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Khwajke sarpanch murder: Culprits hatched plan in jail, say police
A day after student leader-turned-sarpanch Rajwinder Singh alias Ravi Khwajke was brutally killed at a marriage function, police on Sunday claimed to have identified nine culprits and said Khwajke was killed following an old rivalry.
A day after student leader-turned-sarpanch Rajwinder Singh alias Ravi Khwajke was brutally killed at a marriage function, police on Sunday claimed to have identified nine culprits and said Khwajke was killed following an old rivalry.
Police addressing a press conference here said, "Conspiracy behind the brutal murder of Congress supporter sarpanch was hatched in jail."
Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Narinder Bhargav said, "Bhargav said, "Police have booked Davinder Singh 'Shooter' of Bambiha in Moga, Avtar Singh of Dosanjh village in Moga, along with Jumpy and Bunty, who had opened fire on Khwajke."
"Besides, Dharminder Singh Gugni, Karamveer Singh, Jassi, Navpreet Singh Cheema alias Noni and Mandee p Singh of Meharban have also been booked. Accused Jassi is the brother of deceased gangster Kala Hawas," he said.
"Two accused Dharminder Singh Gugni and Karamveer Singh are at present lodged in jail as an undertrial in an attempt to murder case. The police seek production warrant for them from jail for questioning on Monday," he said.
"Meanwhile, several teams have been formed to nab the remaining accused," he added.
The police procured the closecircuit television (CCTV) footage and video recording of the wedding. In the footage, four accused have been captured shooting at Khwajke. Though Ravi Khwajke had cover of private security and bouncers, no one came forward to encounter the culprits.
After the attack, the accused remained at the spot for some time and celebrated by dancing. The culprits fired 50 bullets in the air in celebration before leaving the marriage venue.
DCP Bhargav said, "The police have registered a case of killing, attempt to murder and under Arms Act against the accused following the statement of Khwajke village numberdar Harpal Singh. He was also invited to the marriage function, where Ravi Khwajkee was gunned down."
Witnesses said, "Some friends of groom Maninderjit Singh alias Mani Grewal were opening fire in the air while celebrating. In the meantime, they heard continuous firing, and came to know that someone was gunned down. Within a few minutes, all guests went out of the marriage palace."
Khwajke's accomplice Balwinder Singh alias Boota of Sangrur also suffered bullet injury in the attack. He was admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where his condition is stated too be stable.
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Jakarta, August 5, 2021 - PT Pertamina (Persero) and the Center for Energy Conversion Technology (B2TKE) - the RI Agency for Technology Assessment and Application (BPPT) are collaborating to build clean energy infrastructure based on electric batteries by constructing a Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (SPKLU).
Two SPKLUs, each located at Jalan Lenteng Agung and MT Haryono Jakarta Petrol Stations, have been operating. It was inaugurated virtually on Thursday (05/08).
Present at the inauguration were the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, Head of the Research and Innovation Agency. Laksana Tri Handoko, Head of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Hammam Riza, Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Rida Mulyana, President Director of Pertamina, Nicke Widyawati and President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, who is also the CEO of Pertamina's Subholding Commercial and Trading, Alfian Nasution.
Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Transportation, praised BPPT and Pertamina's collaboration for the installation and operation of SPKLU MT Haryono and Lenteng Agung in DKI Jakarta. He hopes that this will be a good start and example for business actors such as Pertamina to enter and support the acceleration of Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles (KBLBB) in Indonesia, as stated in Perpres 55 of 2019.
"We also hope that there will be lessons learned that can become an input for the Ministry of Transportation to ensure the transition of facilities and infrastructure that is more environmentally friendly and reliable and can be carried out as well as possible," said Budi.
Rida Mulyana, the Director-General of Electricity, stated that the battery-based electric vehicle initiative is part of the energy transition, aims to promote cleaner, more efficient energy usage and reduce fuel imports. Therefore, it can save foreign exchange and fuel subsidies in the end.
"We appreciate Pertamina's efforts to carry out business transformation in response to global developments. This transition will not be easy, but we believe it can be accomplished thanks to Pertamina's experience and competitiveness. Pertamina will be able to make a significant contribution to the development of electric vehicle infrastructure," he said.
On the occasion of the virtual inauguration of the SPKLU, President Director of Pertamina, Nicke Widyawati, said that as a state-owned enterprise dominated by fossil energy, Pertamina's transformation must be carried out significantly and quickly. Energy transition commitments must also be taken seriously and involve a very massive program. These targets are input into the Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), either directly or indirectly in the company's operations.
Pertamina has also measured carbon emissions over the previous ten years and has achieved a 29 percent reduction in carbon emissions from 2010 to 2020. It will continue to be improved, including the transportation sector, which contributes 23 percent of carbon emissions.
"This transportation sector must implement specifications. For that, Pertamina cooperates with various parties to develop SPKLU, one of which is with BPPT. Three locations are being developed, and they are already operating," said Nicke.
In addition, Nicke said to support the Government in developing the electric car industry, Pertamina is also engaged in its mid-stream industry, namely electric battery ecosystem development with other SOEs in the IBC (Indonesian Battery Corporation). Pertamina also cooperates with other parties for sub-batteries, which are applied in several tourist areas by leasing electric motor vehicles.
"Shortly, we will also launch a green energy station, where today around 100 Pertamina gas stations have been installed with solar PV so that the electricity is already green energy and will be equipped with SPKLU," she added.
According to Nicke, Pertamina plans to convert 250-300 gas stations into green energy stations this year. There will be rewards for customers who buy fuel at green energy stations. It shows Pertamina's commitment to supporting energy mix from renewable energy in the energy transition.
"We thank BPPT for continuing to foster good cooperation with Pertamina. Especially in increasing renewable energy and new energy in Indonesia. "We also want to convey our gratitude and appreciation to the government for continuing to support Pertamina," Nicke added.
Currently, Pertamina has initiated SPKLU Pilots in 6 locations. It includes SPKLU at Fatmawati gas station, South Jakarta, inaugurated on December 10, 2020, SPKLU at Kuningan gas station, and SPKLU at Soekarno Hatta Airport, which is currently under construction. The other three SPKLUs are in synergy with BPPT, namely SPBU Lenteng Agung and MT Haryono and SPKLU located at Puspitek BPPT Serpong.**


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Civilization: Beyond Earth – Preview
by Mark R
Forming a valid opinion on a game after only fifteen minutes of hands-off time is usually a difficult task, and when the game in question is within a franchise known for having hundreds – if not thousands – of hours sunk into it by aficionados, it's nigh on impossible. In the case of Civilization: Beyond Earth, however, it became clear within moments that this would undoubtedly stand proud among its peers and, for some, could perhaps be a much-needed sidestep within the Civ brand.
Even with its futuristic aesthetics, there's no mistaking that this isn't some ill-thought-out sci-fi strategy title where the 'Civilization' name has been tagged on purely to convince lovers of the series that it's worth playing. Everything that you'd expect from a classic Civ is there from the off, albeit with enough of a slant to reinforce the fact that this about the new world rather than the old.
The honeycombed playing field remains the same yet the landscape over which it lays is somewhat fantastic in nature, with rugged cracks in the surface allowing for what appears to be an alien organism, miasma, to rise to the surface. The tactical units are also still present, with the typical land and sea units being replaced by mechanical armies and advanced vessels, further reinforcing the futuristic approach. Where opposing barbarians once stood their ground are bizarre indigenous species, some of which will ignore you as long as you don't cause trouble while others, including the Dune/Burton-esque siege worm will simply destroy you because it can.
Our host explained that it wasn't advisable to build on, or even expand through to, any of the tiles which were heavily occupied by the aforementioned miasma until the majority of it had been removed, but that this process required specific technology. This suggested that the early stages of gameplay would likely focus on sending scouts out to locate safer areas from which to harvest resources in order to build up funding for development. Similarly, if any units remained within a miasma-occupied tile at the end of a turn, they would suffer damage depending on the severity of the infestation.
While this could clearly hinder development, it's perhaps safe to assume that being able to control the growth or movement in later stages of the game could result in the organism being used as a defensive strategy, unless all of the aliens are already immune to it, in which case it's exists solely as a tactical obstruction.
Due to time constraints, not much was shown of the enemy factions. In the top-right area of the playfield sat two manticore which, at first glance, appeared to be plant-like in nature but later turned out to be creatures. These had a long-range attack and defense system whereby balls of hazardous miasma would be launched from their tail area, much like an organic catapult firing a bag of snot. We never did get to experience the destructive power of the aforementioned siege worms but were warned that they would attack without provocation and that it would invariably result in annihilation.
At the heart of any Civ game are the factions, and for Beyond Earth these 'Affinities' come in three formats – the Supremacy approach, which is on the basis that humankind will do whatever is necessary to rule and conquer the new world; Harmony, whose belief system is that it's possible for humanity to become one with the once hostile environment in an almost hybrid sense; and Purity, where all alien technology and potential advantages are shunned in favour of maintaining a lifestyle no different to that on earth.
As one would expect, each of the Affinities has its own advantages and disadvantages, both tactically and in terms of resource harvesting. For example, the Supremacy system would require that firaxite – the beautifully named alien resource – be harvested and used to progress the technology in order to reach the top of the food chain. For those supporting the Purity way of life, however, there is no desire to embrace the alien world beyond somewhere to live, and so firaxite would have little to no value.
When it comes to trade and diplomacy, however, everything has a value. In order to nurture a relationship with a city flying the flag of Supremacy, those adopting the Purity play-style could use their stores of firaxite as currency to leverage military support should another city ever attack them. This is, of course, no different to strategies used within other titles in the Civilization brand, but the alien nature of firaxite does lend itself well to the premise that this is humanity starting over, even if we are still fighting among ourselves for whatever valuable resource lies beneath the surface.
The only daunting prospect from the entire presentation was when the Tech Web flicked up on screen for a few brief moments as our host selected a specific build command in order to build enough military might to challenge any bordering cities. The results may have been impressive, watching each hexagonal tile switch from enemy to an extension of their own city within mere moments, but the Tech Web itself looked particular complex. My hope is that it was just the brief glimpse that made it appear more confusing than it actually was.
When all is said and done, fifteen minutes isn't nearly enough to get a firm grasp on what Civilization: Beyond Earth is capable of and yet those few stolen moments clearly showed that Firaxis have taken firm hold of the reins and not let their imagination run so wild that they've forgotten what a Civilization title is all about. It may be in the early stages of development, but there's already a clear indication that Beyond Earth will surprise and impress a lot of Civ fanatics, even if they don't immediately take to the futuristic premise.
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Is space lettuce good for you?
Lettuce grown on the International Space Station (ISS) has similar nutritional and bacterial content to that grown on Earth, researchers have found this week.
For the first time, scientists were able to compare lettuce harvested on the ISS to that harvested on Earth.
"The nutritional composition was very similar, within an experiment. The microbial content was increased on the space station [lettuces], but the plants were safe for the astronauts to eat," says Gioia Massa, one of the study's authors from the Kennedy Space Center.
The additional microbes found on the space-grown lettuce were not much of a surprise, since the growing conditions on the ISS can't be as tightly controlled as those on Earth.
"Plants that were grown on the space station are essentially being grown in a house, where there are six people living, working and exercising every day," explains Massa. "There tends to be a higher level of microorganisms in that environment."
The earth-based growth chamber used data on the temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide levels sent back from the space station to mimic the conditions experienced by the space lettuce.
Despite these conditions, the similarity of the nutritional content in the lettuces was a surprise for the researchers.
Plants on the space station experience a lot more variation in water availability than those on Earth because of the low gravity. "It's really difficult to water plants in space," Massa points out. "On Earth, excess water just drains away, whereas in space it builds up around the plant roots."
Understanding the bacterial and fungal population that naturally arises on the lettuces may be the first step in trying to control that microbiome to encourage future growth.
"A microbiome could be designed for the space environment," Massa suggests, "to help provide a stable, beneficial ecosystem that can outcompete any human or plant pathogens." But, it's very early days, Massa warns.
In the meantime, it sounds like the astronauts could soon be looking forward to their very own home-grown space salad.
"We are building on this by testing other leafy green crops in space." says Massa. "Hopefully we can add things like small fruits - peppers and tomatoes - in the next couple of years to the space diet."


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Favorite Thing We've Done
Z:Go up in the mountains
E:Go in the tunnel (the arches at Arches national park)
Favorite hotel:
Z:The fancy one because it was comfy
Favorite thing we ate:
Z: pancakes from Uncle Bill's in Manhattan Beach
E: Goldfish (she is currently eating goldfish)
They also like the ice cream sandwiches and frozen banana from the spot in manhattan beach. Ellie didn't like the shrimp (we haven't had any shrimp)
Favorite thing at the beach:
Z:the big waves, that was pretty cool. Playing in the sand and getting dirty
Which state would you want to live in?
E: California
Liked in the car
Z:taking pictures
E:play with my toys
Z:games with mommy and daddy
Miss about home
Z: my dogs, playing with strollers, my friends
E:playing with colors
Made you laugh the most?
Z:wearing a diaper
Zak:the crazy things Ellie says
Have you cried at all
Z: no
E: I'm crying, I'm crying
Are you ready to go home?
Z:I want to go to Mount Rushmore.
Favorite snack
Z:trail mix
E: goldfish (she's still eating them)
Stinkyiset feet?
Anything else to say?
Z:That's about it because now I want to play gameboy.


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It's nothing to be ashamed of – we can get overwhelmed by the holiday craze and all the things and sales that the stores push on us. I just wanted to create a little inspo list of simple ways you can decorate for this holiday season without the need of buying everything new or decorating every little corner of the house. Do what best suits you and your family, not for Instagram and Pinterest. These subtle, simple, yet classic holiday decorations are beautiful ways (or way) to decorate for this holiday season and helps from things getting overwhelming – from the tree to the throw blankets and candles.
1. The Christmas Tree
You may have a Christmas tree, you may not. It may be small, or it may not be. It may be fake, or it may be real. However it may be, it's beautiful as is! No need to feel pressured to buy and decorate with as many ornaments as possible. I mean, there are so many good ornaments out there, no doubt! But simple is just as beautiful.
2. Stockings
I love this stocking DIY from Sarah at Room for Tuesday. Instead of purchasing new ones every year, she sews slipcovers and just replaces it every year or so with her choice of fabric! Smart, right? I love how stockings bring in another piece of simple Christmas decor but that might also bring in temptation to fill them just because everyone else is probably doing it, come Christmas day. I'm not a fan of "stocking stuffers" that most stores begin to sell this time of the year. I mean, it's mostly just miscellaneous things (or junk food) that are small enough to fit into stockings. So if you completely skip the stockings this year, that's totally fine too.
3. A Table Centerpiece
Aren't these inspo pics just the best? Bringing in a centerpiece to have on your dining table throughout the holiday season is an easy way to bring in the holiday cheer. You don't need much for this! Plus, your table is already halfway ready for guests!
4. Twinkle Lights
Ahhh, the string lights. They bring in a whole other level of cozy! A simple element to add but oh, so pretty.
5. Wreaths, Garland, and Stems
If you're like me, you don't have a wreath on your door (or anywhere else) unless it's the Christmas season. But is it necessary? Definitely not. Do you have to hang garland somewhere? Nope. But if you want to, don't be afraid to get crafty and look for things you can use from your yard or faux stems that you already have! Or just snip a few branches off a tree, place it in a vase, and wala. Another easy element of Christmas decor-for free.
6. Holiday Cards
Speaking of branches, this DIY holiday card display can be a part of your Christmas decorations. Instead of having all your holiday cards pile up, displaying them in any way is just as good!
7. Candles
There's something about a candle burning that brings relaxation and peace. If all you do is light some pine smelling candles for this holiday season, you're doing things right.
8. Texture
By texture, I mean pillows, blankets, throws, and even rugs. A simple touch of texture (and no, it doesn't have to be red or green) can bring in warmth and winter vibes to your space without even having to decorate for the holiday season!


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April 28, 2020
So, I've finished all the stories that are in the book Spirits of Frederick by Alyce T. Weinberg. Or at least the stories I want to share right now. There's a couple more, but they seem boring to me. Maybe at a later date, I will.
Just a couple of books to choose from for my next series…
~ American Folklore and Legend
~ Ghost Stories of the Maritime
~ Maryland Folklore and Folklife
On the cover of Maryland Folklore and Folklife:
See one
that's for sorrow
See two
that's for mirth
See three
that's a wedding
See four
that's a birth
See five
that's for silver
See six
that's for gold
See seven
that's a secret, never to be told
(about Magpies)
I've also got books on Viking mythology, Native American Legends, and stories from the Smokey Mountains.
Not sure what to do next
Too much to chose from
. . .
In case you've missed any of the stories I've shared so far, I've included links below… in no particular order
Phantom Lady
The Devil on Horseback
Ghosts Aplenty
The Missing Note
An Eerie Night at Comus
Linganore Hatti
The Battle of Ball's Bluff
"Miss Effie"
The Wiggle Latch (supposed to be The Wiggly Latch, but I'm not changing it now!)
Night Prowlers
The Loats Orphanage's Lady
The Spirits of Schifferstadt
Misty Specters
The Jolly Jug
I've also got Frederick County Folklore I can pull more stories from…
I know I've more than likely missed some stories…you can find more on my page, Legends. Of coarse it's a work in progress and I didn't make the page until a couple of months ago. There are stories I know I've missed…
So, I've got a decision to make…I've got a week to decide, right? What do you think? What would you like to read about?
So, until next time, here's a story that originates in West Virginia, but stories of him still linger in Garrett County (Western Maryland)… A story about a guy named Timothy Corn who was a recognized hunter and woodsman, living during the times of early settlement of the region:
"While deer hunting, Tim came to a circular mountain and climbed to the top. He got there and jumped the biggest deer he [had] ever seen. It ran 'round the mountain so fast that all he could see was ablur. After thinking how to get a shot at it, he wandered why a bullet wouldn't travel in a circle. So he bent the barrel and fired his old rifle. The shot went 'round fifteen times before it caught the deer. That old shot had a bead of sweat on it as big as a walnut." (Maryland Folklore and Folklife by George G. Carey)
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Part One features short fiction written since Anthology of Hardly 20/20 Flash! Fiction and Missing Stories: An Anthology of Hardly 20/20 Flash! Fiction.Part Two Non-Fiction includes two sections: the first comprises book reviews and essays from 2020 and 2021 and the second includes two papers from the 1990s and several essays and op-ed articles overlooked or otherwise omitted during compilation of the Collected Essays on Political Economy and Wartime Civil Liberties.The fictional and the real are combined in this collection intentionally, partly because the collection would be too small with just one or the other but also to suggest the permeability of boundaries between perspectives.


text: 1FC6A2E9487140EA87258528006B369B Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB20-1298HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABORDate Mar 11, 2020 Location HCR 0107 HB20-1298 - Referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/3089BFC6D36E...$File/20HouseBus0311AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 20HouseBus0311AttachA.pdf 01:31:04 PM Representative Kraft-Tharp and Representative Esgar introduced House Bill 20-1298. The bill extends the number of tax years that the Colorado Economic Development Commission may allow certain businesses to treat specific income tax credits as transferable income tax credits. 01:33:37 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 01:35:39 PM Jeff Kraft, Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kraft provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A). 01:37:53 PM Ken Jensen, OEDIT, made himself available to the committee for questions. 01:38:06 PM Erin Hackett, EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, testified in support of the bill. 01:40:15 PM Jeff Shaw, Pueblo Economic Development Corporation and the Economic Development Council of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:42:45 PM Mr. Kraft responded to questions from the committee. 01:43:47 PM Sam Bailey, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, testified in support of the bill. 01:45:47 PM The bill sponsors made closing remarks on the bill. 01:47:17 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1298 to the Committee on Finance. Moved Kraft-Tharp Seconded Bird Arndt Yes Bird Yes Duran Yes McKean Yes Sandridge Yes Snyder Yes Sullivan Yes Van Winkle Yes Williams D. Yes Coleman Yes Kraft-Tharp Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


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Members of the Harvard University community are standing together to call for justice in the wake of the violent assault of a Black student on Friday evening.
In a video clip taken of the incident that has since gone viral, four officers are seen surrounding 21-year-old Selorm Ohene as he stands naked in the middle of the street. Suddenly, one of the officers are seen tackling Ohene from behind and wrestling him to the ground. Shortly afterward, the officer is seen punching Ohene repeatedly as the other officers attempt to pin him down.
The officers told investigators that they were responding to a call about a disturbance when they encountered Ohene in the street. A friend of Ohehe's reportedly told police that the student had recently taken hallucinogenic drugs which may have possibly led to his behavior that evening.
A pool of blood stained the concrete where Ohene had laid following the arrest.
Despite several recent occurrences where police officers have taken known murderers into custody without incident mere hours after they've killed multiple people, the officers who arrested the unarmed, fully nude student say they brutally punched him during the arrest because his demeanor gave them reason to believe a "threat was imminent."
However, Ohene's lawyers with Harvard Law School say the video tells the real story.
"He is currently recovering from injuries sustained during his encounter with the Cambridge Police Department," his attorneys said in a statement. "This has been and continues to be a trying ordeal for Selorm and for his family."
Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern also issued a statement on Sunday, confirming that the incident is being investigated. "Cambridge affirms that Black Lives Matter," McGovern said, according to NBC News."But it must be true in practice as well."
Members of the Harvard Black Law Students Association have since addressed the arrest on behalf of the Harvard Community in a statement posted to the University's website, demanding that the officers involved be held accountable for their actions.
"This victim of police violence happened to be a Harvard student," the statement read. "The University has ample resources that could have, and should have, been mobilized to come to the student's aid prior to CPD getting involved. Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) were the first to be called for help prior to the arrival of CPD. Instead of sending staff to support the student, HUHS transferred callers to CPD, who then responded as police often do whether cameras are rolling or not — by failing to appropriately respond to the individual needs of the person concerned and resorting to violence unnecessarily and with impunity. By involving CPD, HUHS put this student at great risk of being killed by the police."
You can read the full statement from the HBLSA HERE.


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Walmart Inc. today reported higher sales for fourth quarter and fiscal year, but lower than expected revenues in its eCommerce division caused its stock to take a tumble.
Total revenue for the quarter ended January 26, was $136.3 billion, an increase of $5.3 billion, or 4.1%. Excluding currency, total revenue was $135.1 billion, an increase of $4.1 billion, or 3.1%.
Same-store sales increased 2.6% during the period, while comp traffic increased 1.6%. Company officials reported that on a two-year stack, comp sales growth of 4.4% marked the best performance in eight years. Comps at its Sam's Club membership club division increased 2.4%, while nine of 11 international divisions posted positive comp sales.
For the year, total revenue was $500.3 billion, an increase of $14.5 billion, or 3.0%. Excluding currency, total revenue was $500.9 billion, an increase of $15.1 billion or 3.1%.
However, U.S. eCommerce sales growth in the fourth quarter was 23%, down from 50% in the third quarter, causing Walmart's stock to plummet throughout the day.
"The majority of this slowdown was expected as we fully lapped the Jet acquisition as well as creating a healthier long-term foundation for holiday," C. Douglas McMillon, president, CEO and director of Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart Inc., said during an earnings call. "A smaller portion of the slowdown was unexpected, as we experienced some operational challenges that negatively impacted growth. Overall, we finished the year with eCommerce sales growth of more than 40%, so we feel better about the year than the quarter."
"The stock reaction has been negative and severe," Ben Bienvenu, a securities analyst at Stephens Inc., in Little Rock, Ark., told Supermarket News. "There was the slower eCommerce growth in the U.S., and margins will be under pressure next year. While the stock is down today, it has had tremendous performance over the past year, and I think the outlook for eCommerce growth continues to be robust, and tax reform has added some incremental investments in the business that might not otherwise be there."
Same-store sales growth in the single digits is consistent with what Walmart has been reporting for the past year and a half, Bienvenu said. "I see continued momentum in the grocery portion of Walmart's business," he said, adding that as previously stated in October, Walmart is slowing down its new store development. "Same-store sales at Walmart Neighborhood Markets continue to outperform, but I think they feel they are better suited to shift their investment spin towards eCommerce versus bricks-and-mortar stores."
For fiscal 2019, Walmart expects eCommerce growth to be about 40% for the year.
"We're confident in our strategy to transform the company and we continue to be guided by our four key objectives: make every day easier for busy families, change how we work, deliver results and operate with discipline, and be the most trusted retailer," McMillon said.
Walmart is targeting customers who shop across all channels, he added.
"U.S. customers that shop us in-store and online spend nearly twice as much as customers that only shop with us in-stores," McMillon said. "Their loyalty to Walmart strengthens overall. Online grocery customers are a great example as they spend more with us in total once they start using the service. So we'll lean in this year by nearly doubling the number of online grocery locations in the U.S."
Walmart.com, including Online Grocery, is and has been the key driver of the company's eCommerce growth, and that will continue, McMillon said. "The Jet brand over indexed with higher income, urban millennial customers when we made the acquisition, and we intend to build on that strength going forward," he said.
"This is probably the best buying opportunity for Walmart stock in years," said Burt P. Flickinger III, managing director at Strategic Resource Group in New York. "Today is simply a reset, and the sell-side analysts are way overreacting like the sky is falling. The institutions are selling, when in reality there has never been a better opportunity to buy Walmart stock in 20 years, since you have the best leadership team since founder Sam Walton himself."
Walmart stock closed the day at $94.11 a share, down $10.67 or 10.18%.


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M Traíra, M Cobrinha Verde and M Gato Preto
Dias Gomes wrote the illustrative text talking about the fictitious mestre Coca of Pagador de Promessas, that was in theatre since 1960.
They talk about the capoeira LP on the 8th July 1961 in the Manchete magazine (see the image below):
LP-s WILL SHOW THE FOLKLORE AS IT IS
One of the main problems of who researches brazilian folklore is to go to false producers of exotisms. For this the editor's office Xauã has worked extensively to bring about folklore in the very places of action. The result includes the near launch of artistic albums that will contain specific studies about the subject and recordings of folk songs, that are collected in their places of orgin. The first LP will talk about candomblé and is recorded in the shrine of Menininha do Gantois in Salvador. "Capoeira" (photo) will follow.
On the 1st August 1962 newspaper Diário de Notícias writes about the LP's launch:
In Rio de Janeiro thanks to the enthusiasm of some youngsters [Salomão Scliar, Ermes Bataglin e Diamantino Domingues] the editor's office called Xauã was created and it's already bringing up folklore from the very rich musical collection of Brazil in it's unedited form from all over our country. Distrusting in such manner the professional distributors of false folklore, it's already launched with enormous success an LP of authentic candomblé [on the 21st September 1961] and is now following it up with a new one of the music of Bahian capoeira.
M Cobrinha Verde [1912-1983] was invited by the movie actor Roberto Batalin [1926-2004?], to record an LP of capoeira with mestres Traíra [João Ramos do Nascimento, 1925-1975] and Gato [José Gabriel Góes, 1929-2002].
M João Grande affirms the singer DIDI (Djalma da Conceição Ferreira) to be Didi Cabeludo.
M Gato Góes affirms Didi Cabeludo to be the students with striped shirts who plays with M Cobrinha Verde. Hairy, but without hair.
Velhosmestres.com did a study of the images of the LP's booklet. We grouped the images based on the location. Read more below and on the images! We thank Cristiano Cabeleira for the hints.
1 Roda on the MARKET RAMP with M Cobrinha Verde, M Traíra and Didi Cabeludo - 9 photos.
2 Roda on the PORT QUAIS with M Waldemar, M Traíra, Quabra-Jumelo (Vanildo Cardoso de Souza) - 2 photos.
M Gegê informs, that the sound for the LP was recorded in M Waldemar's hut. The accompaning photos of the disc were taken on the ramp of the Model Market. We managed to identify mestres Traíra e Cobrinha Verde, but not Gato, who also participated as a berimbau player. On many photos we can see Didi Cabeludo.
To position the roda on the market ramp we identified the São Marcelo fort and the old Customs House (today the latest Model Market) at the back.
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Two of the most famous photos of Marcel Gautherot depicting capoeira chosen to accompany the LP.
The first of the photos is cut so that it doesn't show M Waldemar as on the original photo.
The photos were already studied on M Waldemar's page, see here
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CAPOEIRA is a ballet dancer's fight. Dance of gladiators. Duel between fellow men. It's a game, a dance, a dispute -- harmony of force and rythm, poetry and agility. Unique in the movement comanded by music and singing. The submission of force to rythm. From violence to melody. The sublimation of antagonisms.
In Capoeira, the fighters are not adversaries, they are comrades. They don't fight, they just pretend to. They search most in geniusly for a way to give an artistic vision of a combat. Besides the competitive spirit they have a sense of beauty. The capoeira man is an artist and an athlete, a player and a poet.
However, we must distinguish the true CAPOEIRA, as that still practised in Bahia, from the one which marked the malandro and disorders in the beginning of our century in Rio and Recife. In these cities, the Capoeira was really a street fight including knife and razor blades besides their characteristic strikes. It caused panic in popular feasts and almost always provoked police intervention. Even in Bahia, at that time, the capoeiras worried the province authorities by the disturbances they caused. To banish them, the government sent them to fight in Paraguay. And for the first time the rasteira, the au, the meia lua and the rabo de arraia were used as war weapons. With success if we judge the historical facts.
But the Capoeira is just a vadiação -- as the bahians call it, practiced nowdays in the glorification feasts of Senhor do Bonfim and Our Lady of the Beach Conception, where the mestres (masters) exibhit the selves continuing the glory of Manganga and Samuel God's beloved, legendary capoeiras.
We find Nine different Modalities of the Capoeiras Art, distinguished basically by the music and the way of playing it:
The most practised -- and also the richest in terms of choreography -- is the first one. We have the regionalistic capoeira or regionalistic bahian fight of Master Bimba with inserts of jiu-jitsu, box and catch as catch can, justly refused by the purists of the art.
In Capoeira de Angola a ritual preceeds the fight disposed in a semi-circle, the comrades start the singing under the berimbaus tunes pandeiros and chocalhos. Crouched before the musicians the two players are still in a respectful silence. That is the presept. The capoeiras men concentrate themselves and according to the popular belief they wait for the saint. The verses of the precept vary. But the lasts are always the same:
Eh, come back to the world comrade!
That is the signal. Turning the body upon the hands, the capoeiras go through the circle, initiating the fight-and-dance whose choreography is dictated by the musical rythm. The music is never interrupted varying the tunes played by the master and repeated by the chorus. The first melodies are generally dolent -- and the fight starts in slow-motion -- with large strikes wher the capoeiras display their perfect muscular control. Soon the berimbau beat changes and the rythm accelerates -- the players change their game and the legs start cutting the air with incredible agility. The assistance stimulates the contendors:
-- I wanna see a 'skatetail' Master Coca
-- Boy what an 'au'
-- Hurry up my comrade leave this 'but-but' and use a 'whip' on him
And there is always a defunct smeller saying gloomily
-- I would like to see it for life or death.....
Capoeira is a toy. So many strikes are forbidden like those which could hurt the eyes, hears, kidneys, stomarch, etc.
But when they really mean it everything goes in the stream …
The most prominent strikes are
THE BALOON — with both arms, the capoeiras entangles the adversary's body and throws him upon his head backwards.
THE RASTEIRA — one scrapes with one of the legs trying to hit the opponent"s feet and throw him down.
THE SKATES TAIL — with both hands on the ground, the capoeira man makes a semi-circle with hid stretched legs, trying as in the rasteira to take out the other fighter's base.
THE WHIP — the foot comes from up above in an up-side-down jump completing an angle of 45 degrees.
THE AU — a break neck leap, basing the body on the hands and throwing both feet ahead.
The Banana Tree. The Middle Moon and the Flat Foot are the Whip's variations.
There are still the Cabeça, Golpe de Pescoço, Dedo nos Olhos and many other strikes or steps of this strange and viril ballet brought by the Bantu Slaves from Angola among their barbarian and powerful culture.
It's possible that Capoeira as practiced today in Bahia owes very little to it's country of origin. In the verses and music recorded in the present long playing, we feel the presence of our people in his capacity of assimilation and recreation. And the own transformation of a fight in a dance, of a conflict in a motiv for singing is very much for our people.
With this, we enable ourselves to send everywhere in the world the following message:
How good it could be, if every conflict, every dispute could be cleared up with music and poetry.
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Mestre: TRAÍRA (João Ramos do Nascimento)
Singer: DIDI (Djalma da Conceição Ferreira)
Berimbau: GATO (José Gabriel Gões)
Berimbau: CHUMBA (Reginaldo Paiva)
Berimbau: DE GUINÉ (Vivaldo Sacramento)
Pandeiro: PAI-DE-FAMILHA (Flaviano Xavier)
Pandeiro: QUEBRA-JUMELO (Vanildo Cardoso de Souza)
Velhosmestres.com: the following part is troublesome, since it lists more tracks than written or contained on the disc itself:
Santa Maria - Sings TRAÍRA
São Bento Pequeno - Sings TRAÍRA [actually sings Cobrinha Verde and is such written on the LP]
São Bento Grande - Sings COBRINHA VERDE [actually sings Traíra and is such written on the LP]
Angolinha - Sings COBRINHA VERDE [this track doesn't exist on the LP]
Cavalaria - Sings TRAÍRA [it's track 2 on the LP]
Jógo de dentro - A dispute between two fictional persons [it's track 1 on the LP]
Riachão do Diabo - Sings TRAÍRA [not on the LP]
Angolinha Miùdinha - Sings COBRINHA [not on the LP]
Guarani - Sings TRAIRA [not on the LP]
[Iuna - the track is on the LP, but not among the text]
DIVERSE: Angolinha Pequena - Angola - Angola Dobrada - Santa Maria [-] Regional - Cavalaria - Jôgo de Dentro - Gêge Kêto - Iuna [it's on the LP the track as SEQÜENCIA DE RÍTMOS]


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Electronic Arts' Origin download service accidentally published a listing for the still unannounced Crysis 3, confirming the game in advance of its planned reveal.
While the nanosuited protagonists of the Crysis series owe much of their success to the suit's ability to render them invisible until the precise moment they're ready to strike, publisher Electronic Arts doesn't share that same ability. The unannounced Crysis 3 was accidentally revealed on its own Origin website this morning.
As spotted by NeoGAF, and verified by a quick Google search for "crysis 3 limited edition download origin," EA's Origin download service featured the game on both Xbox 360 and PC; it's unclear if there will be a PS3 version. Accessing the once-live Origin page for Crysis 3 returns a predictable "PRODUCT NO LONGER AVAILABLE" warning.
A NeoGAF poster also discovered a higher-resolution banner image featuring the same compound bow-packing, nanosuit-wearing protagonist as the temporary Origin boxart, further validating the veracity of this leak. The April issue of Swedish gaming mag Game Reactor also appears to confirm the leak, teasing a game with the series' familiar hexagonal pattern.
We've reached out to EA for comment on the game and when we can expect to learn more. In the interim, keep checking Origin?
Update: EA got back to us and didn't play coy! "The best kept secret in shooters just can't be contained. Stay tuned for more information on April 16," the statement reads. Mark your calendars for next Monday, folks.


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Randy White and race organizers of the Damon S. Young Memorial Race have decided, with heavy hearts, to cancel this year's race.
White encourages runners, however, to continue to honor Damon on June 20 by walking a 5k or running a 5k/10k, if they would like, reminding athletes that it can occur anywhere.
Organizers would enjoy runners posting their times and pictures on Facebook after you have a nice sweaty smile.
Despite the cancellation of the race, Damon's scholarship will still be awarded to deserving seniors at Tunkhannock Area School District this year. With that in mind, if you would like to make a donation to the scholarship you may do so by mailing it to: Damon S. Young Memorial Scholarship, c/o Randy White, 9 Jayne Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
White added, "Along with a thank you, we will send you a custom-designed DSY magnet. There are even a few pint glasses available for local pick up if you choose to drop off your donation at my house."
"We can't wait to see you all in 2021, maybe even with some cool race news."


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Aroop Roy is a London-based DJ, producer and label head, who blends together the electronic edge of House, Disco and Broken beat with the soulful organic sounds of Afro, Latin, and Jazz. His eclectic productions have been supported by tastemakers and DJs from diverse scenes and generations and he has released music on an ever-growing list of labels including Delusions of Grandeur, House of Disco and Gamm. As a DJ, Aroop has toured in 5 continents playing over 40 cities. Like his productions, Aroop's DJ sets are always a performance full of musicality and style. The respect he has earned as an eclectic tastemaker is clear with guest mixes for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide programme, deep house pioneers Freerange Records and broken beat leaders CO-OP amongst many others. In 2018, he launched his label Vive La Musique. The 'Tabala Mouv' 12" became one of the most successful records of the year, receiving universal acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Mixmag and DJ Mag. The release earned Record of the Week at several influential stores including, Rush Hour, Phonica and Sounds of the Universe and topped Juno Record's monthly chart after only 2 weeks. The follow-up 12" looks to be equally successful, with Aroop's edit of Sammy Massamba's 'Azali' due to be awarded 10/10 in October's Mixmag and selected as 'Tune of the Month'.
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BELFAST, Maine — The latest trend to take the internet by storm? Sea shanties.
Last month, TikTok user @nathanevanss posted a video of himself singing a sea shanty called "The Wellerman." The post exploded overnight and millions of users shared their own versions of the song. @nathanevanss recently shared he had just signed a record deal.
These work songs, usually sung on ships to help pass the time while creating a sense of community and purpose, became an overnight sensation.
Belfast native and sea shanty enthusiast Bennett Kenesni wasn't surprised.
"You just show up with whatever voice you have and let it ring," Kenesni said.
Kenesni has had a passion for the sea songs since he was young. He remembers growing up watching the tall ships sail into the harbor and hearing the crew aboard them singing. He says he learned quickly how vital they were to Maine's coastal history and working waterfronts.
"Think if your boat was sinking and you were 10 hours or 24 hours offshore and had to get back to shore," Kenesni said. "You would just sing and pump and sing and pump."
Collections of these folk songs can still be found around the world.
Here in Maine, Joanna Carver Colcord—the daughter of a Searsport ship captain—put together an entire book of Maine sea shanties, to preserve them for generations to come.
"The industry was long gone by the late 1920s when she compiled these but she remembered them and loved them," Penobscot Marine Museum curator Cipperly Good said. "So, thanks to her we have the words and the music."
The Penobscot Marine Museum has an entire sea shanty collection with works by and photos of the Colcord family. Good said they hope to find more letters and songs. Good and Kenesni agree anyone can sing these songs.
"It's not meant to be pretty, you don't have to be on key," Good said. "You just have to bellow as loud as you can."
"That's what these songs do for you, they actually make you sound just like yourself," Kenesni said. "Just be yourself, that's the whole vibe behind it."
That vibe is now one that Kenesni shares with others in his own sea shanty retreats on the Penobscot and beyond every year. He says he's working on starting a "work music" challenge group, where every week he would teach folks a technique or song. You can learn more about that here.
"We're all kind of isolated in our houses and these are the songs that, you know, explain and sort of get that experience out of people," Kenesni said. "Purge us of that suffering and bring us to a place it's a little more positive."


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A. Efstratiadis, N. Zervos, G. Karavokiros, and D. Koutsoyiannis, The Hydronomeas computational system and its application to the simulation of reservoir systems, Water resources management in sensitive regions of Greece, Proceedings of the 4th Conference, edited by G. Tsakiris, A. Stamou, and J. Mylopoulos, Volos, 36–43, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4053.2724, Greek Committee for the Water Resources Management, 1999.
Optimisation of a multiple-reservoir system becomes increasingly complex when conflicting water uses exist, such as water supply, irrigation, hydroelectric power generation etc. Hydronomeas is a software tool, suitable for simulating and conducting a search for the optimum water resources management policy of a multi-purpose hydrosystem. The mathematical model is based on recent introduction and theoretical development of parametric rules for operation of multiple-reservoir systems. Software implementation was such performed that the model can be easily applied to a wide range of hydrosystems and that representation will be as realistic as possible, incorporating all natural, operational, environmental and other restrictions. Hydronomeas consists of several subsystems, including operational simulation, optimisation and visualisation. The first two cope with goals concerning both consumptive and energy-oriented water uses. Hydronomeas has been applied on the hydrosystem comprising all existing and under construction projects of the Acheloos river, its planned diversion and the related projects in Thessalia.
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Mantu's election rigging confession personal to him-PDP
The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in Abuja said that the claim has no nothing to do with the PDP.
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He said that the party had never directed any of its members to rig election on its behalf, at any point since its formation.
Ologbondiyan dismissed the advice by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to learn from former Mantu's claims on how he rigged elections.
He said that Mantu spoke about his personal activities and tendencies in the elections where he participated.
"The PDP has never directed or had any pact with him to rig election on its behalf. Never!
""Individuals run their elections on the platform of political parties once they emerge as candidates.
" In the PDP, candidates are issued with the party's Code of Conduct containing the basic rules of electioneering engagements.
"There is nowhere in this rules of engagement where candidates or party members are directed to rig elections on behalf of the party.
"If any member's conduct transgressed these basic rules of engagement, that individual did not act on behalf of the PDP, and as such the party cannot be vicariously held responsible.
"It will therefore be misplaced for anybody, including the APC, to surmise that Sen Mantu, in the said confession of rigging, acted on behalf of the PDP.
"After all, in 2007, Sen Mantu lost his own senatorial election. What, then, happened to his rigging machinery, if he could not deliver himself.'' He explained.
Ologbondiyan urged the APC to manage its failures in party administration and other problems that has affected the nation and Nigerians negatively.
Mantu was reported to have disclosed during a programme on a television that he helped PDP to rig elections in the past election.
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123. Paper Prepared in the Department of Defense1
Washington, January 29, 1970.
Attached2 are four alternate Safeguard deployments which differ one from the other with respect to the FY 71 authorization. For each the attachment describes: the alternate; the schedule and costs for the portion of the system authorized through FY 71; and the schedule and costs for the full Phase 2 deployment. These alternates are:
- Alternate 1, which would authorize in FY 71 the Whiteman and Northwest site complexes and advanced preparation for Northeast, Michigan/Ohio, and the National Capital Area.
- Alternate 2, which would authorize in FY 71 the Whiteman and National Capital Area site complexes and advanced preparation for Northwest, Northeast and Michigan/Ohio.
- Alternate 3, which would authorize in FY 71 the Whiteman and Warren site complexes and advanced preparation for Northwest, Northeast, Michigan/Ohio, and the National Capital Area.
- Alternate 4, which would authorize in FY 71 only the Whiteman site complex and advanced preparation for Northwest, Northeast, Michigan/Ohio, the National Capital Area, and Warren.
Contrast of Characteristics of the Alternates.
- a.
- Schedule and Costs. As to schedules and costs, there is no great difference between alternates. Alternate 4, which would authorize in full only Whiteman would require slightly longer for completion of the 12 sites. It would require slightly less FY 71 NOA but the difference is not sufficient to warrant a change in the budget submission already prepared.
- b.
- Military Objectives. As to progress made
toward the several objectives of Safeguard by the sites fully
authorized in FY 71:
- (1)
- Alternate 1 is relatively balanced in that it emphasizes about equally Minuteman, area and SLBM protection. However, it does not advance the protection of the NCA.
- (2)
- Alternate 2 advances the Minuteman and NCA protection but gives lesser progress in area and SLBM protection.
- (3)
- Alternate 3 emphasizes Minuteman protection, gives only small contribution to the area and SLBM protection, and makes no progress on NCA protection.
- (4)
- Alternate 4 is similar to Alternate 3 but gives lesser progress toward Minuteman protection.
- c.
- Opposition. Opposition by those who disapprove of any deployments will probably be about equally severe for all four alternates. Sites in the Minuteman fields will receive significantly less local opposition than would the case for the Northwest and NCA complexes of Alternates 1 and 2, respectively. (On the other hand, sites in the Minuteman fields using current Safeguard components will probably be attacked publicly by technical critics as being ineffective and expensive protection to Minuteman as compared with other approaches.) Opposition to an NCA site located close to the heavily built-up D. C. area (Alternate 2) will probably be severe, and it might be severe in the case of Northwest (Alternate 1). Overall in severity, the local opposition will probably be most intense for Alternate 2 over the NCA complex, somewhat less for Alternate 1 over the Northwest site, and much less for Alternates 3 and 4 which locate only in the Minuteman fields.
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- SALT and Other
International Considerations. The four alternates differ in
their possible effect on international negotiations, including
SALT. (It is assumed in this
discussion that whatever alternate is selected will be authorized by
- (1)
- Alternate 1, authorizing in FY 71 only Northwest and White-man, indicates a balanced response to the Soviet and Chinese threats. Since it demonstrates a desire to go ahead with an area defense system, it might serve as an incentive to the Soviets to negotiate if they do not want this kind of defense. Also, the initiation of area defense would demonstrate to our Asian allies a U.S. commitment to our nuclear policy in Asia. However, authorizing a first site which only contributes to area defense (Northwest) might be interpreted by critics in Congress as a commitment to an area defense system without allowing an adequate opportunity for SALT to eliminate the need for area defense. This issue would be avoided this year by deferring the request to Congress to authorize the Northwest site (or any other exclusively area defense site).
- (2)
- Alternate 2, authorizing the National Capital Area and White-man complexes, presents balanced defense objectives (Minuteman, National Command Authorities, and some contribution to area defense) and consequently may have the advantage of allowing our negotiations to stress any one of these objectives at will. Also, defense of the National Capital Area can be argued to be similar to the Soviet defense of Moscow. [Page 435] However, the installation near Washington, D.C., might be misinterpreted by the Soviets as a first step toward a heavy urban defense.
- (3)
- Alternate 3, which would authorize only Warren and White-man, would demonstrate to the Soviets our concern about the growing SS–9 and SS–11 threat to Minuteman. Since Warren makes less contribution to area defense than most sites, this alternate does not demonstrate concern for area defense. The emphasis on Minuteman defense could be interpreted by the Soviets as skepticism about the progress of SALT.
- (4)
- Alternate 4, which would add Whiteman alone to the two Phase 1 sites authorized last year, demonstrates our concern about the SS–9 and SS–11 threat, but also might indicate a slowing down of Safeguard. This might be regarded by the Soviets as slowing down deployment in anticipation that SALT would reach a low or zero level ABM agreement and tend to lessen their incentive to negotiate.


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It's Big East spring meeting time and that means one thing and one thing only. Commissioner John Marinatto is talking publicly in vague and non-committed terms. Buckle up and get comfy.
The two major issues facing the conference right now are football school expansion and a new TV deal. We expected the two issues to be linked in a few ways, but apparently they're even more linked than we initially assumed.
Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said the league needs to get its expansion plans settled by September 2012 when it begins television contract negotiations.
The Big East current has a television contract with ESPN that expires at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. Marinatto said the Big East will begin a 60-day exclusive negotiation period with ESPN in September 2012.
So, while the Big East has put off the Villanova expansion issue on hold, it's basically given itself a do-or-die deadline. The conference needs to go into those negotiations guns blazing. The potential for mega-bucks, way beyond the reported $110 million to $130 million annually that ESPN was offering, is there. The Boys From Providence know that they've got some leverage in the fact ESPN isn't the only game in town anymore. But that leverage only works when you can back it up with as many households, as much coverage and as many eyeballs as possible.
CBSSportscom says the Big East nearly committed to that new deal with ESPN just as the Pac-12 was getting its sweetheart deal. By holding off, the Big East now has two years to prove why its an even better investment, which in theory, it should be able to do. Major East Coast markets, the best basketball in the nation and hopefully-better football trumps West Coast markets, really good football and abysmal basketball.
Big East fans have scratched their heads (and continue to) about Marinatto and his decisions (or lack-thereof). But he can go a long way towards winning back goodwill across the conference if he pulls this off. He at least seems to think he can.
"So 17 months from now, when we have the opportunity to sit down initially with ESPN, as part of the [existing] contract's requirements, and then potentially beyond that if we don't come to conclusion, I think we look at a very, very aggressive and potentially very strong future in terms as far as media market rights. That's one of the things we're preparing for now."
Those were the big issues of the day, but what about the idea of paying players? The Big Ten is kicking the idea around. Would the Big East consider it as well? Does John Marinatto have anything vague and media-proof to say on the issue?
"There's a lot of discussion among all the conferences as to whether or not the current model that defines scholarship as being scholarship, room and board should be adjusted," Marinatto said Monday. "We haven't had that discussion, but we're open-minded about all of that because that's something moving forward the NCAA also wants to explore. We've not had any in-depth discussions about it to this point, so it's hard to define a position."
It's truly an art-form to turn the word "no" into all of that.


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Creator Spotlight: Ravi Teixeira
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Ravi Teixeira explores representation, sexuality, gender, and the human condition in their work. Their skills span from digital painting to poetry, their work having been featured in galleries, anthologies, and zines. Their webcomic, What Happened to Us, follows the story of two men whose lives have been changed along with their world.
Ravi Teixeira (official website), a Cape Verdean American and transgender creator, conjures emotionally compelling stories about love and interpersonal relationships. They've graduated from Montserrat College of Art in 2018 with a BFA. Their poetry has been featured in collaborative zines, and they are a featured illustrator in the anthologies DATES III (Margins Publishing) and CRUSH: First Love, New Talent (Stacked Deck Press). In their essay collections about Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (The Case for Black Enjolras & The Hydra at the Beginning, The Angel at the End), Ravi discusses racial representation and the novel's political relevance today.
Other than their critical commentary on Les Miserables, Ravi has also worked on a post-apocalyptic webcomic titled What Happened to Us. The webcomic depicts life after the apocalypse through the eyes of the characters. It's a human story about memory and relationships, how we can change over time no matter what happens to the world. Although the webcomic hasn't been updated since February 2020, the story so far captivates me with its characters. I'm left wanting to know more about Jesse and Angel. Unlike most post-apocalyptic narratives, What Happened to Us doesn't focus on the factors or events that had led to the apocalypse. Rather, the story shows the external forces that affect interpersonal relationships. Anything could have happened to cause this future, but what matters in the present is human connection.
What Happened to Us is available to read online. Ravi's essay collections on Les Miserables are available to buy on Gumroad and blurb. They're available for freelance or contract work and sensitivity reading. You can support the creator on their Patreon as well.
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Report: Rock to the Top: Grand Finale Celebration Walk
The day was filled with promise as walkers gathered at Rua Red for the day when the last of the Rock would at last arrive at the Top.
The Rithim Orchestra of young traditional musicians created a festive atmosphere, and played from their newly composed suite of the Celtic seasonal festivals. Tim Doyle introduced and conducted them in Lúnasa and Imbolg. He spoke of the bonfires spreading from the centre of Ireland on these occasions. We would light our own fire today in the hills. Walkers handed over food for the communal picnic, then packed the last of the rocks from the crate for the final ascent.
As usual now, the group swelled considerably at the reservoir gates. The water in the lakes was low. The spillways were dry, and we remembered the torrents of January. Green had spread up the hills as the ferns bloomed again in the higher reaches. A gaggle of downy goslings scurried ahead along the road as we passed the farms. The sun came through strong and bright as we reached the open hill. The walk to the top was harder for the heat. We remembered the wind of September, the clouds of October, the frost of November, the rain of January, the flash blizzard of February, the snows of March, the mist of April, and the hot day last June when the challenge began.
Over fifty walkers made it to the Cairn. It now sits among the great ancient cairns of the surrounding summits. Hundreds have joined together to make this journey, linking city to mountains across the cycle of seasons. The seasons will keep turning and many more will make the journey to look back down the valley of Glenasmole to the city below.
Music greeted the walkers as they arrived in the wooded glade down the hill. The Rithim players had come to the hill and were having a session. Lamb from Jones' farm next door was cooking on the bbq, along with some venison burgers from the local deer. A table was laden with food brought to share: home bakes, salad from the garden and honey from the hives placed across the field. When the feast was finished and the last of the strawberries were gone, the entertainment began.
Local people came to join the celebration and we sat on bales of local straw, blankets and the grass. The mythical story of Oisín in Glenasmole was recreated once more by Aisteoirí Thamhlachta from Tallaght based Gaelphobal Thamhlachta. We remembered how they first performed in this field in the snows of March. Young Oisín and Niamh Chinn Óir circled the firepit as three hundred years of the story slipped by. Old Oisín took the path out of the forest with the aid of St Patrick and a zimmer frame. We heard two more movements from the Rithim Suite. The orchestra played in the shade of the glade evoking Lúnasa and Bealtaine and the hope of a new summer to follow this one. Walkers made the descent to Tallaght and the valley talking along the way.
Thanks to all the walkers who have joined the challenge throughout the year to get the Rock back to the mountain. Thanks also to John Lee of Glenasmole Community Centre, Lisa Murphy, Dublin Mountain Partnership Rangers for their dedication throughout the year, and a very special thanks to Donie Anderson, of Glenasmole who has helped immeasurably from the start of the project. His enthusiasm and love of the valley and desire to share and pass on its natural treasures has been inspirational.
An exhibition of photos from a year of Rock to the Top is planned for Rua Red Tallaght in the Autumn. Come and see.
Rock to the Top is commissioned under IN CONTEXT 4 - IN OUR TIME, South Dublin County Council's Public Art Programme for 2016-2019 under the Per Cent for Art Scheme.
Photography by Felipe Jóia and Giulia Berto.


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Intelligent Robotic Process Automation Use-case: Automate Vessel Planning Scenario in Oil & Gas industry
SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation is a collection of tools with which complex workflows can be automated and data could be brought together from multiple systems in real time. In the following blog post, I will take you through a standard industry process and how Intelligent Robotic Process Automation Use-case could be used to simplify this process
Vessel planning or berthing planning is a key area of focus for any O&G company's day to day operations. With large oil tankers moving from one port to another daily, it is critical for operational success to ensure that there is clear and real-time visibility about the current and planned locations of each vessel.
The following is a typical use-case workflow that is common in Oil and Gas Industries.
- A tanker plan for the upcoming month is received at the importer's mailbox
- Based on the received tanker plan, the receiver prepares a new Plan (Lets call this, the Port Plan), based on the proposed dates, ports and quantity
The next steps are sent via multiple emails, which include details like
- Vessel Arrival Date and time, Notice of Readiness (NOR), Berthing date and time. Connection of loading arms, Cargo loading completion date & time, Disconnection of loading arms, Vessel Name, Bill of Lading, Grade wise Cargo Quantity, Expected Time of Arrival at Disport, Expected Time of Berthing at Disport, Expected Time of Sailing off at Disport, Vessel Arrival Date and time, Berthing date and time, Connection of loading arms, Cargo loading completion date & time, Disconnection of loading arms, Sailing off date & time
All these details will be typically sent via mail with a definite subject line.
These details which are received over multiple e-mails are typically read by a user and then the receiver updates the Port Plan manually as and when a new mail is received.
Once all the required data are received, a summary is prepared by the receiver and then this will be shared with all the involved role holders for Product Planning,
If this process can be automated to ensure real-time updates to the tanker plan reports, then the amount of manual effort can be considerably reduced, resulting in an efficient, connected, and seamless vessel planning process.
Every day, a typical port sees upwards of 1 day of pre-berthing time. This automation can considerably reduce the coordination process involved in berthing and thus bringing this pre-berthing time down quite a bit.
RPA Automation to the rescue
The above representation provides an overview on how Intelligent Robotic Process Automation Use-case can be used to simplify the entire process, which could be performed by 3 bots, which could be scheduled in the background (As unattended bots).
Bot 1
Bot 1 reads the Tanker plan, which is received towards the end of every month, which contains the Tanker plan for the upcoming month. This bot will read the mailbox searching for a subject which will be associated with the Tanker plan. Once the mail is received, upon reaching its scheduled trigger, the bot will read the mail, download and extract data from the excel and update the Port Plan for the next month.
Bot 2
Bot 2 will be scheduled more frequently than Bot 1 and the subject to be searched would be looking for the definitive subject line with wildcards as these mails would come from multiple sources. These mails are then extracted, and the information contained in the mail body are read by the bot via Regular Expressions (REGEX) and the extracted information are also stored into the Port Plan.
Bot 3
The Port Plan thus created is later verified via Statement of Facts, which are received as a PDF attachment via email. This would be read by a Bot that can be scheduled every day. The number of days taken for discharge and demurrage are then calculated and updated to the Port Plan by the same Bot upon verification via Statement of facts. The bot then shares the summary details with different role holders.
The tasks which were carried out by various receivers over multiple days can thus be simplified and automated with just 3 Bots, which could be deployed as unattended bots.
This will reduce the manual errors by automating the repetitive tasks which will in turn help in reducing manual error and repetitions.


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Are you feeling discomfort in your mouth and wondering if it's time to get your wisdom teeth removed? It can be hard to determine if your wisdom teeth are the root cause of your pain. To help guide you, here are the 5 signs that you need wisdom teeth removal.
- "Crowded" Mouth – If you feel pressure on your teeth, especially around your molars, your wisdom teeth are likely crowding your mouth. A crowded mouth can lead to your teeth shifting, jaw pain, and gum pain.
- Facial Swelling – Have you ever seen someone immediately after wisdom teeth removal? They likely have swollen cheeks that resemble a chipmunk. Did you know that you can also get this swollen look while you still have your wisdom teeth? A crowded mouth can make your gums inflamed and swell up your cheeks.
- Jaw Pain – As wisdom teeth erupt and put pressure on your nerves and surrounding bones, your jaw will start to ache. Chronic jaw pain can be very uncomfortable, so call your dentist today to determine if it's time for your wisdom teeth removal.
- Inflamed Gums – Did you know that when you get injured and the affected area gets red and swollen, this is a sign of stress on your body? Well your gums are no different, if your gums are red, swollen, and bleeding, especially at the back of your mouth, it may be time for your wisdom teeth to be removed.
- Bad Breath – Did you know that your wisdom teeth can cause gum flaps? Gum flaps trap food particles and create bacteria, which can generate bad breath. If you keep up with your oral hygiene, but can't seem to get rid of your bad breath, pay your dentist a visit.
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At times it can be frustrating for talented IT professionals such as yourself to not get a chance to showcase their skills before an interviewer simply because they lack an exact fit against a job description. If you feel that you are in a rut with your career, there is a way to get out of it, but it may require the help of a professional to get there.
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Many IT professionals we've met actually already knew the solutions to their career challenges, but ultimately didn't implement them because they didn't give them the right priority and time. The best part about having a career coach and attending coaching sessions is that it helps you hold yourself accountable to the career-related tasks that you've been procrastinating on again and again.
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"Does anyone know how old the universe is?" the magician asked.
The six students seated before him remained silent, some of them frowning and some showing the slightest hint of a puzzled smile. The magician, whose name was Faine, waited patiently. After almost half a minute, a young woman raised her hand timidly. Faine nodded at her.
"Well… science says, I think, that the universe is almost fourteen billion years old."
Faine nodded again, to the woman's visible relief. "Thirteen-point-eight billion, I think, but that's close enough," he said.
He knew that the student had been expecting to be corrected, and he'd come to that in due course, but inwardly he marvelled again at how reluctant his pupils always were to admit to the presence and relevance of science in their lives.
It was understandable to an extent — they were studying the ultimate power of existence, from which their wishes could be made manifest in the world — but they were also the product and the beneficiaries of science. Faine himself had an iPhone in his pocket just like everyone else, after all. Now he smiled.
"And how does the figure of one hundred and nine years strike you instead?"
Silence, and more confusion than before. This time no-one raised a hand, and indeed he didn't expect them to. This was a lesson he very much enjoyed delivering each time he had the chance.
He was standing in front of them, and he leaned backwards slightly, resting against a desk that he brought into existence in the instant before he made contact with it. His students, more than accustomed to such spectacles by now, barely even glanced at the newly created furniture, instead focusing intently on Faine himself.
"As is so often the case, there are two truths," he began, "and the one that's relevant to all of the ordinary people out there—" Faine gestured to the line of windows to his right, which commanded a grand view of the capital city beyond "—is of course that the universe as we commonly understand it began with an explosion of unimaginable violence, originating from a cosmic singularity, all of those billions of years ago."
He said it quite matter-of-factly, in an almost kindly tone, and waited a few seconds before continuing.
"But the universe as we know it also owes its existence to an otherwise utterly unimportant middle-aged scullery servant named Maggie, who caused the Big Bang in late morning of a dreary Wednesday in April of the year 1913, barely two miles from this room."
The students exchanged some incredulous glances, but remained silent, just as Faine knew they would. He shifted his weight away from the desk again, allowing the object to lose cohesion and vanish, leaving the floor at the front of the classroom free for him to pace. He wasted no time in starting to do so.
"Maggie was preparing her master's elevenses, you see," he said, "and was arranging the newspaper along with some buns on a large tray while she waited for water to boil to make tea. She used the time, as was her habit, to exercise her literacy and peruse the day's news. A small article caught her eye. It pertained to astronomical observations that spiral galaxies — called spiral nebulae at the time — were in fact receding from the Earth."
Faine stopped at the line of windows, peering out at one of the new airport express buses that the city council had spent so much money on, and right before a viral pandemic too. At least they had USB charging ports for each seat. Faine appreciated a well-placed charging port.
"The unassuming woman had a moment of insight that flashed across her mind years before anyone else made the connection: if things were moving away from us, then perhaps it had always been so, and that situation implied that at some distant time in the past, everything was very close together."
He looked around at the six faces, and the young woman who had spoken earlier blinked. They were hanging on Faine's every word. It was the usual state of affairs.
A dark-eyed boy in his late teens who sat next to the young woman opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened it once more. "So she was a maid and a scientist?" he asked, and Faine smiled again.
"Only the former," he replied. "She was in fact a rather dim-witted creature who made a rare but not unheard-of leap of deduction. We all exceed our normal limits at some point during our lives. And indeed we all owe a great debt to the, shall we say, paucity of intellect that she was blessed with — because she immediately and completely believed in the truth of what she'd imagined."
The students understood this part, at least. It was the underlying message of every lesson; they had known it was coming from the moment they walked into the room and took their seats.
"It was the strength of her belief alone which took the until-then uncertain past of the universe, and created the Big Bang event whose existence she had momentarily conceived of. The Planck epoch, baryon asymmetry, the dark matter issue… they all came into being during a tea-making act of pure, instinctive retrogenesis."
This time, the silence seemed like a physical thing, inserted into all the spaces in the room, filling the air and holding it still. Faine approved of the solemnity.
"What, in essence, is the working of magic?" he asked, for perhaps the fiftieth time since he had first met this particular class.
"Wilful belief," the students all immediately replied in unison.
Faine raised his arms, palms skyward, in a gesture that each of them knew encompassed far, far more than the room, the building, or even the city surrounding them.
"You'd do well to keep in mind the power of a stray act of belief, as I teach you how to shape the Fabric."
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Mannat Siwach of Jaipur bags the title of Miss Teen International India 2021 at the modelling show event of Miss Teen Diva 2021 held in December at the kingdom of a dream, Gurugram. She is a mere 16-year-old school student currently studying in Jaipur's renowned School Jayshree Periwal High School in class 11th. With her […]Continue Reading


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He moved closer to try and get a better look, but only as close as he could without the VVIP bouncer sending him back to the club floor. The more he looked, the more convinced he was that that was Frank.
"Omo, look at this guy sha. Tiny Frank of those days? See the kind of level he is on, see babes, see drinks. VVIP, only him… This guy must be really big now."
Coming to the club that day, his plan had been to have a drink, enjoy himself on the dancefloor and then pick a chick to go home with, but at the sight of Frank, all of that disappeared. He knew he had to find a way to speak to him.
"Only him cannot enjoy all those things alone o; the babes, the booze. I must join him na."
He immediately became a self-appointed watchman, eyes fixed on Frank and watching every move, not wanting to miss him whenever he came out of the VVIP section for any reason.
He didn't have to wait too long. Frank soon came down with the girls streaming along and headed towards the door. Seemed they were calling it a night already. Olu rushed off after them.
Navigating through the well-packed club was not the easiest of tasks. By the time he finally got out, Frank and his party were at the parking lot, with four of the girls already cramming themselves into a red Toyota Camry while the remaining three and Frank stood beside another car.
"Frank! Frank!" he shouted and the man turned round. It was indeed him!
Olu ran the rest of the way to him. Frank stared at him like a stranger for about ten seconds, then his expression cleared. "Ah, Olumide!"
"I talk am now, I talk am say na you!" Olu shouted and both men exchanged boisterous handshakes and hugs.
"It's been, what, eight years?"
"Nine to be exact," Olu corrected him. "We graduated in 2009 o, and I have not set these my eyes on you since then."
"Dude, your level is mad gan. I saw you in there at VVIP," Olu's eyes danced all over the girls that were standing beside Frank and the other five in the car in front of them. "You na chairman o."
Frank gave a small smile.
"Where are you off to? Let me roll with you now. I won't mind partaking in this your enjoyment o, even if it is just a little. Oga, only you seven women. Chai!"
"Really?" Olu have him a funny little look. Then shrugged. "No problem, you can roll with me if you really want to."
He asked one of the girls with him to join the others in the 2nd car.
"You are the owner of these 2 cars?" asked Olu.
"Only this Benz is mine," Frank responded. "The other one belongs to one of the ladies."
The Benz was a shiny white 2016 C Class. Olu spent 10 seconds admiring its glossy lines before getting into the passenger seat.
"This your ride is very tight," he complimented. "What are you doing now?" He had thought of the possibility that his old course mate was involved in something illegal, like Yahoo or drug business.
"I head the IT department of an oil-servicing firm," Frank responded. "And you?"
"Ah, me I am managing one contract job with a bank. Things have not been so rosy at my end in the past few years jor."
Frank started the engine and they were on their way. Olu did not ask where they were headed. He didn't mind where they went, as long as he got to be part of Frank's chopping life things.
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Sydney Opera House Kids Backpack - Blue
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A modern backpack designed by artist Micke Lindebergh who took inspiration from shapes found at the Sydney Opera House to create this fun and vibrant print.
The backpack is double-zipped, with a front pocket and a padded protection for books, a small laptop or tablet.
Designed exclusively for the Sydney Opera House.
Learn more about the Micke Lindebergh's collaboration here.
Collection: Micke Lindebergh collaboration
Dimensions: 37cm x 30cm x 15cm
Material: Neorepene