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After a short hiatus …
Today: Britain and Italy
1. Nicole Hibbert
Hibbert has been improving steadily over the past year or so — her first as an international elite, culminating in this year's first-place finish in both the British Junior Championships (June) and the English Junior Championships (held in early October). At British Championships, she placed first on both vault and beam, and third on floor. Notably, Hibbert scored higher than any other competitor (a la Shawn Johnson in 2006). Competing against seniors, she took fifth in the all-around at this year's British Teams. Internally, in fact, Hibbert had competed quite well in past years, placing second in 2006 and third in 2007 at British Espoirs (the level below international elite, perhaps equivalent to the American "elite" status, and obviously equivalent to France's Espoir program), where she also medalled in three EFs. At Junior Europeans, she placed 23rd after a fall on beam, but qualified for the VT and FX finals, placing fourth on VT. Her other international competition has been fairly limited, but she did place first at the 2007 GB vs. Switzerland friendly meet (the British, unsurprisingly, swept the top three spots). She placed fifth two years ago at the GB vs. France friendly meet, and fourth this year after Youna Dufournet (FR), Danusia Francis and Jennifer Pinches (below). Hibbert is an extremely powerful gymnast, and is quite tidy, but needs to do some maturing in terms of performance. One problem is on FX, where she does a double Arabian and a double full-in, with a nice twisting combination pass and good turns, but has terrible choreography. I actually like her on UB, where she does a huge Tkatchev and a Shapashnikova, with a double front dismount (major upgrades since 2007). Actually, it's not only her dismount that reminds me of Chellsie Memmel on this event — she's strong and aggressive. On VT she does a 1.5 Yurchenko and a what I believe is a piked Omelianchik. I'm sure she'll be upgrading to a DTY. BB is maybe Hibbert's biggest problem area — she totally fell apart on this appartus at Europeans, falling three times. She does a solid set though, including a standing back tuck and a standing back pike, and certainly has proven with her later medals on this apparatus that she is no slouch.
2. Jennifer Pinches
Hibbert and Pinches were really close in this ranking, especially given that Pinches outplaced Hibbert at Europeans. On the other hand, Pinches placed only fourth at the most recent British Championships and, curiously, was not present at the English Championships, both of which Hibbert won. Pinches is really an amazing all-around gymnast. She trains with Beth Tweddle at the dominant City of Liverpool club, consistently the first-place finisher at the British Teams championships, after moving from The Academy. Pinches' biggest international competition by far was at this year's European Championships, in which she placed a very respectable eighth, though she did not qualify to any event finals. She also placed second in the all-around in a 2012 Olympic hopefuls even in the Czech Republic, and third all-around in a Great Britain vs. France friendly meet after Youna Dufournet (see this post) and Danusia Francis (see below). As an Espoir-level gymnast, Pinches was not as flawless, taking 15th her first year and 9th in her second. That same year, however, she placed first in the UK School Games, a major competition for pre-international elite gymnasts. This lead-up culminated in a first-place finish at the English Championships in 2007. This year at her first appearance at British Championships, she placed fourth, behind both Hibbert (above) and Francis (below). However, she went on to medal in every EF, with gold on UB. It's not clear why Pinches wasn't present at English Championships, though I do know that she is currently in training for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, and was away for part of August in Beijing as part of a delegation of young athletes sent by the British Olympic Committee to observe the Olympians in training (a big endorsement by the BOC). Pinches is known probably best for her floor and beam, although she tends to place quite well on bars too. On beam, she's a smooth worker, but needs some serious upgrades. She may have a Shawn Johnson-type problem on bars — the inner part of her routine is extremely clean (except a questionable Tkatchev) but with not the highest difficulty, but IIRC, she can do a double-twisting double dismount! Some upgrades, and she would be hugely competitive. On VT, she gets a good block off the horse and some good air time, but needs to upgrade (like almost every other junior). I like her best on FX: she is a precise tumbler, and does a beautiful double Arabian. She's not at all a bad twister either, and does a nice double twist and a 2 1/2 (I think) in combination. The choreography could stand to be upgraded. I think this girl could be a decent AA threat, though it's not clear yet whether she's the one who can take Britain to the next level.
3. Danusia Francis
Francis placed seventeenth in the all-around at Junior Europeans and 2nd at the GB vs. France friendly meet in March, behind only Youna Dufournet. In internal competition, Francis was notably the second-place finisher at British Championships this year, and was the 2007 British Espoir champion. She competed solidly as early as 2006 (at the age of 11), when she was the British Espoir silver medalist and the British Teams champion. Overall, she has been at the top of the British competition in her age group for quite some time — even as far back as 2003, she was the Level 4 Champion. (For American readers, the levels work differently in Britain. Level 4 is the equivalent, skill-wise, of maybe Level 7. Level 3 is higher than Level 4.) I would say that her two best events are floor and bars. On bars, she does a really great Jaeger, and has been known to do a full-twisting double back dismount. She has good amplitude, but some form deductions (particularly leg separations on her shootover). On floor, she's clearly powerful, and does a good double pike mount and a 2 1/2-twist dismount. Her main problem is the choreography, which is terrible (the music is Flight of the Bumblebee, which could be OK in theory). She's quite wobbly on beam, although I haven't seen much of it. On VT, she currently does a decent full-twisting Yurchenko.
Honorable mention
Niamh Rippin also represented the British team at 2008 Junior Europeans, where she placed fifteenth in the all-around (above Francis and Hibbert). For the time being, at least, she is — like the others I have mentioned above — competitive with juniors from big gymnastics teams, and notably the Romanians (of course, as I have mentioned, the Romanian juniors are quite weak overall right now). At this year's British Championships, Rippin placed third in the junior division, behind Hibbert and Francis and above Pinches, and qualified to all four EFs. Rippin's best event is floor, and she is also decent on bars, and qualified into finals at British Championships with the highest score on both events (she also took first on floor and third on bars at last year's British Espoir Nationals). Ironically, she didn't medal in either event in EFs, but did take the bronze on both vault and beam. On FX, Rippin's first pass is a double Arabian front, and she does a combination pass of a 1 1/2 to triple twist, which is totally impressive. I absolutely love this girl's floor. She has good dance, some big tumbling (bigger than any other junior on the British team), and with a current A-score of 5.8 with some upgrading and tidying up, she could really contend on this event. On UB, she does a big Geinger and a nice Pak, though she needs to work on consistency a bit. Rippin has some consistency issues on BB too, but she does currently have an A-score of 6.0. If it weren't for consistency issues, I would likely have ranked Rippin higher, because I think she is one of the most promising gymnasts coming out of Britain.
The only other British junior I would mention is Jordan Lipton (Rippin's teammate), the fifth-place finisher at the GB vs. FR friendly and at British Championships this year. She went on to take the bronze on bars in Championships EFs and placed fifth on beam. Lipton was also the 2006 Espoir champion, and is a two-time Scottish champion. She has been on the Scottish senior team (not sure how that works) since the age of ten, when she helped Scotland win gold at the (little-known) Northern European championships. On UB, she does three big releases, a Geinger, a Tkatchev, and a toe-on Tkatchev, and does a full-twisting double front dismount.
The British team
I'm pretty into these girls, and I particularly like the styles of both Pinches and Rippin. I don't see them contending against the really big names, but then again, many of them currently have AA scores that outshine those of the Romanian juniors (who, Nicolae Forminte has said, are really behind, so perhaps now that they are all moved to Deva, they will catch up). I think that they will compete well against the second-tier gymnastics nations, like the Italians and the French. Note for instance that the British team beat France — by three points — at the most recent GB vs. France friendly match (in which the above girls took individual places 2 through 5). I suspect that they will probably perform considerably better as a team than did the current crop of British seniors.
1. Paola Galante
Galante has been attracting the attention of international gymnastics observers since the 2008 Junior Europeans, where she placed fifth, and took fifth on bars. She is known for her immense flexibility and her gorgeous turns, and has competed extremely well against current Italian seniors. At 2008 Italian Nationals, in which juniors competed with seniors, Galante took third in the all-around, first on bars, and sixth on floor. She also qualified to event finals third on vault and floor. Internationally, beyond Europeans, she placed third at Jesolo 2008, and took second at the 2007 Lugano Trophy meet behind Ceralesca Patrascu and in front of Youna Dufournet (my choice for top French junior) and 2008 Olympian Gabriela Dragoi of Romania. Perhaps most interestingly, she placed fifth all-around at the May 2008 Friendship International Exchange Competition with the United States, where she beat, among others Corrie Lothrop. She also placed ninth on beam and took third on bars, above Lothrop but also Ivana Hong and Mattie Larson. As I mentioned, Galante's especially well-known for her turns. She does two Memmel turns on FX, where she is very expressive but needs to seriously upgrade her tumbling. On BB, she does a 1 1/2 leg-up turn, a switch leap to back tuck, and a nice straddle handstand mount with a full turn. Curiously, she actually has significant form problems on leaps, particularly on BB. As far as I know, Galante competes only up to a Yurchenko full in competition, but then she's not known as a power athlete. Her best event is certainly UB, where she has a 7.1 A score and has some great skills, including a back clear piked circle to a reverse Hecht straddled to hang (F value), and a decent Tkatchev. Unfortunately, her B score does not match up to her difficulty score (which is not uncommon amongst juniors). Galante is very different from Vanessa Ferrari, the 2006 World Champion (not without some controversy), but she may have the chops to be as successful as Ferrari, or even more so. Certainly she's been attracting a lot of attention for her grace, lines, and flexibility.
2. Elisabetta Preziosa
Preziosa also competed at the 2008 Europeans, though she finished only in 19th place and did not qualify to any EFs. She also competed at Jesolo, where she placed third, but besides that does not have much international experience to speak of. She consistently places just behind Galante, including at nationals, where she placed fourth in the all-around and on floor, and first on beam (recall that seniors, including the Italian Olympians, competed). Preziosa is great on BB, where she an extremely light lander and also displays good flexibility. She does a nice switch leap to back tuck, a very pretty scale, and a decent leg-up full turn. She needs to upgrade the dismount, which is currently a double back. Like Galante, she displays good expressiveness and flexibility on FX, where she does a leg-up double turn, and has been known to perform a Memmel turn. She also does a quite nice layout full to front layout. Although she has some serious deductions on UB, she does a good Jaeger and a Pak, and, full twisting double back dismount. (Her A score, however, is only 5.4.) Preziosa is not unlike Galante style-wise, but she needs to boost the A scores. I think she has the best chance on beam, where her A score is currently 6.3.
3. Andrea La Spada
La Spada placed a respectable seventh at Europeans, where she also took fifth on floor, her best event. She also tied Samantha Shapiro to come in fifth at Jesolo. La Spada took second on floor at Nationals, where she only competed in two events (she qualified to beam EFs in sixth). She is very precise on that event, where she does a clean double pike and 3/2 and 5/2 twists. Her combination pass is a front layout to layout front with a full. La Spada definitely needs to upgrade and clean up her UB, though she does a front double pike, which is at least nice for being somewhat rare. La Spada is far more powerful than either of the above two, landing high on her double pike and taking her twists very high. I appreciate that. I haven't actually see her on BB, but that is supposedly her second-best event.
Honorable mention
Serena Licchetta is a more compact gymnast than Galante and Preziosa, but also has good flexibility (and also does a Memmel turn on floor — it's apparently a requirement). Licchetta is not up there with these two, however, at least results-wise. Licchetta also competed at Europeans, and placed tenth at Jesolo and sixth at Lugano. At the Friendship Competition in Texas, she placed fourth on FX (thought out of third by over a point). She placed eighth at Nationals. She's Ferrari-esque on BB — even down to the planche mount — where she does a standing back pike and a 2 1/2 twist dismount, but is sloppy overall. She does a mount to immediate Jaeger on UB, but I've seen her fall on it more than once, and she has some pretty major form deductions. She also has form problems on FX, though she is a decent twister. (She has a more peppy style than Galante or Preziosa, with cute if annoying music.)
Finally, a quick mention of Eleonora Rando, who competed on both the European and Jesolo teams. Rando has not been particularly competitive overall (she was tenth at nationals, and placed seventh on floor, her best event). But I actually really like her floor, which is precise, and is the only Italian floor routine among juniors to include two double saltos (piked and tucked). She is also not inflexible, and does both a Memmel turn and a leg-up full turn. She could be a good specialist (though given the size of its team, Italy really needs more all-arounders).
The Italian team
As far as I know, the Italian team currently has seven juniors, most of whom I have mentioned. As a team, they placed fifth at Europeans, and took second at Jesolo. Overall, they compete extremely well against their country's own seniors. Though the Italian seniors are not the strongest competition, the fact that these juniors compete well against them bodes well. Many of their AA scores wind up in the higher 50s, which is more than can be said for many of the Romanian juniors, for instance. If the Italians can keep improving, I can see them actually being fairly competitive. (They have already been fairly competitive even against the strong USA juniors, particularly for what is not known to be the strongest gymnastics nation.) It'd be nice to see Italy move up a bit more in the team rankings. Galante certainly has the ability to contend for the AA if she continues upgrading and stays healthy. To be continued …
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What Are Anxiety Disorders?
How Can I Tell Which One I Have?
First of all, everyone has anxiety. Anxiety can be quite normal in certain instances. It keeps us busy doing things that keep us safe and out of harm's way. For example, having some anxiety because you discovered the battery in your smoke detector is dead will hopefully bother you enough to motivate you to purchase a new battery soon which might save your life.
But sometimes anxiety becomes a problem, not a help. We call this an anxiety disorder. There are just a few anxiety disorders. Here is a really brief explanation of the anxiety disorders for laypersons. If you read one of these explanations and it sounds strongly like what you have, you may do well to see your doctor and obtain one of the books listed below under that particular anxiety disorder from your library or bookstore.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- anxiety baseline is elevated all the time
- excessive worry
- can cause bothersome physical
- symptoms such as tension, nausea, fatigue, headaches, etc.
Simple Phobia
An irrational fear of one thing for example a fear of squirrels
Panic Disorder
- sudden, frightening panic attacks lasting 30 to 90 minutes.
- No anxiety between attacks except for natural worry about when the next attack will occur.
- may eventually lead a person to avoid certain typical activities:driving, malls, classes, air travel, or etc. this avoidance behavior is known as agoraphobia.
- Some experts believe that agoraphobia is never seen alone and always means the person has panic disorder.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Emotional distress or numbing due to a terrible life threatening experience.
- Examples: lasting emotional reactions to rape, explosions, war, earthquake, plane crash, cave-in, fire.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Anxiety caused by upsetting involuntary thoughts (sacrilegious, sexual, violent, etc.)
- Anxiety caused by compulsions to do certain things repeatedly (washing, checking, meaningless rituals, etc.)
- A fear that something bad will happen if one does not give into these urges.
- perhaps many superstitions trace back to OCD (e.g., Walking under a ladder will bring bad luck)
Social Phobia
- General social phobia
Pathological shyness (anxiety due to a feeling of being under scrutiny by others while dining at a restaurant.)
- Performance anxiety
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Atypical Anxiety
If your anxiety problem does not sound like any of the above, don't lose heart. As every experienced psychiatrist knows, few textbook, classic cases seem to exist. You may indeed have one of the above even if it does not sound like what you have. A professional can tell. Also, anxiety may be a symptom of another disorder that, once recognized, can be treated.


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Breckenridge Elementary – Master plan meeting, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24
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Thursday, May 26
Summit Cove Elementary – Color Coyote, noon
Snowy Peak High School – Graduation at Dillon Amphitheater, 4:30 p.m.
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Colorado Education Commissioner Richard Crandall formally tendered his resignation to the state Board of Education this past Thursday, May 19 — after just four months on the job.
Unanimously appointed by the board in January, he cited the requirements of the post, on top of out-of-state family commitments, as the reasons for his premature departure. The board quickly called a special meeting Friday evening, May 20, where it named Katy Anthes, previously the department's chief of staff, as interim commissioner.
"I appreciate the importance Mr. Crandall places on family and his recognition of his professional and personal limitations in this demanding position," Steve Durham, state board chairman, said in a news release. "We know there are many challenges ahead as the department transitions to new leadership and believe Dr. Anthes is the right person to lead us during this important time for Colorado's public education system."
The state's board will now conduct a new search for a permanent replacement, having gone through the same process after former Commissioner Robert Hammond announced his retirement in April 2015. He served in the chief role beginning in May 2011 previously as deputy commissioner, and Elliot Asp, a special assistant to Hammond, served in the interim role from June 2015 until Crandall accepted the job in January.
Colorado's Department of Education (CDE) annually sets the direction of the state's approach to public education and has experienced a spate of significant executive departures in only a year's time. With Hammond's retirement also came the exit of the then-deputy commissioner, associate commissioner in charge of assessments, the top administrative officer as well as the communications chief. Marcia Neal, the board's former chair, also left in 2015 and, upon completing his tenure as interim commissioner, Asp also moved on.
"I appreciate the board's confidence and look forward to working with them and the CDE staff on our efforts to advance educational achievement for all Colorado students," Anthes said in the release. "Our service to schools and the education community will be our top priority while we move ahead with our critical statewide initiatives."
—Compiled by Kevin Fixler
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On December 21st De Donkere kamer headed to Concertgebouw Brugge for a special winter solstice edition: De Donkerste Kamer, the world according to darkness.
The main guest of the evening was Dutch documentary photographer Ad van Denderen. He presented the project 'Stone'. Ad van Denderen was not the only photographer in our midst. Belgian Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer was present to discuss his latest book and expo on North-Korea. Tomas Van Houtryve, American photographer and member of VII Photo Agency, presented the project 'Blue Sky Days' and young Belgian talent Zoë Parton talked about her series 'Sofie'. Eric Rinckhout introduced the audience to the 'Ecce Homo' exhibition and Rudy Trouvé provided musical intermezzos.
The pitchers of the evening were Natacha de Mahieu, Anneke D'Hollander and Karel Saelaert. The overal winner of the evening was Natacha de Mahieu.
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Dutch born photographer Ad van Denderen studied at the Graphic school of Utrecht. In 1965 he traveled to Asia by lifting his way to Turkey, Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal and India. He wanted to see the world and photograph the daily lives of the people. In the 1990's, van Denderen travelled to Israel where he photographed the situation at the time. At first he photographed in purely black and white but as the years went on he changed to color photography. The point of the change was to show the difference between the documentary style and the distance color can create.
Carl De Keyzer:
Carl De Keyzer recently traveled to North Korea where he, with permission from the North Korean government, photographed the daily lives of the inhabitants of North Korea. He traveled with a travel agency in Beijing which made sure his trip was possible. Taking photographs in North Korea is generally frowned upon and thus respect is crucial. De Keyzer's images are not confronting, but rather euphemistically. Officially, De Keyzer took pictures for the travel agency's website. As a result he was able to visit places many times to fully take advantage of the experience.
Tomas Van Houtryve:
Tomas Van Houtryve is a conceptual artist, photographer and author whose major works interweave investigative journalism, philosophy and metaphor. Blue Skye Days, that is the name of the project Van Houtryve introduced to the DDK public. The name stems from a 13 year old boy who was witness to his grandmothers tragic death. At a US Congress hearing in Washington D.C. in October 2013, the boy tells about the fact that he no longer loves blue skies because when the sky is gray, the drones don't fly.
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Belgian photographer Zoë Parton studied Pre-School Education at the Katholieke Hogeschool in Leuven. In 2011 she studied Art Sciences from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Her photographs are inspired by an unfortunate incident, the passing of her sister. She prefers to photograph things based on feeling and creativity.


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|Spectral Features and Charge Dynamics of Lead Halide Perovskites: Origins and Interpretations
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Mathews, Nripan
Xing, Guichuan
Lim, Swee Sien
Chong, Wee Kiang
Giovanni, David
Dewi, Herlina Arianita
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|Sum, T. C., Mathews, N., Xing, G., Lim, S. S., Chong, W. K., Giovanni, D., et al. (2016). Spectral Features and Charge Dynamics of Lead Halide Perovskites: Origins and Interpretations. Accounts of Chemical Research, 49(2), 294-302.
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|Lead halide perovskite solar cells are presently the forerunner among the third generation solution-processed photovoltaic technologies. With efficiencies exceeding 20% and low production costs, they are prime candidates for commercialization. Critical insights into their light harvesting, charge transport, and loss mechanisms have been gained through time-resolved optical probes such as femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy (fs-TAS), transient photoluminescence spectroscopy, and time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy. Specifically, the discoveries of long balanced electron–hole diffusion lengths and gain properties in halide perovskites underpin their significant roles in uncovering structure–function relations and providing essential feedback for materials development and device optimization. In particular, fs-TAS is becoming increasingly popular in perovskite characterization studies, with commercial one-box pump–probe systems readily available as part of a researcher's toolkit. Although TAS is a powerful probe in the study of charge dynamics and recombination mechanisms, its instrumentation and data interpretation can be daunting even for experienced researchers. This issue is exacerbated by the sensitive nature of halide perovskites where the kinetics are especially susceptible to pump fluence, sample preparation and handling and even degradation effects that could lead to disparate conclusions. Nonetheless, with end-users having a clear understanding of TAS's capabilities, subtleties, and limitations, cutting-edge work with deep insights can still be performed using commercial setups as has been the trend for ubiquitous spectroscopy instruments like absorption, fluorescence, and transient photoluminescence spectrometers. Herein, we will first briefly examine the photophysical processes in lead halide perovskites, highlighting their novel properties. Next, we proceed to give a succinct overview of the fundamentals of pump–probe spectroscopy in relation to the spectral features of halide perovskites and their origins. In the process, we emphasize some key findings of seminal photophysical studies and draw attention to the interpretations that remain divergent and the open questions. This is followed by a general description into how we prepare and conduct the TAS characterization of CH3NH3PbI3 thin films in our laboratory with specific discussions into the potential pitfalls and the influence of thin film processing on the kinetics. Lastly, we conclude with our views on the challenges and opportunities from the photophysical perspective for the field and our expectations for systems beyond lead halide perovskites.
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Vishal Bharadwaj's much-awaited period film, 'Rangoon' has made an arrival with its trailer and the video is bound to you leave in a Halo effect. Set in the backdrop of World War II, the love-triangle between Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan packs the movie as an intense drama. Now, if you had any apprehensions and second thoughts about Saif-Shahid's casting, Vishal Bharadwaj is making a point hard to miss!
Vouching, 'Love', 'War' and 'Deceit', the movie has Kangana in all her elements, mouthing 'bloody hell', the best of dialogues (you'll have to watch to know) and portraying the character of Julia, a leading female action star from 1940. Uploaded by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the clip has a pre-independent India, fighting with colonialism and the British Raj, while Shahid plays a soldier who will shed blood for love. And Saif? Once 'Langda Tyagi', he is commendable as a possessive lover. Come February, this will have me; first day, first show!
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ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Navy, in coordination with Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), conducted an Intelligence-Based Operation off Makran Coast near Gwadar and seized 1600kg of Hashish worth approx 32 million dollars (PKR 5.15 billion).
The consignment was planned to be smuggled abroad, according to the Navy officials. The cache was subsequently handed over to ANF for further disposal.
The successful execution of the operation against narcotics smuggling is the result of effective monitoring/ surveillance and demonstrates Pakistan Navy's perseverance to deter, disrupt and deny use of its sea/ coastline for any unlawful activities, the officials said.


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Tuesday's diversion was fun but now we have to get back to the serious business of furniture forensics. A few days back we all met the fiche hinge. I stopped by the local high-end antiques shop to have a look around ahead of the incoming snowpocalypse. This shop specializes in imported French and English antiques although they are not above carrying some American antiques to round out their inventory. I looked around and found more fiche hinges than I would have expected. Most of the large French case pieces have the fiche hinge or a variant there of.
To recap, the fiche (plug) hinge is a cylindrical hinge with leaves. In a typical installations the leaves are mortised into the case and the door and pinned in. The upper leaf is mortised into the door and the lower into the case. Often this is a lift off or loose leaf hinge, the halves being held together by gravity. This allows the doors to be lifted off the carcass without tools. There are similar hinges that can be surfaced mounted.
I also ran into a variant using an eye bolt to attach the hinge to the carcass.
The pieces I viewed were dated from 1755 to 1870. None of the two leaf hinges were really vertical. Between the wear on the hinge and the hinge starting to pull out of their mortises, they all lean. I have seen some hinges (like the Whitechapel example above) that have a washer or bearing between the halves. One of the hinges had a taper between the halves making me wonder if they were made to be self closing or just an odd wear pattern. The hinges with the eye bolt seem to fare better.
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The store closures form part of new Chief Executive Veronique Laury's plan to shake-up the group. She succeeded Ian Cheshire in December.
B&Q currently trades from 360 stores and the planned closures will represent about 15 percent of the chain's space.
Kingfisher said Kevin O'Byrne CEO for B&Q UK and Ireland would leave the business on May 15.
The group, which also trades as Screwfix in Britain and Castorama and Brico Depot in France, also plans to close a few loss-making stores in Europe, develop unified garden and bathroom businesses and start a revitalisation programme for its big stores across Europe.
Kingfisher made a pretax profit of 675 million pounds in the year to Jan. 31.
That was in line with analysts' average forecast of 674 million pounds but down from 744 million a year earlier.
The fall in profit reflected a slower market in France since the summer of 2014, 34 million pounds of adverse foreign exchange movements on the translation of non-sterling profits and 22 million pounds in charges for new country development activity.
Sales rose 2.9 percent on a constant currency basis to 10.97 billion pounds.
Kingfisher ended the year with net cash of 329 million pounds and is paying a dividend of 10 pence a share, up 1 percent. It also plans to return a further 200 million pounds to investors during the 2015-16 year.
Shares in Kingfisher, the world's No. 3 DIY player behind U.S. groups Lowe's (LOW.N) and Home Depot (HD.N), have fallen 12 percent over the last year. They closed at 364.8 pence on Monday, valuing the business at 8.54 billion pounds.
On Monday, Kingfisher's proposed 275 million euro purchase of small French rival Mr Bricolage (MBRI.PA) collapsed.


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Amnesty International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. Amnesty International forms a global community of human rights defenders with the principles of international solidarity, effective action for the individual victim, global coverage, the universality and indivisibility of human rights, impartiality and independence, and democracy and mutual respect.
In addition to its work on specific abuses of human rights, Amnesty International urges all governments to observe the rule of law, and to ratify and implement human rights standards; it carries out a wide range of human rights educational activities; and it encourages intergovernmental organizations, individuals, and all organs of society to support and respect human rights.
The country-specific work within the German section of Amnesty International is guided by volunteers that work together in committees. The committee responsible for the Philippines represents Amnesty International Germany within the Action Network Human Rights - Philippines. Please find the website here (only in German).
Bread for the World - Church Development Service (EED)
Bread for the World - Church Development Service is the globally active relief and development agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany. In almost 100 countries all across the globe we empower the poor and marginalised to improve their living conditions by themselves. Key issues of our work are food security, the promotion of health and education, respect for human rights as well as the integrity of creation.
International Peace Observers Network (IPON)
The International Peace Observers Network (IPON) is an independent German non-profit organization, which accompanies human rights defenders and monitors the human rights situation. IPON aims to a situation where the human rights are respected and the accompanied groups/Human Rights Defenders are able to undertake their work free from threats, violence and repression and an insecure environment.
Since 2006, and upon request, international volunteers have accompanied groups of human rights defenders in the Philippines, currently in Negros and Mindanao. The information that has been gathered directly in the conflict area, and has been analysed by the observers, are brought to the attention of an international public. This way the international pressure on the Philippines to guarantee human rights rises. The publication of human rights violations will finally lead to their decrease and prevention.
MISEREOR is the German Catholic Bishops' Organisation for Development Cooperation in the countries of the South. MISEREOR supports the weakest members of society - it is of no importance whether those in need of help are men or women, what religious beliefs they hold or where they come from. Projects supported by MISEREOR therefore strengthen the self-initiative of the poor, and encourage them to articulate their interests and needs – not as supplicants, but as people who know their rights and obligations. Therefore MISEREOR advises and promotes peasants, campaigns for human rights, trains the youth in sustainable careers and supports small businesses with microloans. Since 1958, more than 100,000 MISEREOR development projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania received over 6.0 billion euros.
Missio München is one of the two German branches of the Pontifical Mission Societies and as such responsible for the Bavarian dioceses and the diocese of Speyer.
Missio München aims to promote missionary awareness, to build bridges of solidarity and friendship within the World Church and to support the pastoral work of the local churches in Africa, Asia and Oceania, morally and financially. Missio München sees itself within the bounds of the World Church as partner of the Young Churches which are facing manifold challenges: In many regions they live as minorities, suffering from prejudice or repression in society. To a great extent they are a Church of the poor and cannot yet carry the financial burden of pastoral care by themselves. The financial assistance provided by Missio München is designed to promote self-help, according to the needs and priorities of the local Churches of Africa, Asia and Oceania. Missio München is guided by the new mission concept of the Church as well as the principles of the Catholic Social Teaching, in particular the element of subsidiarity.
The philippinenbuero (Philippine Office) is an independent, socio-economic and political information center affiliated with the Asienhaus (Asia House) based in Germany. Our mission is to inform and raise awareness of the German public on current socio-political and development issues concerning the Philippines.
Our association stays in close partnership with different non-governmental organizations, networks and aid agencies in the Philippines and elsewhere working on topics related to globalization. For the latter, we highlight the Philippine experience on issues such as human rights, climate change, migration, land rights and exploitation of its natural resources. On the basis of this information we e.g. critically analyze the German and European strategy on resources and the investments connected to it. With the help of our publications, our e-newsletter and our political education, we offer the possibility to discuss development issues. In addition to our informational and political educational work, we function as a documentation center and serve as contact point between Civil Society groups in Germany and those in the Philippines. Philippinenbuero was founded in 1987 and currently has 180 members. In 1995 the center was a co-founder of the Asienhaus.
United Evangelical Mission (UEM)
The United Evangelical Mission is an international communion of 34 churches from various traditions in Africa, Asia, and Germany. The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) is also part of this communion. UEM supports its members by pursuing a holistic sense of mission. This includes striving for justice, peace, and the integrity of Creation, development and diaconal work, evangelization and promotion of North-South partnerships between churches and communities in the ecumenical context. The goal is for our members to cooperate and support each other through personnel exchanges, scholarships, development cooperation, intercultural meetings, project support and advocacy (whether between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres or the Southern and Southern Hemispheres).
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25 players from the Berlin Bruisers, Germany's first gay rugby club, have appeared in a special edition of meat.
The sports team, who have over 60 members, were photographed by meat's founder Adrian Lourie, for a dedicated meat the Berlin Bruisers edition.
Adrian, who first published meat in 2010 as a "celebration of the bodies of 'ordinary' gay men" was immediately attracted to the project and saw it as a companion to his 2016 meat project with London's Kings Cross Steelers, the world's first gay and inclusive rugby team.
This new collaboration with the Bruisers made perfect sense because they celebrate the same body positivity that Lourie strives to achieve with meat.
Adriano Lenti had little hesitation in saying yes to the project and said: "I think there is a big problem with a lack of diversity in media today surrounding men's bodies, especially in the LGBTQ+ community.
"Personally, I have many problems with my own body image, so for me, it was important to participate. Our team is made up of men of all shapes and sizes and there's room for everyone."
The magazine doesn't hold back on exploring the playful and sexy camaraderie shared by the members
As Club President Leighton Cheal explains: "We didn't hesitate when we were approached to take part in this special edition of meat as we feel the values of body positivity and showcasing real guys 'as they are' are absolutely shared by us and by the rugby community in general.
"We also think it is important to recognise that sex and sexuality are not separate. Often as GBTQ+
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Intel Joins One Laptop Per Child Initiative
The One Laptop Per Child project has reached an agreement with long-standing skeptic Intel Corp. to work together to explore ways to get computer technology into the hands of children in developing nations. The move, announced yesterday, is a great vindication for the Cambridge-based OLPC and its founder, Nicholas Negroponte, who told me only a few days ago that he was on the road 330 days out of the year working on the project. He also said that after three years of gestation, OLPC was at "the point of inflection" in its efforts surrounding the XO laptop, a personal computer based on free and open source software planned for production beginning in September.
Intel, which already markets its Classmate PC at least somewhat in competition with the XO, has long been critical of the OLPC program. Under the terms of the agreement, the announcement of which was about as vaguely worded as one could imagine, Intel will join the OLPC board. The two will explore ways to jointly develop and promote both technology and educational content, and "bring the benefits of technology to the developing world through synergy of their respective programs."
"Intel joins the OLPC board as a world leader in technology, helping reach the world's children. Collaboration with Intel means that the maximum number of laptops will reach children," Negroponte said in the statement.
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Well, after having problems with Intel, the OLPC project has now welcomed Intel into its team. Interestingly, there is no timetable regarding Intel in relation to hardware for the OLPC. Instead, Intel will be contributing to OLPC's software. Indeed, OLPC says that it is not a done deal that any Intel chip technology will end up in OLPC computers. This is because of the problems that OLPC has had with Intel. Earlier this year, OLPC blasted Intel for undercutting its efforts to get low-cost computers to some of the world's poorest citizens. Intel defended its actions as part of normal marketing to gain new business, but also seemed eager to settle the matter. So now that Intel and OLPC are now working together, things should run more smoothly for the project. I believe that the OLPC will help children in developing countries around the world. But it will also change the world of laptops forever. The marketpace will benefit, and I'm sure that every home in the developed world will have one. What is becoming clear is that the OLPC is a not the solution but a starting point for development. Different needs and cultures must be addressed properly. Only then will the OLPC project be a success.


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(NEW YORK) — As thousands of protesters filled the streets of cities across the U.S. Thursday for a second night of anti-Donald Trump protests, the president-elect took to twitter to slam the demonstrations.
Trump tweeted, "Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!"
Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016
On Thursday night, protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. outside the White House and in New York City in front of Trump Tower, as well as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Louisville and several other cities to share their distaste for the results of the election. No reports of violence have surfaced so far.
Earlier in the day, hundreds gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue outside of Trump's new Washington D.C.hotel while chanting "I'm still with her," "Love trumps hate," and "Black lives matter."
On the West Coast, hundreds of high school students in San Francisco's Bay Area have staged walkouts to express opposition against President-elect Donald Trump.
Following protests in several cities across the country Wednesday night, students from high schools in the East Bay can be seen on helicopter video taken by ABC's San Francisco station KGO marching toward city hall in Richmond.
There were also protests at high schools in Berkeley and Oakland, KGO reported. About 1,500 Berkeley High School students and some members of school staff staged a walkout around 8:20 a.m. and marched to the University of California at Berkeley, where a much larger demonstration was taking place. The protesters gathered peacefully as police officers looked on.
"Conversations and actions are taking place today in our schools. At Berkeley High, there was a student gathering in the courtyard, including speeches and civil rights songs, and some students joined a walk-out to the UC campus, while others remained on campus in classroom discussions," the Berkeley Unified School District said in a statement.
Hundreds more students took part in protests at multiple Oakland schools, including Bishop O'Dowd High School, where about 60 percent of students left class to assemble in the school's quad. They eventually returned to class, Principal James Childs told KGO.
Hundreds of people gathered outside of downtown San Francisco as well, some holding signs that read "Not My President." The demonstrations stopped traffic as they marched on the normally busy one-way streets.
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— jeromeⓋ (@jrrohm) November 10, 2016
On Wednesday night, tens of thousands of people all over the country protested Trump's election victory. Hundreds weer arrested, included dozens in New York City alone, where the majority of demonstrations took place in front of Trump Tower.
The FAA has implemented a temporary no-fly zone over Trump Tower through inauguration day on Jan. 21.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Reluctant European Union nations must be convinced to back the goal of zeroing out carbon emissions by 2050, the bloc's energy chief told the European Parliament on Thursday, saying the fight against climate change topped the political agenda.
"Europe must very clearly commit to a path of climate neutrality by 2050 ... a clean planet for all is in all our interests," European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told the new EU assembly, as it gathered following May elections to assess a proposal for allocating the EU's top jobs.
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Pre-Registration for U.S. National Championships is Live thru June 25! 05/26/2013Posted by raznprince in Events, Pokemon News, Pokemon TCG, Pokemon Video Games.
Tags: pre-registration, tcg, U.S. National Championships, vgc
Hey, Trainers!
Big news! Pre-registration is now available and live thru June 25 for U.S. Nationals! If you meet the minimum Play! Points requirements (5 for JR/SR and 15 for MA) and plan to attend, see announcement and instructions provided by TPCi official Dave Schwimmer below. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Dave writes:
We're offering the opportunity for players to preregister for U.S. Nationals via our support portal, located at www.pokemon.com/support. Preregistration is open now, through Monday, June 24th.
Players using the preregistration option will still be required to check in at the event during the on-site preregistration hours. Video Game players will be expected to pass ROM check and lock their Battle Box at check-in.
All players who use this preregistration tool and participate in U.S. Nationals will be automatically entered into a drawing for Pokémon TCG booster packs!
How to Preregister:
1. Log into your Pokémon Trainer Club account
2. Navigate to www.pokemon.com/support, or follow the Customer Service link at the bottom of any page at www.pokemon.com
3. Click "Ask a Question"
4. Select "U.S. Nationals Preregistration" from the drop-down menu
5. Select your competition (Video Game Nationals or TCG Nationals) from the Competition Selection drop-down menu
6. Provide all of the required data: First name, Last name, Player ID, and Date of birth
7. If you are a parent, you can preregister up to 3 of your children by using the "Add a Child" drop-down menu8. Please include "U.S. Nationals Preregistration" in the Summary field
9. If you are a parent who's not playing in the event, you can use the non-child fields to preregister one child, and use the "Add a Child" drop-down menu if you need to preregister additional children. Please just indicate in the Details field that you are not preregistering yourself.
10. If you have earned a bye via an approved qualifying event, please indicate the number of rounds and where the bye was earned in the Details field. (Example: I have a two-round bye from Spring Regionals: Salt Lake City.)
Players must meet the Play! Point requirements of the event in order to be registered. Players using the preregistration tool who do not meet the prerequisites will not be registered for the event.
Players will receive a confirmation of their preregistration via a reply in the support portal on or about June 25th. We recommend bringing a copy of the message to the event, in case any issues arise with your preregistration.
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TSA PreCheck is messianically popular because:
- You get an exclusive security lane (usually MUCH shorter)
- You won't have to remove your toiletries or computer from your bag
- You don't need to take off your shoes or jacket
That's a big time-saver. Plus, a 5-year membership to TSA PreCheck costs just $85. And if you pay with the right card, you can get it the fee reimbursed via a statement credit of up to $100:
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Even with a membership, there are still a large number of reasons you'll NOT receive (or even WANT) your TSA PreCheck benefits. But most are easily avoidable.
I'll give you a quick list to help you out! And you can subscribe to our newsletter for more travel tips like these.
TSA PreCheck Is NEVER a Certainty If…
Link: TSA PreCheck Enrollment Review
1. You Don't Attach Your Known Traveler Number to Your Airline Account
When you sign-up for TSA PreCheck, you'll be assigned a Known Traveler Number. This number tells the world that you're not a threat to American lives. You can pass through security checkpoints without removing your belt, jacket, etc.
When you receive this number, you'll need to log into all of your airline loyalty accounts and add it to the "Secure Traveler" section. Here's an example of where you'd enter the number in your American Airlines account.
After that, you'll be eligible automatically when you book a flight through American Airlines. You'll see "TSA Pre" on your boarding pass.
You cannot use the TSA PreCheck lane if your boarding pass doesn't say TSA Pre. Even if you have proof of membership (like a Global Entry card), you can't just walk through the TSA PreCheck lane and flash your credentials at the security officer.
2. You Book With an Airline That Doesn't Participate in TSA PreCheck
There are 2 parts to this section.
First: Not all airlines participate in TSA PreCheck. For example, if you're flying Aer Lingus to Ireland, you won't be able to pass through security faster than anyone else.
Non-participating airlines are dwindling, so this shouldn't be too much of a concern.
Second: If you book a flight from a non-participating airline on a participating airline, you may not qualify for TSA PreCheck.
That was a really clunky sentence. Here's a real life example: Iberia and American Airlines are partners. Iberia doesn't participate in TSA PreCheck, but American Airlines does.
I booked an American Airlines flight through Iberia, and because they didn't recognize my TSA PreCheck membership, I was unable to receive the benefit on my American Airlines flight.
This point may be a your mileage may vary situation. If you've got data points to the contrary, leave a comment.
3. You Don't Go Through the Dedicated TSA PreCheck Lane
I've made this mistake.
Just because you've got a membership to TSA PreCheck doesn't mean those benefits follow you around wherever you go. You have to go through the dedicated lane.
I wrote a recent post about how I tried showing my TSA PreCheck-approved boarding pass at the NON-TSA PreCheck lane, and I was told I'd have to disrobe just like everyone else. Pretty obvious in hindsight.
4. You're Traveling With an Infant
There seems to be some correlation between randomly not being issued TSA PreCheck and traveling with an infant. For some reason that may occasionally disqualify you. Meghan has found this to be true when traveling with her adorable little daughter.
You SHOULD receive it, but don't be dumbstruck if you don't.
5. TSA PreCheck Lanes Aren't Always Open
TSA PreCheck lanes aren't open 24/7. They open and close at different times depending on the airport.
If you've booked an oddball flight time, you may very well arrive at the airport to see an unmanned TSA PreCheck lane. You can check out this page to see TSA PreCheck operating hours for each airport.
6. You Don't Want to Leave Your 12+ Year Old Kids Behind
Kids age 12+ years will need their own TSA PreCheck membership to pass through the lane with you. So you'll have to either spring for the $85 application for each child or cash-in a TSA PreCheck credit that comes with a credit card.
If you've got TSA PreCheck but your children are now of age that they need their own membership, better to forfeit your perks and walk through the regular line with them.
Bonus: Sometimes You'll Simply Be Denied
Even with a TSA PreCheck membership, it's not guaranteed every single time. I've received a handful of boarding passes with no TSA PreCheck benefits for seemingly no reason. My success rate has been ~95% though.
Bottom Line
TSA PreCheck isn't a given, even if you're an official member. There are several things that can foil your expedited security, but almost all are avoidable.
Let me know if you've experienced other circumstances that forfeit your TSA PreCheck benefits, and I'll add them to the list!
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