of the year 2020


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Is it us, or is it actually tough to remember the table of 9! When we were kids, it was difficult for us to remember the table of 9, therefore, here you will be learning another mind-blowing and useful trick to memorize the table of 9 by just using your fingers. You don't even have to calculate anything in your head for this trick.
Multiplication By Fingers
Place both your hands directly in front of you with your fingers properly stretched. Now, if you want to multiply 9 by any other number, you just have to fold the finger of that number going from left to right.
For example, if you want to multiply 9 by three. Fold the third finger of your hand from left to right, i.e. the third finger of your left hand in this case. Now, calculate the sum of fingers on one side of your folded finger, which is 2, and the other side of your folded finger, up to the last finger of your right hand, which is 7. Therefore, 9 * 3 = 27, which is the correct answer. It might seem confusing on your first reading, but when you try it practically, it is fun to learn this trick.

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Delegates of Alternative for Germany were given police protection ahead of the event in Cologne.
Thousands of left-wing protesters have tried to disrupt a conference being held by Germany's far-right, anti-immigration party.
Delegates of Alternative for Germany were given police protection ahead of the event in Cologne.
One officer was hurt as police held back protesters from the entrance of the conference.
Around 50,000 demonstrators, and 4,000 police officers, are expected over the two-day conference.
Demonstrations against Germany's AfD party https://t.co/PDFC7gOVU2
— Reuters TV (@ReutersTV) April 22, 2017
The deeply divded party is facing crisis talks over its future.
AfD's co-leader Frauke Petry told the conference: "We have, although there aren't yet majorities at the ballot boxes in Germany, given hope back to millions of German voters that there is a democratic and spiritual-moral change in our home country and we bear a substantial responsibility for that already."
A split has emerged in the party because some want it to tone down its extreme right rhetoric in a bid to boost its chances of gaining power.
Ms Petry suffered a crushing blow at the start of the congress when delegates voted down her motion calling for efforts to forge alliances with other parties rather than seek to be a long term opposition force.
It comes after all mainstream parties in Germany said they would refuse to work with the AfD in a coalition, ahead of the election this year.
However, Ms Petry's critics deny there is a split in the party.
She has already announced that she will not lead the national election campaign for the party after months of internal power struggles.


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Did you remember that it's First Friday?!
Matt and I didn't make it to the galleries tonight. I spent the afternoon doing boring work at my computer, munching on yogurt with cranberry sauce and hot tea with steamed milk.
And then I walked downtown to meet up with Faith!
Faith and I always meet at McGuffy for the dance performances on FF's. Support the arts!! After the performance, our group of 4 had snowballed into 7 and we ventured around to find a restaurant who could take us. After a very unfriendly visit to Now & Zen followed by a sardine-like visit to Mono Loco's bar, we settled down at a table on the enclosed patio.
Warmed, but a bit chilly.
But the Spice-A-Rita was HOT HOT HOT!
We shared a bowl of los chips around the table. Mono Loco has excellent chips! We were all really hungry at this point, so the chips were gobbled.
Our meals came out shortly…there were a few issues with raw onions and mine, but it seemed to come out in one piece.
Except after 2 bites I realized I was eating fried chicken instead of fried oysters
My replacement took a while to come out, and when it did I ate too much of it as I rushed to catch up. Now I feel too full with garlic/onion breath from salsa! I would like to eat a refreshing clementine but there is no more room at the Stomach Inn.
We had a great time with all of our friends though!
Our walk home was cold, but it was a WALK!!! And for that, I was very thankful.


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On Stack Overflow and Programmers we often see questions like Where to start? What language to learn first? and What language should I learn next? These questions should always be closed as not constructive or too localized, since the answer depends largely on the current skills of the person asking, where they're located, whether they're willing to relocate, what skills are in demand at that time, and a lot of other factors that make the question virtually unanswerable.
In short, the person asking such questions really needs to do some research on their own. It would be great if we had a resource that showed people how to do this kind research. So my question for The Workplace is, other than simply searching on Career Builder or Monster, what steps can I take to find out what skills are in high demand in a given industry, and what skills will be in high demand for the next two to five years?
Note: My particular examples (and interests) are in software development, but I'd welcome answers that could apply to any industry.


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To bid for a massive U.S. government contract, Sungard has teamed up with Google to build a prototype cloud system that could store six years' worth of U.S. stock and financial trading data and let regulators and stock traders scrutinize this mountain of information.
The work is being done to compete for a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission contract, called the Consolidate Auditing Trail (CAT)….
via Aiming for SEC's big data project, Sungard and Google bet on the cloud | Computerworld


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HPA has been selected as the 2022 New South Wales winner in the Championing Health Award category for the Telstra Best of Business Awards. HPA advances to the national competition that will be held April 2022 in Sydney to announce national winners for each category.
The Championing Health category spotlights healthcare enterprises that are focused on innovative solutions capable of improving health outcomes for every Australian. HPA's win recognises the company's ability to continuously provide outstanding solutions and service to customers, especially in the context of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic urgency. Recent signature accomplishments include:
- Innovative telehealth solutions to facilities in Liverpool Hospital, Northern Sydney, Central Coast, and Hunter New England Local Health Districts
- Advanced electronic medical record (EMR) hardware rollout at Monash Health
- Cutting-edge emergency department patient monitors at Hollywood Private Hospitals, in partnership with Mindray
"We are ecstatic to be recognised by the Telstra Best of Business Awards as a leader in healthcare innovation," said Shawn Wigham, Managing Director at HPA. "From the very beginning, HPA's mission has been to help healthcare providers do more with less. This is an exciting honour and we're pleased to be elevated among such outstanding companies."
The Telstra Best of Business Awards expert judging panel bases awards on the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve a notable business mission, while serving their community's and nation's needs. For 25+ years, the awards have provided a platform to celebrate powerful achievements in innovation and learn from Australia's best business minds.
"We are passionate about enabling our customers to provide a higher level of care with fewer resource inputs and in less time. Our partnerships deliver data management capabilities, communication tools, and process efficiencies that make an immense positive difference in patient outcomes," said Mr. Wigham. "This latest distinction from Telstra is an honour that not only rewards our extremely hard-working team, but also supports our conviction that HPA is leading the digital transformation of healthcare for Australia."


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PODCAST: Traitorous Mission of "Romney4Biden"
Written by Laurie Higgins
Not surprisingly, quisling Mitt Romney has spawned a quisling movement. About 140 quislings and quislingettes have started an organization called Quislings4Biden Romney4Biden. They use deceitful language in an attempt to ennoble their defection to the dark side of the Biden campaign, which is operating fearfully from Biden's darkened basement where the flickering light from his dimming mind slowly burns out.
In their mission statement, the quislings begin by blaming the deaths of Americans from the lethal virus whose escape from a Chinese Communist lab was concealed by the Chinese Communist government in cahoots with the World Health Organization so the Chinese Communists could scarf up PPE and ventilators before the rest of the world could get any.
Next, the quislings blame Trump for job losses that were inevitable but increased unnecessarily by Democrat governors' draconian shut-downs.


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Wed, 3 November 2010
Latin American Conference Part 5. - FMLN representative, Dr. Guillermo Mata Bennett. El Salvador, Health, and popular power.
22.3 Mb 128 kbps mono 24 minutes 21seconds. Spanish with simultaneous translation into English. Dr. Mata Bennett, FMLN representative in the Salvadoran Assembly talks to the Latin American Solidarity Conference in Sydney via Skype video-conferencing. He talks about the gains made, as well as the problems faced by the FMLN's social programs, particularly in the field of health. He responds to questions from the audience, including the question of how the problem of organised criminal gangs is approached through drug rehabilitation programs. (Picture: Video conference with San Salvador in Sydney) |
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Sonata No. 1 and 2 for violin and piano
Back to Previous To order, please send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com Sonata No. 1 and 2 for violin and pianoOtto Olsson 50 years after his death, Otto Olsson is brought to attention by the Swedish Art Music Society through the publication of two violin sonatas. Olsson, our country's foremost organ composer, and the creator of several masterpieces for choir also composed chamber music (including three string quartets). With these two violin sonatas, composed just before and just after 1900, the Swedish Art Music Society complements the image of this composer. Who can resist the flowing, seductive melodic lines in the 20-year-old composer's D major sonata? Who is not touched by the gravity of the 22-year-old's D minor sonata, full of Sturm-und-Drang, strong melodic inspiration and the fiery finale? This last sonata was premiered in Berlin in October 1910 and the Polish-American violinist Ida Haendel added it to her repertoire in the 1980s.


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By Kenton X. Chance
WARSAW, Poland — Non-governmental organisations walked out of the climate talks here on Thursday, one day before they are officially scheduled to end, saying "Volveremos!" (Spanish for "We will be back").
The walk out, the second in as many days, was supported by Indi McLymont-Lafayette, Panos Caribbean's regional co-ordinator for Jamaica and Haiti
"Certainly, it is more than just drama. Yes, it is dramatic but it is not something that they have previously done in my experience and I think they have done it to bring attention to how much they want concrete decisions to come out of these two weeks of talks here in Warsaw, Poland," McLymont-Lafayette, who is attending her sixth climate summit said after the walkout.
"The key thing is that the negotiations are not moving forward on critical issues such as loss and damage and compensation for countries that have faced extreme weather events, such as the Philippines, as we have just seen," she further said in reference to Typoon Haiyan which claimed some 4,000 lives on the weekend before the talks began.
"Additionally, there are issues such as funding for adaptation for vulnerable countries like Caribbean countries. The proposal on the table is to vamp up the level of funding available for adaptation opportunities has not gotten a concrete decision, so the NGOs really want something more tangible as we are close to the end of the negotiation," she further said.
Asked how walking out is going to help the negotiations, McLymont-Lafayette said:
"Primarily, one of the key things they have said in their release that was issued today is that it is walking out to mobilise general society, to bring greater awareness to the issues so that in turn pressure can be placed on negotiators and negotiating governments to make more concrete decisions, because this is something of urgency which we cannot afford to delay, as the negotiations are currently doing."
Speaking during the walkout, Asad Rehman, senior campaigner for Climate and Energy at Friends of the Earth, said, "Governments come here in the light of the typhoon in the Philippines, in light of the climate science that is telling us we must cut emissions drastically, and for them to go backwards to actually increase their emissions is a slap in the face of people all around the world.
"We will be organising for tonight or tomorrow, we will be responding to the outcome and we will be mobilising and organising action in our capitals all around the world aimed at some of these rich industrial country who came here not to deliver emissions but to actually increase emissions.
"They came here with false promises about finance with the interest of polluting industry rather than the planet," Rehman said.
Greenpeace, Oxfam, WWF, Actionaid, Friends of the Earth, the International Trade Union Confederation and campaign group 350.org walked out of the National Stadium, where the talks are held.
"We have been forced to take this action because of the failure of governments to take these talks seriously. We are not walking away from the UN process on climate change, just this conference in Warsaw, where the interests of the most polluting industries have been set above the needs of global citizens, Samantha Smith, leader of WWF's Global Climate and Energy Initiative said
"Talks like these amount to nothing if countries refuse to come to them and negotiate in good faith or worse, try to drag the process backwards. There comes a point where the only option is to say enough is enough and to leave. With the science clearer than ever on the risk posed by dangerous climate change, heads of state need to step in and show leadership and drive this process forward," she further said.
In a joint statement, the NGOs said, "Organizations and movements representing people from every corner of the Earth have decided that the best use of our time is to voluntarily withdraw from the Warsaw climate talks. Instead, we are now focusing on mobilizing people to push our governments to take leadership for serious climate action. We will work to transform our food and energy systems at a national and global level and rebuild a broken economic system to create a sustainable and low-carbon economy with decent jobs and livelihoods for all. And we will put pressure on everyone to do more to realize this vision."
Rifts have widened over the last 10 days as parties fail to make progress on a mechanism for the loss and damage that result from climate change. Additionally, there is no further clarity on how climate finance levels will be increased.
The Group of 77 and China, a 133-member bloc that includes the Caribbean, walked out of negotiations around 4 a.m. Wednesday.
"They were not happy with the way the loss and damage negotiations have been proceeding," James Fletcher, St. Lucia's Minister of Sustainable Development said of the development.
A source familiar with the negotiations, who asked not to be identified, said that the walkouts are just dramatic gestures that do nothing to advance the positions of the parties that are walking out.
The European Parliament issued a press release after the walk out in which Matthias Groote, chair of its delegation at the talks, said, "There is a growing sense of frustration here in Warsaw, and concern over the little results achieved so far, while we need to agree on steps towards a global climate agreement. Instead, some are backtracking on their previous commitments.
"The conference is reaching a critical stage. It is now up the COP presidency to act and bring a positive drive, so it doesn't end up in a failure," Groote further said.
Meanwhile, the delegation's vice-chair, Karl-Heinz Florence, said, "More than 20 years of European Union experience have shown me that who walks out of the room needs to come in again, and who closes the door needs to open it again. However, this takes time — which we do not have. We need to talk to each other!"
The 19th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 19) and the 9th Session of the Conference of Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 9), which began on November 11, is scheduled to end today, Friday.


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Interstate 75 follows the curving contour of Florida's west coast, sometimes within miles of the Gulf's gentle waves and broad sandy beaches. Other times, the interstate takes drivers through wooded upland areas, allowing a glimpse into Florida's own heartland. RV travelers have no shortage of campgrounds and RV resorts to choose from; every sector of the state has something different to offer the adventurous RV camper.
I-75 enters the state at the Georgia-Florida border, by Jennings. It travels south, winding slightly west through Gainesville and Ocala. When the road reaches the Tampa Bay area, it hugs the west coast through Sarasota and Fort Myers, turning sharply east at Naples. From there, it traverses the Everglades, ending just shy of Miami. From stem to stern it takes just over eight hours to drive the entirety of I-75 in Florida. You will find many opportunities to stop along the way, either for rest or diversion.
North Segment: Jennings to Gainesville
The 88 miles from Jennings to Gainesville has several RV camping opportunities. The Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center and O'Leno State Parks both have hiking, biking and horse trails. They also have freshwater canoeing and kayaking. The Culture Center is part of the Suwannee River Valley, while O'Leno is on the Santa Fe River, a Suwannee River tributary.
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center can accommodate RVs up to 45 feet long, while O'Leno accepts vehicles up to 50 feet in length. The campsites offer water, electricity and access to dump stations.
Segment Two: Gainesville to Tampa Bay
The 131 miles from Gainesville south to the Tampa Bay area takes you from the rich upland forests of Florida's center to the edge of the coastal areas. Payne's Prairie State Park, directly south of Gainesville, showcases about 20 different ecosystems. RV travelers with horses can camp here, although the horse hitching area is in a primitive camping area about a two-mile hike from the main area. You will need to camp there with your horses. The park accepts RVs up to 50 feet; sites offer water and either 30- or 50-amp electric. There is a dump station. This is the only state park with RV camping facilities between Gainesville and Tampa Bay along the corridor.
Segment Three: Tampa Bay to Naples
The next stretch of I-75 travels south for 168 miles, hugging the coast. Little Manatee River and Oscar Scherer state parks and the Koreshan State Historic Site all offer RV camping with water, electric and access to dump stations. Little Manatee River has four RV sites that have facilities for horses. The parks accommodate 68-, 36- and 40-foot RVs. None of these campsites are on the beach; for camping close to the beach, you can investigate Pinellas County's Fort DeSoto, a few miles off I-275 in St. Petersburg.
Segment Four: The Everglades
The final 111 miles of I-75 in Florida takes you across Big Cypress and the Everglades. Although these campgrounds are not directly off the interstate, they are the only camping opportunities--public or private--between the two coasts. Big Cypress has two campgrounds for RV campers: Midway and Monument Lake. The park does not accept reservations. In Everglades National Park, you can camp at Pine Island or Flamingo campgrounds.
Writer Bio
Cathy Salustri started writing professionally in 1995. Salustri's work about Floridana, tourism and the environment appears in the "Gabber," "Southwinds Sailing" and Visit Florida Web and print publications. She is pursuing a Master of Arts in Florida studies at the University of South Florida, focusing on historic Florida tourist attractions.


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Company information in the registry
From 1 January 2021, new requirements for company data will be set in the Union Registry.
The Registry Regulation (EU) 2019/1122 contains amendments to the requirements that must be submitted and possibly updated in the Union Registry. From 1 January 2021, the account holder will need to enter this additional information. The requirement applies both to new applications and existing accounts.
During the fourth phase (2021-2030), the necessary amendments have also been made to the Registry Regulation to meet the requirements regarding monitoring under MiFID II, MiFIR and MAR.
LEI Code
If a LEI code (Legal Entity Identifier) exists, it needs to be entered in the Union Registry. This is a requirement regardless of account type. All companies that trade with financial instruments must have a LEI code.
In order to adapt the information in the Union Registry to the needs of market surveillance and monitoring, account holders must identify their activities with the LEI. According to Article 26 of the MiFIR, data on transactions in financial instruments should be reported to the competent authorities so that they can detect and investigate potential cases of market abuse. The information must be entered in the Union Registry. Operators which trade with allowances for their compliance only are exempt from obtaining the LEI code.
This means that all legal entities that buy / sell securities in the European financial markets must have a LEI code.
The LEI code is an alphanumeric global identification code consisting of 20 characters and registration of the LEI code takes place with an authorised issuer.
LEI code must be entered in the Union Registry. The Swedish Energy Agency has already added a LEI code for certain trading accounts. Please check that this information is correct in the Union Registry.
In the Union Registry, the information on the LEI code must be entered for the account holder under the tab "Account Main". When you update the LEI code field, it is sent to a national administrator for approval.
When you enter or change the LEI code on an account, this is applied to all the account holder's accounts.
In the event of a new account application or when updating information during an audit, the LEI code needs to be stated on the submitted form.
LEI code needs to be stated for all account types in the Registry.
Note that the LEI code is indicated by a hyphen in the Union Registry (eg XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX).
You can read more about LEI code and do LEI search on the GLEIF website.
Parents and subsidiaries
Account holders for operator and aircraft operator holding accounts need to update information regarding financial grouping of the company. This means that information about any parent companies and subsidiaries needs to be entered in the Union Registry. Parent and subsidiary are the names for companies that can be part of the same group. Subsidiary is a company that is controlled by another parent company. The superordinate company is then called the parent company.
The information on parent companies and subsidiaries can be found in the company's consolidated financial statement, which is a special annual report prepared by a parent company in addition to its usual annual report. The consolidated financial statements cover the parent company and all its subsidiaries and describe their financial position as if they were a single economic entity.
In the Union Registry, the information on parent companies and subsidiaries must be entered under the tab "Installation" for the respective operator's account.
On the "Installation" tab: If the company is already existing in the Union Registry, you need to search for it by clicking on the magnifying glass, and then selecting it from the list. Note that the search function is case sensitive. You need to enter the company name exactly as it is specified in the system.
In the event of a new account application or when updating information during an audit, the operator's and aircraft operator's holding account needs to provide this information on the submitted form.
The information does not need to be stated for trading accounts and person holding accounts under the Kyoto Protocol.
Read more about parent and subsidiary companies:
Beneficial owners
A beneficial owner is the person or persons who ultimately own or control, for example, a company or an association. A beneficial owner can also be the person or persons who benefit from someone else acting for them.
On 1 August 2017, a judicial act concerning the registration of beneficial owners came into force in Sweden and the beneficial owners are now reported to the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
The purpose of the Registry is for example that banks and the Swedish financial police should be able to find out who is acting behind a company. The information on beneficial owners contribute to combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
This information shall not be entered in the Union Registry.
In the event of a new account application or when updating information during an audit, this information needs to be stated on the submitted form.
The information needs to be provided for legal entities that open a trading account. They need to provide the name, date of birth and citizenship of the legal person's beneficial owner.
Legal persons applying for an operator holding account may need to provide additional information about the legal person's beneficial owner.
Read more about beneficial owners:
If an operator has been assigned an EPRTR code (European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register), this information needs to be submitted to the Swedish Energy Agency and entered in the Union Registry.
The code is defined by the main activity or activities that are conducted. The installations that have an EPRTR code are registered in the EPRTR register, which contains environmental data for approximately 28,000 industrial installations in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia and Switzerland.
The Swedish register containing EPRTR codes is called the PRTR register. The codes are identical regardless of whether the term PRTR or EPRTR is used.
Not all facilities have an EPRTR code. In this case, the field can be left blank. In the Union Registry, the information on the EPRTR code must be entered under the tab "Installation" for each operator holding account.
The information shall not be provided for aircraft operator holding accounts, trading accounts or person holding accounts under the Kyoto Protocol.
The EPRTR code for an installation can be found in the Swedish environmental reporting portal (Svenska miljörapporteringsportalen, SMP), where the code corresponds to the installation number / InspireID assigned to a facility.
The Swedish environmental reporting portal (Information in Swedish)


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A Photo Mechanic Review by Daniel and Melissa!
Here at Camera Bits, we love speed, and so do Daniel and Melissa from Daniel Lopez Perez Photography! Because we know that you love to save time too, here's their quick take on Photo Mechanic that should take you 5 minutes or less, so you can get back to speeding through your workflow!
We absolutely love Photo Mechanic, we always use it for culling our wedding photos. We download our images from our cards to our hard drives via ingesting on Photo Mechanic, since it makes the process super smooth. After that, the program does exactly what you need it to, flying through big RAW files to be able to select them quickly without any lag. When we found out about it & tested it for a few weddings it was a godsend!
Once we have selected our keepers we quickly move them to another folder which we then import into Lightroom for editing. We take between 6,000 and 10,000 photos at a wedding, and being able to select them quickly with Photo Mechanic is a key part of our workflow.
About Daniel Lopez Perez Photography:
Daniel and Melissa (or Dani & Mishka), are a photographer couple from Spain and the USA based in Guatemala. They share a passion for tasty food, travel, meeting people, cinema & TV shows. Most of all they like to tell stories. Stories of love, struggle, divine intervention, and even the smallest moments that occur in life. For them, these stories are what exemplify true beauty, and photography is their way of making them stay beautiful.
Although they are from two different countries, they tried to look for a neutral place to live and that's how they landed in Guatemala. They immediately fell in love with Guatemala's people and landscapes and they began their life on Lake Atitlan. They lived on the lake for 5 years before moving to Antigua in 2017, to be where most of the wedding action happens.
You can get in touch and check out their work here and you can follow them on Instagram at @lopezperezphoto.


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Simulator Help Topics
Simulator overview: Use Simulator to rapidly prototype and test builds of your app on iOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Use Simulator
Open and close a simulator: Choose a device from the Hardware > Devices submenu to start a simulator. Close a simulator by selecting the window and choosing File > Close Window.
Resize a simulator window: Resize a simulator by dragging the window frame or bezel, or by choosing an item from the Window menu.
Install your app on a simulated device: Install your app on a simulated device by building and running from Xcode or dragging the app built by Xcode into the simulator.
Synchronize the clipboard contents: Choose Edit > Automatically Sync Pasteboard to turn on and turn off automatic synchronization of the clipboard contents between the simulated device and the Mac. A checkmark indicates the clipboard content is being synchronized.
Capture the screen of the simulated device: Save an image of the current screen by choosing File > New Screen Shot, or copy the screen by choosing Edit > Copy Screen.
Removing simulator runtimes: Remove simulator runtimes by deleting the file in /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes.
Add a complication to the gallery of the Watch App: Add a complication to the gallery in the Watch App by implementing getLocalizableSampleTemplateForComplication:withHandler:, launching your app in Simulator, choosing File > Save Complication Bundle, and adding the resulting bundle to the resources of your iOS app.
Interact with devices
Interact with iOS: Use the pointer, keyboard, menu items, and buttons on the bezel to interact with simulated iOS devices.
Interact with watchOS: Use the pointer, keyboard, menu items, and buttons on the bezel to interact with simulated watchOS devices.
Interact with tvOS: Control the focus on a simulated tvOS device with a keyboard, a simulated Apple TV Remote, or a physical remote.
Toggle light and dark appearance on tvOS: Press Command-Shift-D to toggle between the light and dark appearances for tvOS.
Show and hide the bezel for a simulator: Chose Window > Show Device Bezels to show and hide the bezel.
Restart or reset a simulated device: Restart the simulated device by choosing Hardware > Restart. Reset the device by choosing Hardware > Reset Content and Settings.
Simulate drag and drop on iOS: Simulate drag and drop by using the Control key to hold the first finger over the drag item, navigating to the drag location, then moving the drag item to the location.
Set the source for audio input and the device for audio output: Select the audio input or audio output of simulated devices by choosing an item form the Hardware > Audio Input or the Hardware > Audio Output menus .
Redirect keyboard shortcuts to a simulated device: Choose Hardware > Keyboard > Send Menu Keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts to Device to toggle sending keyboard shortcuts to a device.
Enter text using the Mac Keyboard: Use the keyboard on your Mac as input to the simulated device by choosing Hardware > Keyboard > Connect Hardware Keyboard.
Debug apps
Debug and optimize graphics using color overlays: Use Debug menu items to color on-screen elements that can impact performance and memory by choosing Debug > Color Blended Layers, Copied Images, Misaligned Images, or Offscreen-Rendered Images.
Examine animations: Choose Debug > Slow Animations and examine the animations for skipped frames, rendering problems, and other issues. Choose the menu item again to clear the checkmark and return the animation speed to normal.
Examine the system log: Choose Debug > Open System Log to open the system log for the simulated device in the Console app.
Test apps
Differences between simulated and physical devices: There are differences between simulated and physical devices including performance, and supported hardware and APIs.
Send data to a simulator from your Mac: Share images, website URLs, locations, and routes with a simulator using the Share menu on your Mac or by dragging in the data.
Set a location or route: Test your layout when the in-call status bar is showing by choosing Hardware > Toggle In-Call Status Bar.
Test your app receiving a memory warning: Choose Debug > Simulate Memory Warning to send a memory warning to your app delegate and view controllers, and to send the system notification.
Test iCloud: Choose Debug > Trigger iCloud Sync to trigger the system to download updates from the server.
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These are the most — and least — prosperous places to live in Pennsylvania | The Numbers Racket
Map by The Hamilton Project
It's been about ten years since the Great Recession officially ended in 2009. And by most measures, America's economy is humming along at a pretty good clip.
But, as recent research by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution demonstrates, not every part of the United States has shared equally in that return to prosperity.
In fact, nearly a decade after the Great Recession's end, "prime-age employment rates are 16 percentage points lower in the bottom quintile of counties compared to those at the top. This gap is equivalent to bottom-quintile counties facing three Great Recession declines relative to top counties—a stark measure of the varying employment opportunities and outcomes that Americans face depending on their location," researchers recently concluded.
An interactive map put together by the Hamilton Project allows users to track, down to the state and county level, how prosperity varies across the U.S. The map you see above is based on what the Hamilton Project describes as as a "Prosperity Index," which combines such factors as a "county's median household income, poverty rate, unemployment rate, prime-age employment rate, life expectancy, and housing vacancy rate."
In the map at the top of this story, "blue counties have higher vitality scores and yellow counties have lower scores. The darker colored counties have higher populations," researchers noted.
For this week's edition of The Numbers Racket, we're taking a dive into the Pennsylvania data to find the 10 most — and least — prosperous counties in the Keystone State.
The Top 10 Most Prosperous, based on their Prosperity Index Score:
- Chester County: 1.6233
- Montgomery County: 1.385
- Bucks County: 1.2717
- Cumberland County: 0.7063
- Butler County: 0.6004
- Adams County: 0.5412
- Delaware County: 0.5122
- Lancaster County: 0.4692
- York County: 0.3855
- Perry County: 0.3397
The Top 10 Least Prosperous, based on their Prosperity Index Score:
- Forest County: -2.4513
- Philadelphia: -1.52235
- Fayette County: -1.0807
- Potter County: -0.9204
- Sullivan County: -0.8922
- McKean County: -0.8306
- Clarion County: -0.7351
- Cambria County: -0.6288
- Greene County: -0.6266
- Wayne: -0.58
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Vietnam thanks Australia for donating 1.5 million vaccine doses
NDO - On behalf of the Government of Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh expressed his sincere
Vietnam and Australia are among each other's group of 11 largest trade partners, president Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while receiving the Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed visiting Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan in Hanoi on July 13, expressed his belief the visit will help strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in economics and trade.
According to VNA, president Phuc thanked the Australian Government for pledging to provide AUD 40 million (USD 29.9 million) to help Vietnam access Covid-19 vaccines and 1.5 million doses of Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine to aid the country's Covid-19 fight.
He noted that both Vietnam and Australia are among each other's group of 11 largest trade partners, and Australia is the 19th biggest FDI investor among 132 countries and territories investing in Vietnam with 526 projects worth nearly 1.92 billion USD (as of June 2021). He proposed that the two sides further promote bilateral collaboration by removing obstacles facing their businesses.
As active members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which took effect in 2018, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is expected to take effect soon, Vietnam and Australia are eying new cooperation motivations that are hoped to benefit business communities and people of both countries, he said.
For his part, minister Dan Tehan said that his earlier talks on the same day with the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien were a great success, and affirmed that he will make every effort to further connect cooperation plans between the two sides, VOV cited.
On this occasion, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended his best regards to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison. He expressed his belief that after the visit, the Vietnam-Australia partnership in all fields, especially in trade, will be further developed.
On the same day, during a meeting with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi. Welcoming Tehan, Minh expressed his delight at the strong development of the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership in multiple fields, particularly the economy, trade, and investment - the focus of the bilateral strategic partnership. Minh said he hopes that Vietnam will become one of Australia's ten largest trade partners and vice versa.
During the talk, Tehan said the gift of 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine was a marker of the good relationship between the two nations. He said Australia is committed to further cooperation with Vietnam in the fight against Covid-19. Australia has pledged AUD 40 million (USD 30 million) for Vietnam's Covid-19 prevention efforts, VN Express cited.
In April, Australia and the United Nations Children's Fund had supported Vietnam with AUD 13.5 million (USD 10 million) to implement a Covid-19 vaccination program. The support package was to help Vietnam buy cold chain equipment to store and transport vaccines; organize training courses and provide materials on vaccination for medical staff. It also supported the development of vaccination plans in remote and isolated areas of Vietnam.
The Australian minister is expected to visit Vietnam in the next couple of days, as part of his two-week tour of Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the US to boost trade and investment with the five partners.
Valerie Mai


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Thousands of mobile phones have been reported stolen by people on scooters in Britain's capital and now specially trained police drivers can force the criminals to crash.
London metropolitan police are tackling criminals on motorbikes in a new way.
Specially trained drivers are using police cars to knock them off their two-wheels or they're forcing them to crash.
Scotland Yard has released footage showing how they're pursuing and ramming into the thieves.
Senior officers at Scotland Yard say there's no maximum speed at which police vehicles might hit motorcycles.
It says the policy's for officers to asses the risks of a particular chase and make a judgement accordingly.
Police say it's a myth that they won't chase riders who've removed their helmets.
It comes after thousands of mobile phones have been reported stolen by people on scooters.


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Mobility scooters Leicester Mobility Scooters
Finding the right mobility scooter for you can sometimes seem overwhelming as nowadays there is a wide range to choose from. However, choice can be a good thing with something as important as your personal independence and cities like Leicester have a large selection of mobility scooters available.
Consider visiting Modern Mobility in Fosse Park Shopping Centre, a supplier with a reputation that has been proudly built over many years. They will give help and advice in the shop or over the phone whilst you're in the comfort of your own home.
Also, CareCo Leicester at 17 St. Georges Way has a showroom and warehouse packed with all the best mobility vehicles, from their own brands to the biggest names in the industry.
What's more, Eden Mobility Leicester at 48 Market Place offers one of the widest selections anywhere, stocking mobility scooters, recliner chairs and powerchairs.
Other options in the Leicester area are Mobile Mobility in the Winchester Avenue Industrial Estate and Leicester Shopmobility at the Haymarket Shopping Centre.
An advantage of visiting a shop in Leicester to buy a mobility scooter is the fact that you can find the world's only 5-wheel scooter range.
These five wheel mobility scooters are available in the Quingo range and offer benefits other types of scooters can't.
For example, Quingo's 5-wheel system gives you the ability to climb and descend kerbs at angles unlike any other mobility vehicle. This is important when manoeuvring up and down small width pavements.
Traditional 3 or 4-wheel mobility scooters have to climb and descend kerbs at 90 degrees and manoeuvring into a 90-degree position can be extremely difficult.
The Quingo's Kerbmaster prevents tipping and eliminates beaching on an obstacle, unlike any other traditional mobility vehicle available.
What's more, the Quingo 5-wheel Kerbmaster has feet forward adaptive footplates which reduce stress on your back, hips, knees and ankle joints, providing up to 80% more foot space than the same length 4-wheel scooters.
All scooters from the Quingo range are built to be folded or easily disassembled to fit inside the boot of a car and then set up for use at another time.
When looking for a mobility scooter to suit your needs, always check with the retailer that they offer practices and demonstrations to ensure that you're safe and that the scooter itself is appropriate for your exact needs.


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My success story is as follows: My son is an apprentice plumber. He needed 42 weeks work to complete his apprenticeship but as the economic climate here in Ireland is pretty grim, especially in the building sector, we did not hold out much hope of a job. He managed to get a job with very good pay but after 3 weeks there was no more work for him and he was let go. I decided to test Nevilles teachings so I went to bed and got myself into "a state akin to sleep".
Mom decided to test Neville's teachings – and she followed the formula and got herself into the State Akin To Sleep. (If you aren using the state akin to sleep, you are missing out big time. Watch the State Akin To Sleep Neville Goddard Video
I sent out thoughts of abundance for my sons boss, imagining that he got more contracts and that he and his employees were prospering. I then imagined my son saying to me: " I had a call from Tony and I'm back to work next Monday". I heard it over and over in my head and I imagined myself hugging him and saying , "That's fantastic news".
Notice she chose to Feel Success Real for the business her son works for – not just work for her son. For some reason, we have noticed over the years that the more people you choose to have blessed in your Feel It Real sessions, the more effective they seem to be.
I didn't wonder or worry about it after that. I just trusted that it would work out. Today I came home for lunch and my son was sitting on the sofa. He looked up at me and smiled then he said " I'm back to work Monday" I said, "What!!!". He said, " I had a call from Tony and I'm back to work next Monday". I danced around in delight. Thank You Neville. I hope you heard my shouts of joy and gratitude.
She chose not to "wonder or worry" – she chose instead to BELIEVE IN THE REALITY OF THE IMAGINAL ACT. Remember, the more you Follow The Feel It Real Formula – the more you notice that imagination is reality – and the physical world is the shadow it leaves behind. This is exactly how you create your circumstance and change your world.
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The Extraordinary Rite
(As you read this, keep in mind this first paragraph is a supposed question to Pope Francis. But in fact it is a diatribe showing a profound prejudice in order to bait Pope Francis and provoke a controversial response! But Pope Francis response isn't controversial nor does he take the bait!):Father Spadaro: "The simplicity of children evokes, with adults, a direct rite, in which everyone participates, it evokes to me parochial masses in which one experiences such piety. It comes to mind proposals to push the priests to turn their backs on the faithful, to rethink Vatican II, to use Latin. And this not only for small groups but for all."
Pope's reply: "Pope Benedict XVI made a just and magnanimous gesture to meet a certain mentality present in certain groups and among people who, nostalgic, have moved away. But that is an exception. This is why we speak of "extraordinary" rites. The ordinary mass is not that. One must go to meet those who are linked to a certain way of praying, one must be magnanimous. But the ordinary is not that. Vatican II and Sacrosanctum Consilium must be applied as is. Talking about the "reform of the reform" is a mistake. "
My comments: Pope Francis remarks about Pope Benedict are spot on. Pope Benedict made clear that the Extraordinary Form is precisely that, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, but clearly allowed and dependent upon the local pastor to determine freely when it can be celebrated for a stable group, extraordinary group, who request it. Nothing new here. Pope Francis is in continuity with Pope Benedict!
The Ordinary Form is precisely that, ordinary, regular and the normal Mass of a parish which could have a small or large a minority who desire the extraordinary form, which they should not be deprived.
Keep in mind that Pope Francis has not suppressed Summorum Pontificum one bit and the extraordinary form of the Mass continues and in new places such as St. Patrick Cathedral in New York.
More problematic is Pope Francis' comments on the "reform of the reform." But this is interpreted by Pope Francis from the statement of Fr. Spadaro which is a statement to bait the Pope: Spadaro says, "It comes to mind proposals to push the priests to turn their backs on the faithful, to rethink Vatican II, to use Latin. And this not only for small groups but for all!"
Thus Pope Francis is using "reform of the reform" in the context of the bait of Fr. Spadaro, meaning that we go back exclusively to the Extraordinary Form, not just for a small group or for the SSPX, but for everyone.
That is not what "reform of the reform" means as Pope Benedict may have used it. And in fact Pope Benedict did not use it but rather the term "Reform in Continuity." This means doing exactly what Pope Francis says in the same paragraph:
"Sacrosanctum Consilium must be applied as is!
Most of us who desire "reform in continuity" do not want to go back to the Extraordinary Form completely! We want Sacrosanctum Concilium applied as is! This is what "reform in continuity" means, not turning the clock back before Vatican II or ignoring Sacrosanctum Consilium.
Finally, Pope Francis says nothing about the baited statement of the priest turning his back on the people as Spadaro states it in his prejudicial opening baited question!
Pope Francis has celebrated Mass with his back to the people many times and he is going to make the SSPX a personal prelature! He approved the Ordinariate's Missal which is very much more in line with applying Sacrosanctum Concilium as is! It allows explicitly for ad orientem!
So we really have nothing new here just more confusion caused by Spadaro and it appears intentionally!


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The men's basketball team tipped of its home opener Thursday night against the Stetson University Hatters.
Right from the tip-off, both teams' defenses were aggressive. The offenses were evenly matched. The score was tied at 16 late in the in the first half, and the Rattler offense kept pounding the ball inside.
Senior guard Jamie Adams was already 3-4 inside and 1-1 outside. Adams heated from beyond the arc and finished the half with 6-8 field goals with 4-5 from the 3-point line. He had 19 points in the half. The Rattlers ended the quarter on a 16-5 run, making the score 32 to 23 at the half.
The Hatters would not go down easy. They fought hard on both sides of the court, constantly chipping away the lead. The Rattlers were able to keep a manageable lead until late in the second half when the lead was cut to five with a little more than six minutes to play. The score was 53-48.
The Hatter offense came to life late in half with multiple runs until the score was 59-57 with 1:40 left. The Rattlers committed a late foul, which resulted in a three-point play that tied game at 60 with less than 90 seconds.
Head coach Clemon Johnson said his plan was to get the ball to Adams, who was in double coverage.
Senior guard Reggie Lewis saw this and recognized his defenders tight coverage. He attempted a three-pointer and was able to draw the foul. He managed to make all three free throws.
The score was 63-60 with 2.3 secs left, and the Rattlers were able to force a turnover and win the nail bitter 63-60 over the Hatters.
Johnson said he knew his team could compete with Stetson. He was especially pleased with his team's composure late in the game.
"The defense got slack," Johnson said. "They kind of caught us off guard,"
Senior guard Reggie Lewis scored 14 points and was satisfied with the victory, but said he was upset that his team gave up a 14-point lead.
"We really didn't want it to come down to a last second shot," Lewis said. "We blew a lead that shouldn't have been blown."
Adams shot 7 for 10 and finished with 23 points. Adams said he is the type of player that heats up quickly, but he said they double-teamed him in the second half.
"Reggie told me not force it, just be a decoy, 'I got you from here,' " Adams said. "Reggie brought us home."
The Rattlers win over the Hatters makes them 1-2 so far season. They will travel to The University of Toledo to take on the Rockets Monday at 7 p.m.


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Maleeha Lodhi obtained her Ph.D in Politics from the London School of Economics in 1980, having received her B.Sc (Econ) from the same institution in 1976.
She taught Politics and Sociology at the London School of Economics for five years, 1980-85, before returning home to embark on what was to be a remarkable career in journalism.
She also briefly taught for a year at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, in the Department of Public Administration.
Dr Maleeha's journalistic career spanned eight years in which she edited two of Pakistan's major English daily newspapers - The News, which she helped launch, and The Muslim (now defunct).
She became the first woman in all of Asia to be the editor of a daily paper. Her outspoken views and incisive analyses quickly took her to the very top of the profession as an outstanding professional as well as a crusader of democracy.
Dr Maleeha is a Fellow of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In February 1994, she was cited for a top journalistic award by APNS (All Pakistan Newspaper Society) for a feature she had co-authored with a fellow Pakistani newsman.
In December 1994 she was selected (the only one from Pakistan) by Time magazine as one of the hundred global pacesetters or young leaders who the magazine said would help define the next century.
If my call is so important to them, why don't they answer it for 22 minutes?
How come when I want to, but something specific online is the only item out of stock.
When I get into a queue or lane going fast, the moment I get in, it becomes the slowest and refuses to budge.
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John Dixon Hunt
256 Pages, 6.12 x 8.25 in, 82 illus.
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Most historical and critical discussions of gardens focus on their design. What happens after the completion of the design, however, is largely ignored, which neglects a much larger part of the site's interest and potential. For gardens, John Dixon Hunt contends, are experienced, often by a succession of visitors at different times and often from different cultures; this experience, though determined by the original design and its subsequent modifications, also augments the site's potentialities, and this "afterlife" of gardens comes to enhance the original moment of creation.One way of exploring the experience of designed landscapes is to adapt literary reception theory to the study of gardens. Hunt argues that such an approach via the reception or experience of gardens enlarges how we should understand their significance and meanings.It is generally assumed that the experience of gardens became a prime ingredient of late eighteenth-century landscapes—picturesque literature especially highlighted how visitors responded to their surroundings, reading inscriptions and recognizing the significance of carefully placed architectural items or fabriqués. But there is considerable evidence for a much earlier interest in how experience came to constitute an essential aspect of a site beyond the intentions of the original designer or patron. Among other early examples, Hunt examines the book Hypnerotomachia Polifili (1499) to show how its protagonist is shown exploring and negotiating a series of strange and baffling landscapes. Through other inquiries—particularly into the role of movement in such different situations as Versailles, and Chiswick or along modern highways—The Afterlife of Gardens provides a fresh approach to the study of designed landscapes that goes beyond their production and into how they exist and are understood by their users.In this ambitious new book the author shows how the complete history of a garden must extend beyond the moment of its design and the aims of the designer to record its subsequent reception. He raises questions about the preservation of historical sites, and provides lessons for the contemporary designer, who may perhaps be more attentive to the life of a work after its design and implementation. This book will interest all who have a professional interest in gardens, as well as the wide general audience for gardens and landscapes of past and present.
PrefaceOne. A Reception History of Landscape ArchitectureTwo. The Garden as Virtual RealityThree. Experiencing Gardens and Landscape in the Hypnerotomachia PoliphiliFour. Triggers and Prompts in Landscape Architecture VisitationFive. Verbal versus Visual Responses in Garden VisitationSix. The Role of Movement in Garden ReceptionSeven. Moving Along in the AutomobileEight. The Afterlife of Gardens and the Implied VisitorReferencesAcknowledgmentsIndex
John Dixon Hunt is Professor of the History and Theory of Landscape in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design. He is the author of many books, including Greater Perfections: The Practice of Garden Theory and Garden and Grove: The Italian Renaissance Garden in the English Imagination, 1600-1750, the latter available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.


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by Sreemith N
(malappuram, kerala, india)
Kudankulam documentary
The documentary, "Get Up, Stand Up", 34 minutes in duration, is in some ways, an answer to many of the myths surrounding the nuclear power projects, the world over.
Though this film is set particularly in the back drop of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the people's struggle against it, it raises almost all of the questions regarding the safety of nuclear plants, development and its imposition on a people, alternate sources of energy and their contribution to the total energy needs, the lack of scientific know-how in disposing nuclear waste, the dependence on foreign resources in the running of a nuclear power plant anywhere in the Third World countries, the ups and downs of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), in Kudankulam etc, etc.
In the aftermath of the Fukushima accident and its unprecedented and innumerable fallouts, the people all over the world, even those in France, where they depend so much on Nuclear Power for their electricity, will under no circumstances believe nuclear energy is safe!! As is shown in this documentary, even the former President of India, A P J Abdul Kalaam failed miserably in convincing the ordinary people of Kudankulam of the Plant's safety.
The mainstream media, for all the unsaid reasons, have set their priorities in side-lining the people's struggle in Kudankulam; to uphold the rights of these fishworkers' to stand up for their rights, to a safe and clean living, is not countersigned by the popular media. hence it seems all the more important that the message of this documentary film reaches far and wide into the minds of as many people as possible within India and outside.
The film, Get Up Stand Up, after having received much acclaim in Kerala, especially after the screening at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2012, at various university campuses and other public screenings, we started an anti-nuclear signature campaign from amongst the audience; the result was amazing, people came forward to put their signature in large numbers. This campaign could be carried forward, with your help too.
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
The crib is installed.
People from the ends of the earth are coming to Bethlehem.
To worship the King born in a stable.
I wonder if the herds ever forgot that glorious night.
Or if their wives believed them when they came home.
Faith is believing what cannot be seen.
"I just have a small faith, but it's my faith," a man said in a TV interview some years ago.
Guess I'm about there now.
Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
My heart will always wander in the birthroom of Jesus", this hymn says.
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- John Cowart said...
What an elaborately beautiful Manger Scene!
And I love your outdoor nessi; I've never seen one of those before. - 10:54 am
- Felisol said...
Dear John C,
A friendly comment warmth the soul.
The figures in our Manger scene are mostly homemade and therefore valued by me.
Children from my earlier work place, daughter and friends, even grown up friends.
This year I seriously thought about repainting the home made plaster
figures Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus.
Then I would have covered up the originals, painted by friends.
I simply could not do that.
The cow, camel and the little lambs are from Serina's play farm.
A glass puppy from my own childhood.
I am looking forward to having my daughter home, 'cause I know she loves to say hello to all the tiny figurines too.
From Felisol - 11:49 am
- Amrita said...
Adorable mager that is.
And of the music is heavenly. Sounds very Celtic to me. i like the harp so much. What is that other instrument, looks like a bag pipe but its being played differently - 2:42 pm
- Felisol said...
Dear Amrita,
She does sing lovely, Sissel Kyrkjeboe.
And you are right, Amrita, it is a bag pipe, an Irish.
You know they hold the bag under the arm to press air in and out.
This is a Celtic accompaniment for a Norwegian song.
How very clever of you to notice.
From Felisol - 4:22 pm
- Jada's Gigi said...
I've never seen a nissi either but tha tis a very busy nativity scene. Your friends and neighbors seem to go all out for the holiday. I didn't realize there were so many believers in Norway.
- 5:28 pm
- Felisol said...
Dear Jada's Gigi,
the picture of today isn't really a nisse scene.
In the middle of the stable Virgin Mary, Joseph and little baby Jesus are placed.
All the different people placed around the area (our fireplace) are supposed to symbolize all mankind coming to worship.
There's a lot of angles around too.
You can double click to see better.
I cannot judge whether Norway have many or few "New-born Christians".
What I know for a fact is that 82,9 % of the Norwegian population by free will belong to the Church of Norway, which is a Lutheran Protestant church.
There are also a least ten different "Free churches" in our city alone. 30 000 inhabitants.
(A growing part of muslim immigrants are among those non Christian members of Norwegian society.)
All churches are supported financially by the government.Our king is head of the church, and we have a own church minister in the cabinet.
Our royal family are active members of the church.
People are being baptized, confirmed, wedded and buried from church. Everybody has to act by themselves to become members of the church.
Non-believers have been campaigning for four decades to get people to leave the church. So far they have not succeed.
The advent stick, which I have written about lately, is a sign that more people than one should imagine.
The nisse, on the other hand is a reminiscence from prechristian time.
He's a little fellow, living on farms, treated with porridge and old fashioned goodies Christmas eve.
He doesn't really bring gifts, but good times to the farm.
He traditionally wear this long, red knitted cap.
The posts of December first and forth displays different copies of a nisse.
My Mom also painted a nisse on my Ruby Tuesday mug.
I think that school education and confirmation have a lot to do with Norway having many believers.
Faith comes from hearing.
That's why I support Church of Norway.
If no one preaches, we will soon be back to heathendom, I fear.
From Felisol - 6:51 pm
- Sue Seibert said...
Faith...believing without seeing. A small faith, but it's my faith. I like that.
- 7:07 pm
- Felisol said...
Dear Sioux Sue,
I would like to be stronger, to be more firm, have less crack ups,living a better life.
All those things that speak against me in sleepless nights, and sometimes also in bright daylight.
I cannot crave to be what I am not..
It's good to read that you like me, who I am, anyway. Thanks
From Felisol - 7:59 pm
- Sue Seibert said...
Alas, I do not read German. My father spoke very broken English until he was 16, as did his sisters, but I did not learn to speak German...should have, but didn't, I think.
- 9:33 pm


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Last week, founder and CEO of the Crowdcube/Seedr success POD Point, Erik Fairbairn, sat down with Tech City Insider to discuss the company and the future of e-cars.
The media outlet shared that POD Point's growth has also been fairly rapid. The staff headcount has increased from Fairbairn as solo founder in 2009 to a team of 65 today. Revenues have gone from £1.9m to £4.5m to £6.5m between 2013 and 2015 and the company has been profitable for the last two years.
POD Point turned to the crowdfunding method in 2015. It first captured £1.5m through Seedrs in March and successfully secured over $1.8 million on Crowdcube in December. The funds from each initiative are being used to develop products and grow the sales team.
While sharing details about POD Point, Fairbairn stated:
"We have an altruistic goal of making sure that, each time you drive, you're not doing significant damage to the earth. People want to travel so we shouldn't restrict it. We've got to arrange it so it's not damaging the planet."
Also revealing how the government has helped his business, Erik noted:
"The Office of Low Emission Vehicles has done a pretty good job of getting the UK to number three in Europe for buying electric vehicles."
But Fairbairn did advise that he doesn't believe that other companies should constantly rely on government assistance:
"You shouldn't ever build a business around that. We are building a commercial business, earning money from installing and getting revenue flowing through the charge points."
In regards of his experience with the e-car industry, Erik reflected:
"We started a company to charge vehicles that didn't really exist at the time. It tends to be the way of people who think of innovative things. They rarely invent the innovative thing at the exact second it is required. We've had a period of inventing something the world didn't need, hoping it would happen. Now that it's happening, we're in a great place."


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Stock Market Sentiment Speaks: Inflation Is For Fools
Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2021 Jun 16, 2021 - 08:11 AM GMTI asked you in my last article if you were more concerned with name calling than with profiting from the market. So, I was wondering if you gave it any more thought, and if you had come to a conclusion?
If not, well, let's discuss this a bit further.
Everyone today is so concerned about "inflation." Yet, everyone seems to be arguing as to whether we are experiencing inflation today. Some claim that this is true inflation, whereas others claim that it is simply transitory.
My personal opinion resides on the transitory spectrum of this issue, and I believe that over the next 6-12 months we will see the shortages easing, especially in the labor force, as we stop paying people to stay at home. But to be honest, I don't care whether my opinion is right or wrong on this issue, as it does not help me make money in the stock market.
You see, there is a further debate as to what inflation will mean to the stock market. Some argue it will make the market rally, and others argue it will make the market crash. And everyone has their extremely well-reasoned opinions, along with their plans as to what they are going to do based upon inflation.
Well, as Mike Tyson was purported to have said, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
If you have been paying close attention, inflation theorists just got punched in the face. And many are too busy adjusting their definitions to even realize it.
This past week, we saw that inflation was running higher than market expectations. Moreover, May also showed us that inflation was running higher than market expectations as well.
So, if you are in the camp that believes inflation will hurt the market, then you would have expected that the market would drop on this type of news. That is what we saw in May. And those that are in the camp that says inflation will cause the market to rally would expect this type of news to push the market higher. That is what we saw in June.
Are we seeing a problem here yet? Both sides just got punched in the face by the market. So, can one really prognosticate the market in an intellectually honest manner using this information?
Moreover, even the dollar has "surprisingly" rallied after the recent supposed inflationary report, which provided yet another punch to the face of the inflation protagonists. And lastly, interest rates have also "surprisingly" been on the general decline during this time, providing yet another punch in the face to the inflation protagonists.
I am quite certain that many commenters will attempt to provide some amount of convoluted reasoning as to why inflation data supposedly caused the market to drop last month and rally this month, has caused the dollar to rally, and also caused interest rates to drop. But if you are being intellectually honest with yourself, you have to dismiss these discussions as simply wasting your time as an investor. The market is clearly telling you that none of this "noise" matters.
So, I will ask you this again: Are you more concerned about debating the definition of inflation and whether we are experiencing it, or are you more concerned with making money in the market by being on the correct side of the trend?
You see, there are so many articles out there that debate whether we have inflation or not. And those that claim that inflation will crash the market will offer you no parameters as to how that will occur. Rather, they will drone on and on about how sure they are that it will happen... eventually.
Yet, these folks have been saying the same thing over and over since the Fed started Quantitative Easing back in 2009. Yes, they have been warning us that QE is going to cause inflation since 666SPX. And "eventually," they may be right. While we may be at 6000SPX by then, how much do you think they have really helped you in making money in the market? Yet, they continue to claim how right they are despite remaining wrongly bearish on the stock market for the last decade.
Folks, your responsibility is to increase your investment portfolio by remaining on the correct side of the market trend. That is it. Are you here to debate the meaning of "inflation," especially when those that are attempting to define it disagree as to its affect upon the market? No, you are not. Again, you have only one job, and that is to maintain the correct side of the market trend. And unless they can show you how to do that, then you are wasting your time debating this nonsense. Spending time on anything that cannot help you maintain the correct side of the market trend is an exercise in futility. It is simply foolish.
So, how do we stay on the correct side of the market trend at this time? Well, to answer that question you need to determine the time frame within which you invest. For those that attempt to gain some price improvement from the market over the coming months, the following discussion can assist with your goals. For those that are only looking to get out of the market when the bull market is coming to completion, well, I still think you have a few years left until we get to my ideal target in the 6000SPX region. And for those who just want to hold for the next 10-20 years, you have my sympathies.
Last week, I outlined my expectation for us to be able to rally towards the 4360SPX region, which is a point on the way to a target in the 4400SPX region. While that is still my preferred path, this past week's action has certainly made me question that potential.
You see, my expectation is still to see much higher levels in 2021, as 4600SPX is my ideal minimum target for 2021. Yet, I am expecting a 200-300 point pullback in the market before we are ready to attack the 4600+ region. While I saw the higher probability potential as being that the market will rally to the 4400SPX region before we see that 200-300 point decline, the action this week is making me question whether we can exceed the 4300SPX region before we see that pullback.
So, I will tell you that the 4190SPX support region is going to be key to us being able to get to the 4400SPX region sooner rather than later. Should we break that support before strongly breaking out over 4300SPX, then the door opens to re-testing the 4000SPX region before we begin the run to 4440+. A further break down below 4150SPX would make it likely we will revisit the 4000SPX region first.
As I have been warning of late, the market is setting up for a bit of volatility as we head into the summer solstice. And it seems that the bears are going to be temporarily rising from their hibernation for a feeding in the first half of the summer. So, the question with which I am personally grappling is where that 200-300 point pullback is going to begin, and not whether we have inflation. The next few weeks will be quite instructive regarding that 200-300 point pullback.
Avi Gilburt is a widely followed Elliott Wave analyst and founder of ElliottWaveTrader.net, a live trading room featuring his analysis on the S&P 500, precious metals, oil & USD, plus a team of analysts covering a range of other markets. He recently founded FATRADER.com, a live forum featuring some of the top fundamental analysts online today to showcase research and elevate discussion for traders & investors interested in fundamental rather than technical analysis.
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Being in love can be truly magical. However, it could also be painfully blinding you to the sour truth. Frankly, when someone steals your heart, all you can see is the most appealing parts of their persona. You see their shining smile, their kind soul, their admirable work ethic, and everything else that made you fall for them. But what you don't or perhaps refuse to see is their toxicity.
Sadly, not everyone comes into your life with good intentions. Not everyone you fall for is as genuine as is their image in your head. That's why you need to be aware of the red flags you should never ignore or overlook.
Here are 10 relationship warning signs you should look out for.
1. Your partner never owns up to their mistakes.
Even though this sign should be a no-brainer, some of us still put up with it. If your partner constantly refuses to take responsibility for their wrongdoings, their intentions towards you are clearly not genuine. Indeed, we are all human beings who make mistakes, but we should at least have the decency to face the consequences.
2. All your friends and family are against this relationship.
When the people who care for you the most say this person is not good for you, in most cases, they are absolutely right. Of course, there are times when our closest people might be wrong about a certain person, but the truth is that things almost always are exactly as they seem, whether we want to admit it or not. When we are in love, we often overlook toxic behavior. That's why we need to listen to the ones who have our best interests at heart and see our relationship from a reasonable distance.
3. Your partner is suspiciously secretive.
Does your significant other constantly act as if they are hiding something? Does that make you feel awfully uncomfortable? If that's the case in your relationship, you might need to reconsider your feelings for this person. As long as you have doubts and far too many unanswered questions when it comes to your partner, your bond cannot be as strong as you wish.
4. You can't communicate properly.
Communication is key. No matter how many times you've heard or read this, it's still a fact. Unfortunately, in modern-day relationships, many people struggle to open up and be authentic with their partners. But if you cannot be real with the one you love, how can you call your relationship healthy?
5. They intentionally bring out your insecurities.
Being in a loving relationship means being appreciated for who you are. Your partner should be the one who gives you wings and makes you believe in your true potential. They should encourage you to become your best self. If you are with someone who constantly brings out your insecurities and makes you feel bad about yourself, this should alert you that there's something wrong.
6. They are disturbingly flirty with others.
It is one thing to be polite and say 'Hello' to someone you know, but it's a different story when you start flirting with them in front of your partner. Some people claim it's simply in their nature to act flirty with others, without having something in mind. But if this behavior makes your other half insecure, you should consider their feelings and stop yourself from crossing certain lines.
7. Your relationship lacks trust.
If you ask someone, literally anyone, which is the main element of every relationship, they would all tell you the same thing. Trust. Trust is the foundation of every single bond between two people. When it comes to romantic relationships, it is vital. If you don't trust your significant other, and you doubt their every move, your connection needs some serious reevaluation.
8. You feel they are trying to manipulate you.
Do you sometimes feel as if your partner is trying to trick you into thinking or doing whatever they want? Are they acting a bit too controlling at times? Unfortunately, things might be as unpleasant as they seem. If you feel like this person is using you for their own benefit, their intentions are most probably far from pure.
9. They don't respect your opinion.
When your partner is undermining your opinion and fails to consider your feelings whenever an important decision needs to be made, they are showing no respect for you. Agreeing to be a part of a relationship where your voice is constantly being silenced is wrong on every level.
10. Your partner is mentally or physically abusing you.
If you are a victim of emotional or physical abuse, you need to find the best way possible to let go of the person causing the abuse. Simply walking away may not be the answer in your situation. In that case, you need to seek help from the ones who truly care for you.


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Valentine's Day in Korea – All You Need To Know!
In this article we will share to you all you need to know about this romantic Valentine's day in korea and what makes it unique compare to valentine's day on another country.
Valentine's Day in Korea
Valentines day is the day for women to give something special to show and confess their affection towards her crush or loved ones. This day gives the opportunity for female to be aggressive and show her heart to someone she like. Thus, many singles women got their date during Valentine's day.
On the other side, man is the love and gifts receiver during Valentine's day In Korea, they receive the love that was shown through gifts by their loved ones.
White Day In Korea
To make it simple, the difference between this two romantic valentine's day and White day lies in the giver and the receiver change within a one month gap. While Valentine's day falls on February 14th, White Day falls on March 14th.
White day is the day for men to show his affection back as a response to the love they received from their mate on February 14. Other than show response, this day is also a special and opportune day for single man to get a date. This day is the perfect time for man to show and confess their love to someone they like.
While man are the receiving side during Valentines day, usually men will response with a more extravagant gifts during White day in Korea when they will give gifts back to the women they love.
Black Day in Korea
Black Day is the day dedicated to all lonely singles out there, both male and female, who didn't receive any gifts, chocolates, or confession on Valentine's Day and White Day.
This is the day when singles meet their single friends to eat jjajangmyeon, a black noodle meal, that's why this day was named "Black Day". This Black Day is observed by single for both gender, male and female on April 14th. The sad part about this day is that there are not single advertisement about it, which makes it even lonelier.
Valentine's Day in South Korea
This holiday was inspired and actually brought to South Korea from the West, specifically, the Western countries. However, Korea modify it in which makes it the opposite of the common Valentine's day we knew where male confess to Women.
Korea makes Valentine's day a special day and occassion for the women all over korea to gather up all her courage and confess their affections and love to her loved ones. This is good for many single women as they got opportunity where it became 'normal' in this special day, for them to confess their love first, rather than waiting for the men to take action.
Celebrate Valentine's Day in Korea
Couple usually go on special dates or staycation during Valentine's day, if they can't, then they will give personalized and special gifts to their couple and loved ones.
On this holiday, convenience stores and supermarkets have large displays filled with all sorts of popular chocolates and even ready-made goodie baskets to purchase. You will start seeing valentine's stuff on almost every supermarkets in korea early february.
Valentine's Day Gifts
Women usually make a special made chocolate for their loved ones or buy a high quality personalized chocolate from shops. Other than that, they usually create something custom as additional of the gifts they give to their loved ones.
Most of us think that Valentine's Day In Korea is exciting and fun, however, on the other hand, it's also pressure for many korean women as they're the first side to take action and confess their love to the guy they like.
Other than that, they need to be patient and wait a one full month until White Day moments, to know if they will get response from their loved ones.
Valentine's day remain as one of the most important holidays for couple even up to this day, with the difference is that in the modern south korea, this day getting wider and broaden to not just a special day for couple, but also to show love to family, co workers, and friends.
Couple Days In Korea
There are actually many similar celebrations that is similar to Valentine in Korea on every 14th day of the month, such as:
- January: Diary Day
- May: Rose Day
- June: Kiss Day
- July: Silver Day
- August: Green Day
- September: Photo Day
- October: Wine Day
- November: Movie Day
- December: Hug Day
Valentine In Korea
How do you think about Valentine's Day? Is it worth celebrating? Let us know in the comment below!


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The police precept is to rise 3.4 per cent from April, adding £5 a year on average to council tax bills in Brighton and Hove.
The rise was agreed at a meeting of the Sussex Police and Crime Panel, at County Hall, in Lewes, on Friday (20 January). The decision was made after the police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne had spelt out the case for the rise.
At times the meeting was heated, with one panel member asking if the increase would be an annual request. Mrs Bourne said yes.
The 3.4 per cent rise will add about £5 a year to the current £148 precept for a band D property. This is one of the lowest in the country, Mrs Bourne said.
She said that an increase in the precept was an investment not something to bridge a gap.
The role of PCSOs had changed over the past year and they now had more power, more equipment and better pay. Numbers had been reduced because of the changing face of crime. Sussex has 196 PCSOs, the meeting was told.
The commissioner said that 31 per cent of the budget went towards "local" policing. She added that Sussex has the 5th lowest council tax precept in England and Wales and the 4th lowest net expenditure.
Closer working with Surrey Police in areas such as roads, policing, firearms, dogs, etc, was helping the force to save money.
The commissioner assured the panel that firearms officers were utilised in other roles when they were not needed for their specific firearms duties. There are 52 armed officers in the county.
Sussex Police has the most comprehensive performance measures in the country, Mrs Bourne said.
And she said that there had been a comprehensive public consultation on the budget and the need to increase funding, with 80 per cent of those consulted agreeing to an increase.
The consultation took place between Friday 11 November and Sunday 8 January.
Councillor Michael Jones (Labour, Crawley) said that not enough time had been given to the panel to consider the proposals. He felt that the budget and report had been "rushed through".
Several other councillors commented on the lack of information.
Brighton and Hove Labour councillor Emma Daniel said that the commissioner's responses to questioning were inadequate.
Despite two votes aimed at blocking the rise, it went through.


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It's no big deal,
defrocking a democracy.
Just install rig-able,
hack-able, out-dated Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for casting and counting
votes at election time, and, presto! This easy going dame - democracy - is any
mongrel's game, now days. At least, in India, it is. Now, don't shoot the
messenger! I mean, I have been had, as much as anybody else. Well, not as much
as other simpletons, who yet haven't caught on as to how their most cherished
philosophy, ideology and beloved mother land is being violated and vitiated by
an eeny weenie techno twit.
Free and fair voting
process is a statuary right under Fundamental Rights as per Article 19 (1) (a).
EVMs were first used in India in 1982, in Kerala, on a limited basis. In 1984,
Supreme Court of India held that Election Commission had no power under
Constitution to use EVMs as Representation of People Act 1950 postulates usage
of only ballot papers for elections. Hence, it is illegal to use electronic
voting machines.
In 1989, an Amendment was
made - Section 61A of RPA 1951. It merely provided that EVM usage - "may be adopted in such constituency, or
constituencies, as the Election Commission may, having regard to the
circumstances of each case, specify." No carte blanche was ever "handed
over" to Election Commission to promulgate a diktat, to use EVMs in the length
and breadth of whole of India. Thus, to this date, usage of EVMs is
Another illegality in using
EVMs is that it violates IT ACT 2000; which entails that Paper Audit Trail has
to be provided in case of Electronic Record as evidence, as per Evidence Act.
Present EVMs do not do so. Hence, in the eye of law, their usage is not legally
Furthermore, no
intellectual rights of EVMs rest with its Indian manufacturers, governmental
agencies of interest or with Election Commission of India. The patent submitted
for Indian EVMs, to The World Intellectual Property Organisation, was found
wanting on 21 counts by WIPO. Hence, anybody can, with impunity, make or break
Indian EVMs. And claim them to be their "hand-maiden". Indian EVMs are fair
game for any Tom, Dick and Harry.
To compound matter further,
on 17th January 2012, Delhi High Court held that Indian EVMs were
not "Tamper-Proof". Supreme Court of Germany declared illegal usage of EVMs.
With France, U.K., Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Holland, Australia, Canada; more
than 80 democracies have gone back to Ballot Paper Voting. Even in America,
states voting via electronic machines mostly require a "paper trail" of some
sort. Lot of complaints are yet filed and people are still riled in U.S.A. over
this issue. Japan, from which EVM System originated, renounced its use long
ago. Realizing, EVMs are unreliable, easily hack-able and utterly
un-democratic, most technologically advanced, concerned democracies - except
India - have reverted to paper ballots.
So, what makes Election
Commission officials sing paeans of present lot of Indian EVMs? Is there
something more than meets the eye? Could it be that multi-billion dollars deals
have been made to sell these machines to Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Singapore, Namibia, Mauritius, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh etc.? Are we
yet to unearth an "out-of-this-world" kickback scandal involving some
dishonest, concerned government officials and their political bedfellows? For, technology of these EVMs is of 80's -
obnoxiously obsolete.
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