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Do you ever feel like you're not being negative enough? That's a strange question to ask, I know, but to be honest… I feel like I fit in that category. I haven't written a really bad, ranty review in a while – or ever, on the blog. I don't know if it's whether I am just good at finding the books I love, or whether I just don't like writing rants on books, while they seem to be so popular around the book community.
Anyway, for a change – and because I was feeling quite uninspired to write a discussion post or anything, I've decided to be negative, for once and to rant a little bit about some books that made me go, NOPE GO AWAY. So I am doing the Nope Book Tag, curtesy of the lovely Marta @ The Cursed Books and May @ My 1st Chapter. Thank you so much to both for this tag!
Also – these are my opinions and I completly respect it if you like any of these books, okay? okay. thank you for listening.
NOPE. ending: a book ending that made you go NOPE either in denial, rage, or simply because the ending was crappy.
Nothing will ever beat Allegiant (the last book in the Divergent series) for that question. I mean, no spoilers, but SERIOUSLY?!
NOPE. protagonist: a main character you dislike and drives you crazy.
The only character I can think of right now, is Mare, from the Red Queen series. I only read the first two books – kind of liked the first one, thought that the second one was a mess, haven't continued on since. She. Just. Annoyed. Me. SO. Much.
NOPE. pairing: a "ship" you don't support.
The strange, step-brothers and sister romantic relationship…. I recently read Layover, a story that kind of featured this and I was like, no no no no no no. Not into this.
NOPE. plot twist: a twist you didn't see coming and
didn't like – liked.
Look at me, changing the questions. Sorry, but I could only think of books where there was a twist I liked. I could quote We Were Liars or, most recently, The Loneliest Girl. Did NOT see these ones coming, but enjoyed them.
NOPE. genre: a genre you will never read.
Erotica, most definitely. Not into it.
NOPE. book format: book formatting you hate and avoid buying until it comes out in a different edition.
Hate is such a strong word, I couldn't think of a book formatting I REALLY hate. Instead, I'm going to share a maybe unpopular opinion here: I prefer buying my books in paperback than in hardcovers. Of course, because hardcovers are most expensive, but even if sometimes I could have the extra money, I just… Well, hardcovers are not that practical and I take my books with me all the time.
Also, they're damn heavy too. I only buy the hardcover of a book I ABSOLUTELY love / will love because they're prettier though. Otherwise, when I'm not sure and don't necessarily have the extra money, I wait. Probably why I haven't bought Starfish yet.
NOPE. trope: a trope that makes you go NOPE.
Insta-love. Sorry, but you can't meet someone's eyes across a room and FALL. IN. LOVE. Nope.
NOPE. recommendation: a book recommendation that is constantly pushed at you, that you simply refuse to read.
Is it time to mention Six of Crows again? WAIT WAIT WAIT, don't leave, I actually plan on reading that one. Maybe I could mention Red Rising here, because no matter how many times this book is pushed at me, I don't think I'll end up reading it, because… I'm not sure it'd be a book for me.
NOPE. cliche: a cliche or writing pet peeve that always makes you roll your eyes.
Whenever a book is set in France and people are oh so elegant, oh so sweet with the cutest accent and the streets and monuments and everything is so perfect and so French.
NOPE. love interest: the love interest that's not worthy of being one.
I'm going to say John, from the Lara Jean series. He was perfectly sweet and boyfriend material and everything, but I am forever team Peter and just think they're a better fit. To be honest, I wish the whole John thing didn't happen in any of the books, it did not deserve to be there.
NOPE. book: a book that shouldn't have existed.
I asked this question to my sister and she answered without missing a beat: TWILIGHT. So…. it's strange. I have spent a lot of time reading and enjoying Twilight in my early teens, but reading it now, it just would be a massive NOPE NOPE NOPE. So I completely agree with her suggestion.
I could also mention 50 Shades of Grey, because, WHY.
NOPE. villain: a villain you would hate to cross.
Queen Levana, from The Lunar Chronicles, just because she is terrifying.
NOPE. death: a character death that still haunts you.
Can I go with Allegiant again? No? Okay, so maybe 180 seconds, The Serpent King, or The Fault in Our Stars. These three made me cry like a baby and I'll never get over what happened.
NOPE. author:
an author a series you had a bad experience reading for and have decided to quit.
I'm going to change this question again because… why not. I want to talk about Splintered, because this book just made me feel weird overall and I'm definitely giving up on this series, though I can't say for sure whether or not I'll entirely give up on the author, yet.
I'm going to tag these lovely people:
- Holly @ Nut Free Nerd
- Tiffany @ Tea & Tiffany
- Aimee @ Aimee Always
- Tasya @ The Literary Huntress
- Aliénor @ Meet The Book World
As well as anyone else wanting to do this!
Do you feel like you're being too "positive" whenever you write a lot of great book reviews, or is it just me?
What do you think of my answers? Do we have some books in common?
What was the latest book that made you go "nope, not for me"? Let me know in comments!


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A woman in Arizona learned a painful lesson on taking adventurous selfies when she was mauled by a jaguar after crossing the barriers to get a snap with the wild cat.
With social media taking over our lives, we find this overwhelming urge to portray our best lives online. This trend has an immensely negative impact on our society as a whole as it leaves a vast majority feeling unhappy with their seemingly 'boring' lives. Moreover, the ever-persistent compulsion to make our lives appear more interesting than it actually is, often leads to more than what one has bargained for. A woman in Arizona learned her lesson the hard and painful way when she ended up with a mauled arm while trying to capture an adventurous selfie.
The woman in question was attacked by a jaguar after she climbed over the barricade to take a selfie with the wild cat. According to People, the shocking incident occurred on March 9 at the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park. Witnesses claim the victim, a woman in her 30s, had crossed the barrier of the jaguar's enclosure to get a better photo with the animal when it reached out and swiped at her. The woman was reportedly bleeding profusely after the jaguar's claws left severe lacerations on her arm. Quite a hefty price to pay for a selfie, isn't it?
Zoo officials quickly jumped to action and transported the woman to the hospital, where luckily for her, her injuries were revealed to be non-life threatening. Speaking about the woman's condition, Shawn Gilleland of the Rural Metro Fire Department said that she was stable. A video shot by an eyewitness shows the woman lying on the floor nursing her mauled arm while crying in pain. The footage also reveals a deep gash on the woman's arm. Zoo officials acknowledged the incident in a statement where they said the event occurred when the guest crossed over the barrier to get a photo with the animal.
We regret to inform that this evening, before closing there was an incident reported involving a guest, who crossed over the barrier to get a photo, according to eyewitnesses. The visitor sustained non-life threatening injuries to their arm from one of our female jaguars. At the request of the family, paramedics were called. At no time was the animal out of its enclosure. The incident is being fully investigated, the statement shared via the zoo's Twitter handle reads. Along with the statement, the zoo shared a message urging guests to respect the barricades in place for their safety.
Please understand why barriers are put in place. Sending prayers to the family tonight, the message reads. Adam Wilkerson, who was at the zoo with his family at the time of the attack described the incident in detail to CNN. Wilkerson said he ran over to the jaguar's enclosure when he saw someone come running around the corner yelling for help. "Without thinking, I had no idea what I was going to see, I just ran over there. I saw the other girl up against the fence with her arm caught in the jaguar's claws," he said. He added that though he was standing behind the victim, he was reluctant to pull her away.
"I could see the claws in her actual flesh," he said. Finally, it was Wilkerson's mother who managed to free the woman thanks to her quick and clever thinking. In an attempt to shift the jaguar's attention away from the woman, his mother ran up behind him and shoved her water bottle through the cage. Her brave efforts bore fruit as the jaguar, distracted by the bottle, let go of its victim. Wilkerson said, "When my mom put the water bottle through the gate, the jaguar let go of the girl. And we pulled the girl back and she collapsed."
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While, according to Daily Mail, Zoo director Mickey Ollson said this is the second time in a month that the jaguar has swiped at a visitor. The zoo revealed the animal would not be put down as a result of the incident. Responding to Twitter user Jessie Geroux's concern for the animal, the zoo tweeted, We can promise you nothing will happen to our jaguar. She's a wild animal and there were proper barriers in place to keep our guests safe- not a wild animals fault when barriers are crossed. Still sending prayers to her and her family.


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How on earth is it mid December already? Are you feeling festive? Got the tree up? Or is all the extra energy and cheer a bit too much for you?
As the song goes, 'tis the season to be jolly! Unless, of course, you are part of the 1 in 15 people in the UK with SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. In which case 'tis the season of feeling permanently exhausted and increasingly overwhelmed.
Sound familiar? Yep, me too. My first thought when I wake up is whether I'll be able to grab a nap that day or if I'll be able to get an early night. Whenever I sit down I find my head nodding and realise my eyes are actually closed. Fast forward to bedtime and as soon as I crawl under the duvet my brain decides its time to wake up and remember all the things I was meant to do during the previous 16 hours! My legs get twitchy and wonder why we didn't go for that run we'd planned. I think of awesome blog post ideas and photo concepts (mostly forgotten by morning, or added to a never-ending to-do list on my phone).
The symptoms of SAD are very similar to that of depression; fatigue, oversleeping, feeling down/irritable and an inability to focus. It's thought that the cause is a lack of sunlight in the winter months and therefore the lack of Vitamin D in our systems. Living in Scotland, I am all too familiar with the lack of sunshine so I already take a vitamin D supplement! You may also be able to get a light box from your doctor which will act as fake sunlight. I've not tried it but I know some people swear by it.
A rather non-scientific study recently carried out by Samantha Mann for Bust suggested that watching The Great British Bake Off was an excellent antidote for those suffering with SAD. Now, normally I'm all for cake being the answer but I fear it might take more than an unwelcome soggy bottom to shift the winter blues! One thing that is definitely worth doing though, is avoiding alcohol. Admittedly. that's easier said than done at this time of year with all the festive parties and work do's, not to mention the fact that alcohol is so ingrained in British culture. But alcohol is a depressant so it really is best avoided if you are already feeling down.
Alcohol also affects your quality of sleep which is fundamental for so many aspects of a healthy lifestyle. Lack of sleep affects your immune system, your cognitive ability, your concentration. You'll have a greater risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and weight gain. So, what can you do to ensure a good night's sleep? Here's a few things that work for me…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder is a serious mental health condition so if you feel you are suffering from "the winter blues" then it may be worth seeking the advice of your GP. In the meantime, try out some of the ideas above. They certainly help me keep my head above water at this time of year.
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The definitive history of the 20th century will not deal kindly with the United States, which has condoned the world's worst man-made scourge: tobacco use, which annually ends nearly twice as many American lives as are ended together by alcohol use, cocaine use, heroin use, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fires, and AIDS.
The extreme agonies of those dying from lung cancer or emphysema are reminiscent of the tortures induced in inmates of Nazi concentration camps. At a projected annual death toll of 10 million, by the year 2020 tobacco use will have become the world's leading avoidable cause of disease and death. This plague endures because an atavistic industry insists on dispensing nicotine as a constituent of a noxious complex of more than 4,700 extraneous chemicals instead of following the established practice of pharmaceutical companies -- isolating the active ingredient and formulating a clean product -- or developing a nontoxic nicotine substitute.
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To award Big Tobacco legal immunity and caps on liability in exchange for concessions that are only questionably beneficial in terms of Americans health, first, deprives injured parties of their constitutional right to litigate -one of the most effective tools to date in public health policymaking -- and, second, is as absurd as granting freedom to a serial killer in return for his promise to limit his killings.
Since the tobacco industry cannot survive unless it continues to make young people lifelong smokers, no measure short of getting it to commit voluntary suicide will ever remove children from its preferred-target list. The only certain way to stop the slaughter is to outlaw the marketing of tobacco products. Regrettably, legislators deem this proposition totally unrealistic, and the majority of health professionals have not seriously considered it.
Hence, the outlook is grim for the health of the public -- but bright for the tobacco industry and those who profit from its wheeling and dealing.
Some economists, looking to the "positive" side, point out that because smoking decreases life spans, it has a restrictive effect on social security payouts in the United States -- and on population growth and food consumption in developing countries. Perhaps, after another 20-30 million people have died from tobacco use, an international tribunal will review the matter.
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Are you having a spot on your body? Very few people are free of spots. 50% of people have 5 to 10 spots on their body, while remaining proportions of people may have more than it 15 to 20 on an average. Mole increases sometimes but not finishes at all, easily. With ages, moles are disappeared sometimes and in the same way, they appeared on the same spot from where it went. Moles can appear on any part of your body; for example, in your arms, face, head or even in underneath your fingernails. Now you might be anxious about; what is the mole and what are the reasons of its appearance, and most prominently about the mole scan after all what is it?
What are moles?
Moles are colored spots and their size may be small or big. Melanocytes is one of biggest reason the reason of the mole. This is actually a cell which distributed evenly across your ipl skin rejuvenation in Perth and is used to make a pigment of your skin that pigment is called melanin; which is responsible for tanning of our body. So, during distributing these types of cells, if they entered in clusters then it will make a dark spot in your skin; which is mole.
These moles sometimes become very dangerous as these are one of the biggest reasons of the skin cancer. You have to keep eye on it, if they are not that abnormal mole. Don't think so much, it's not so difficult to handle.
When you see any spot on your body, go to dermatologist yearly for checking out the skin of your body. The professional Dermatologists look at every small spot or the symbol that show its growth on your skin. So, we also need to focus on self-examination, and tell our dermatologist to protect ourselves from skin cancer. Here, we give a tip to check mole in your body skin. First note; border's irregularity, then note diameter, and then color change.
Why mole scan is important to greater extent?
Mole are sometimes harmless for our skin. Otherwise, they cause skin cancer. actually, melanoma is the thing that appeared on your body in terms of mole. The sign of this melanoma are the dark circles that are growing on a body and are also becomes painful. Most of the time your body skin is burning, oozing, itching and is paining these as well are also the signs of melanoma skin cancer. So, you need to consult with your dermatologist and take proper treatment. For this, you must look into every small part of your body like underarms, around scalp, ears, between your toes and your nails to keep these parts away from diseases especially during annual examination as we mention before because in stress time it appeared quickly.
Mole scan and daily routine
Don't need to worry about your spots. You just need to consider some points to keep away from this melanoma disease.
Have you ever heard about tattoo, maybe you have one on your body as well, but trust us it is not that good? Because on the part where you make a tattoo won't show the signs of mole properly. It's the ink that hides the changes on your skin and you don't aware of a mole on your skin which is so dangerous. So, before making tattoos make sure that your skin is free of moles. Also, when you removed your tattoo check this part and make sure that it is also free from moles because laser therapy used to remove the tattoo which is dangerous for the part of the skin, that have mole. So, consult with your doctor before laser therapy.
Nowadays none of us really remember what it was like to farm in the olden days. At most, this has become something that we read about in our history books. There is no doubt about the fact that farming is extremely essential to our survival as a species. More than half of the food we eat comes from farms and without the very essential vegetables and fruits in our diet, most of us would have extreme deficiencies of essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients which can cause many diseases and disorders. Vegetables are a huge part of our diet because the varieties are virtually limitless. Even if there are some vegetables that we just don't like, there are always bound to be some with we just can't do without – read: potatoes. In addition to this, staple grains such as wheat, barley, oats, rice and many more also come from farms and so do fruits, which make up a large part of our diets. Therefore, it is easy to see how the human species relies on farming to make sure that we can have healthy diets.
The importance of farming is so great that in our world even today there are many countries that are principally agricultural economies. For many families farming is a familial tradition that goes back many, many generations. Having food straight from our own farms can be an amazing feeling. However, while farming may be a years old tradition, that isn't to say that it hasn't changed and evolved with the years. Much of the way that we farm has changed completely. In earlier years, farms of any size would be overrun by the large number of workers that were necessary to do all the planting, watering and harvesting. The use of machinery was greatly limited, and the machines that were rarely used were also quite crude and limited in their usefulness. Nowadays however the farming landscape has changed completely and we see more machines than we do workers. These machines have been a great invention for farm owners because now they can do away with paying multitudes of workers.
In addition to this, they have also made farming much easier. Modern tractors can be used for just about any job on the farm, such as tilling, ploughing, planting and harvesting. These machines can complete tasks on a much larger scale and are thus more efficient as they save more time than ever before. Tractors aren't just something for use on larger farms – they can be used on farms of all sizes because they come in a wide range of sizes suitable for the smallest to the biggest farm. It has allowed the jobs of workers on the farm to become less physically tasking and more intellectually stimulating as well, as they no longer need to do lots of physical labour but rather need to work the tractors. With a front end loader tractor for sale we can drastically increase the efficiency of our farm.
The ranges of tasks that the tractor with front end loader for sale can accomplish are immense. With this tractor we can move around heavy objects around the farm without ever having to break a sweat. In addition to this, we can dig out stumps that can be very common on farming land, remove large stones from the soil, and can help you move around dug up soil, harvested crops and so much more. With these tractors on your farm you can cut down time spent doing menial tasks by more than half, and this can be one of the most important things that can help us with maximizing profit.
There is no doubt about the fact that the introduction of machinery, especially front end loader tractors has been amazing for the farming industry. Whether we have a small home farm or if we are farming on a much larger scale, front end loader tractors on sale from Great Southern Tractors can be the best way for us to maximize efficiency and profits on the farm so that we can farm smarter and reap the rewards.


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Another NBA season has rolled around and Anthony Davis seems to be just killing time. Davis is the top PF in basketball, but he isn't being used to his fullest potential in New Orleans. The opening night stat line proves it all, Davis and Cousins scored 61 of the Pelicans 91 points in their loss against the Grizz.
The Davis/Cousins duo could be short lived as Cousins is set to become a FA in the 2018 offseason. Plus, if the Cavs are aggressive enough, who knows if they decide to pursue Cousins even earlier and float that savory Nets pick at the Pelicans.
On top of Cousins short stint, the Pelicans lost a top draft pick in that process, which was a very high first round pick. In the last couple drafts, the Pelicans have drafted Buddy Hield, and Nerlens Noel in the past couple drafts. Both players aren't on the team, and Nerlens nevered played for New Orleans at all due to a trade.
The Pelicans have also resigned PG Jrue Holiday, and they are paying him $126M over 5 years, for average play. Jrue Holiday is good, marginal – but Davis needs an elite PG so he can plateau to a contender. To top it off, the Pelicans also brought in Rajon Rondo, who has played well with Boogie in the past. But, let's face it – he's volatile in the locker room.
Warrior hating aside, Davis needs a fresh start at a functional franchise, what situations would be ideal? Between the Spurs, Celtics, Rockets, Blazers, and Bucks – Anthony Davis could finally be on the biggest stage without being a sell out.


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The comet assay has become a popular method for the assessment of DNA damage in biomonitoring studies and genetic toxicology. However, few studies have addressed the issue of the noted inter-laboratory variability of DNA damage measured by the comet assay. In this study, 12 laboratories analysed the level of DNA damage in monocyte-derived THP-1 cells by either visual classification or computer-aided image analysis of pre-made slides, coded cryopreserved samples of cells and reference standard cells (calibration curve samples). The reference standard samples were irradiated with ionizing radiation (0–10 Gy) and used to construct a calibration curve to calculate the number of lesions per 106 base pair. All laboratories detected dose–response relationships in the coded samples irradiated with ionizing radiation (1.5–7 Gy), but there were overt differences in the level of DNA damage reported by the different laboratories as evidenced by an inter-laboratory coefficient of variation (CV) of 47%. Adjustment of the primary comet assay end points by a calibration curve prepared in each laboratory reduced the CV to 28%, a statistically significant reduction (P < 0.05, Levene's test). A large fraction of the inter-laboratory variation originated from differences in image analysis, whereas the intra-laboratory variation was considerably smaller than the variation between laboratories. In summary, adjustment of primary comet assay results by reference standards reduces inter-laboratory variation in the level of DNA damage measured by the alkaline version of the comet assay.
The increasing use of single cell gel electrophoresis (the comet assay) highlights its popularity as a method for detecting DNA damage, including the use of enzymes for assessment of oxidatively damaged DNA. However, comparison of DNA damage levels between laboratories can be difficult due to differences in assay protocols (e.g. lysis conditions, enzyme treatment, the duration of the alkaline treatment and electrophoresis) and in the end points used for reporting results (e.g. %DNA in tail, arbitrary units, tail moment and tail length). One way to facilitate comparisons is to convert primary comet assay end points to number of lesions/106 bp by calibration with ionizing radiation. The aim of this study was to investigate the inter-laboratory variation in assessment of oxidatively damaged DNA by the comet assay in terms of oxidized purines converted to strand breaks with formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (FPG). Coded samples with DNA oxidation damage induced by treatment with different concentrations of photosensitizer (Ro 19-8022) plus light and calibration samples irradiated with ionizing radiation were distributed to the 10 participating laboratories to measure DNA damage using their own comet assay protocols. Nine of 10 laboratories reported the same ranking of the level of damage in the coded samples. The variation in assessment of oxidatively damaged DNA was largely due to differences in protocols. After conversion of the data to lesions/106 bp using laboratory-specific calibration curves, the variation between the laboratories was reduced. The contribution of the concentration of photosensitizer to the variation in net FPG-sensitive sites increased from 49 to 73%, whereas the inter-laboratory variation decreased. The participating laboratories were successful in finding a dose–response of oxidatively damaged DNA in coded samples, but there remains a need to standardize the protocols to enable direct comparisons between laboratories.


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Every year, the 10 hectares of vegetable greenhouses built alongside the Econotre centre are supplied with 25,000 MWh of thermal energy. This recovered heat supplements the 120,000 MWh of electricity already generated by Econotre (equivalent to the consumption of 21,300 homes) by burning 192,000 tonnes of waste.
Sold at €10.13 per MWh, the heat energy halves the energy bills of farmer Gilles Briffaud, the owner and operator of the greenhouses, which will ultimately produce 6,000 tonnes of local tomatoes a year. These favourable conditions have enabled him to extend the greenhouses, which will cover 10 hectares, and create about a hundred local jobs.
Econotre represents 25,000 tonnes of recyclable household waste sorted, 30,000 tonnes of bottom ash recovered, 8,000 tonnes of green waste recovered and 3,500 tonnes of compost produced every year. The centre uses incineration to recover the value from household waste generated by the Decoset municipalities.
This processing method exploits the energy generated by burning the waste to produce electricity and heat. Econotre uses the heat released by burning the waste in ovens to produce electricity with a turbo-alternator. Since 2016, the low-temperature energy still available after combustion has been recovered to supply heat to the vegetable greenhouses built alongside the site, rather than being dissipated in the atmosphere.
"This is a circular economy model," declares Gaël Spitz, the SUEZ director of Econotre. Reusing 25,000 MWh per year saves the equivalent of 2,200 tonnes of oil and 6,000 tonnes of CO2. This has created a new activity that has generated 100 jobs, and the tomatoes are consumed locally."
The Econotre heat network was built thanks to the ambition shared by Decoset, Bessières town hall and Econotre to generate alternative renewable energy to support the energy transition and local socio-economic development. SUEZ experts worked on new high-performance cogeneration technology to make it possible. The result is a first in France.
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Well, the answer is... YES! However, ensure you are buying newly manufactured connectors. Corning's Just the Technical Facts answers this question and many more:
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Naval shipbuilding not falling below waves
By Mark Huband in Portsmouth
Financial Times, 17 May 2005
Between the storm-lashed steel of Ark Royal's silhouette and the pristine beams of Nelson's well-preserved HMS Victory, the harbour and dry docks of Portsmouth's naval dockyard encapsulate a naval history that at first glance seems to be regressing.
Victory gleams for the tourists, while Ark Royal's dilapidated state has led to it being brought to Portsmouth for maintenance.
But inside a vast covered workshop on a quayside placed symbolically between the glorious past and the rather shabby present, a new era is taking shape suggesting naval shipbuilding has not slipped beneath the waves.
Perched precariously on a steel frame wedged with pieces of wood, are the two sections of what will be the towering bow of the Royal Navy's next generation Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer, the Type 45.
A honeycomb of rooms, corridors and pipework can be seen at the open end of the sleek hull, which will be rolled on to a barge that is being built outside in the harbour.
The entire structure will then be towed to the BAE Systems Govan shipyard for assembly into what will be one of 12 £500m Type 45s, the first of which is scheduled for launch in 2007.
Officials at VT Group, which is expected to report solid growth when it unveils results today, refer to its Portsmouth facility as a "factory" in an effort to shed the old image of a "yard".
Beside the vast hall in which the Type 45 bow is taking shape, is an equally cavernous space where computerised machinery plots the outlines of doorways, fittings and stairwells on inches-thick sheets of steel, which are cut by precision lasers.
A combination of automation, co-operation between traditionally rival companies and projects resulting from the UK's 1998 strategic defence review have provided the lifeline Britain's naval shipbuilding industry has long sought.
Paul Lester, VT Group's chief executive, says: "Because of the cyclical nature of shipbuilding, we have a golden opportunity in the next couple of years, with the UK shipbuilding industry, to work together in a joint venture where we can be more cost-effective and can utilise facilities much more effectively."
The company is discussing with shipbuilders, BAE Systems and Babcock, how work on the Ministry of Defence's two planned aircraft carriers can be organised round a new joint venture company, which could become the nucleus of British shipbuilding for the future.
Mr Lester says: "These discussions are a little bit like herding cats. When an industry is in a very precarious position it's easier to get people into common positions. But shipbuilding isn't in that precarious a position. If we do nothing, we will still enjoy 10 years of good business."
He does predict, however, that the end of these big MoD contracts for destroyers and aircraft carriers would bring "a drop-off in our business".
Riding out the boom-and-bust cycles that have faced the industry in the past has depended on both increased co-operation within the industry and a very wide-ranging diversity within the main shipbuilding companies.
"We have managed the peaks and troughs in the UK by finding export markets," says Dick Rowe, VT Group's commercial director, citing orders for offshore patrol vessels from Oman and Trinidad, and the construction of fast-attack ships in a joint venture with Elefsis, the Greek shipping company.
"The MoD need some stabilisation in the industry to deliver the programmes they have," says Mr Rowe. "But if they don't plan it properly then we will just get indigestion."
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Do you often daydream about characters from films you wish you could date? Someone who sweeps you off your feet and you fall hopelessly in love with them… Sigh! Yes, we know movies aren't anything close to reality, but wouldn't it be really amazing to see some of the movie characters come to life and woo us.
Here's a piece of imagination on how it would be like to date some of the characters from Bollywood.
Chulbul Paney (Dabanng)
"Hum yahan ke Robinhood hai… Robinhood Pandey"
No one can be more macho and dabanng than Chulbul Pandey aka Salman Khan. Imagine yourself to be his girlfriend. You don't have to worry about the rowdy eve-teasers or goons anymore. With the flex of a few muscles and dialogues like "Abhi tak sabko nehlaya hai… ab sabko dhounga", Chulbul can drive off any gully ke gunde. Lover's spat? No problem, because Chulbul Pandey is a die-hard romantic. He can woo you back with his amazing dance moves and corny one-liners. And girl, he's got the style and how
Ram (Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela)
"Apni saans wapas lene aaya hoon… atak ke reh gayi hai tere paas".
The perfect poster boy/man/hunk – Chiseled body, most of the time shirtless and dances pretty well too. In one word, he is mast. Ram aka Ranveer Singh is rowdy, in a delightful way. There will never be a dull moment if you are dating him. Guaranteed. But be ready to receive super corny SMSes and dialogue-baazi like, "Namkeen nani, naughty nana hai, Leela ko Ram ke ghar jana hai". He leads a hyperactive life – always on the run and also an excessive flirt. So, if you think you can handle this 'wild one', go for it!
Barfi (Barfi!)
His name is Barfi aka Ranbir Kapoor. He is well-known for his cute gestures of love. He doesn't talk much. Sometimes he can be over-the-top, but he is dedicated. You will go gaga over his charming looks and at the cute little things he does, like proposing with a ring made with a strand of grass. Yes, there will be lot of 'Aww' moments. He is a good-hearted troublemaker, but when he is in love he truly loves.
Samar Anand (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
"Teri aankhon ki namkeen mastiyan… teri hansi ki beparwah gustakhiyan… teri zulfon ki lehrati angdaiyan… nahi bhoolunga main… jab tak hai jaan, jab tak hai jaan".
Samar Anand aka Shahrukh Khan is like a bubble filled with smoldering passion. A poet at heart, he may try to act difficult but once you win his heart, you'll be the luckiest girl on this planet. He is smart, suave and brave. And his good-looks are just like a yummy topping on a sundae. If you know what I mean.
Krish/ Hrithik Roshan (Dhoom 3)
Succumb to the extremely handsome and usually dapper – Krrish aka Hrithik Roshan. He is our very own superhero. There are lot of perks dating a superhero. If there is an apocalypse, you can be pretty sure that you'll survive it. But unlike the Hollywood superheroes, he also loves singing and dancing. So, romance will always be No. 1 on his to-do list.
Ladies in or out of love, who is your favorite from our list? Did we miss someone out? Tell us in the comments section.
And all you guys out there, don't be disappointed, there is something for you too. Coming soon!


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San José ("Saint Joseph", Spanish: San José, pronounced: ) is the capital of Costa Rica, head of the province of San José, and the nation's largest city. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation. The population of San José Canton is 288,054,[3] though the metropolitan area stretches beyond the canton limits and comprises a third of the country's population. It is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.
Though few people live in the city center, it is the most important working area of the country, which brings in more than a million people daily. Despite its problems, according to studies in Latin America, San José is still one of the safest and least violent cities in the region.[4] In 2006, the city was appointed Ibero-American Capital of Culture.
San José is the sixth most important destination in Latin America, according to The MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index 2012. San José ranked 15th in the world's fastest growing destination cities by visitor cross-border spending.[5]
The population grew during the eighteenth century colonial planning, which was different from the traditional foundation plans of Spanish cities in the continent.
Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, its objective was to concentrate the scattered inhabitants of the Aserrí Valley. To do so, the construction of a chapel near the area known as La Boca del Monte was ordered; this was completed two years later. That year St. Joseph was chosen as parish patron, hence its current name. The chapel, which was very modest, was erected with help from the church of Cartago.
San José had water problems, and that was one of the main reasons that the population grew slowly. However, the water supply was assured by ditches, and the fertility of the surrounding fields along with the installation of the Tobacco Factory of Costa Rica, which would aid urban concentration.
As San José, unlike what happened to Cartago, was not founded with a formal act of foundation, it was not considered as a city or town, and consequently the city lacked a city government. It was not until the enactment of the Constitution of Cádiz in 1812 when San José had its first city government. In 1813, the Spanish parliament gave the town the title of city, which was then lost in 1814 when Ferdinand VII of Spain annulled the proceedings by the courts. The municipal government was restored in 1820 with the title of city population.
San José is one of the youngest capital cities in Latin America by year of conception, though it was not named capital until 1823.[6] The first modern urban neighborhood carries the name of his founder, the French coffee entrepreneur Monsieur Amon, and was created in the latest 19th century in line with Belle Époque contemporary architecture. The Barrio Amon, as well as the National Theatre remain symbols of Costa Rican coffee golden age.
Today San José is a modern city with bustling commerce, brisk expressions of art and architecture, and spurred by the country's improved tourism industry, it is a significant destination and stopover for foreign visitors.[7]
San José exerts a strong influence because of its proximity to other cities (Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago) and the country's demographic assemblage in the Central Valley.[8]
Costa Rica has developed high literacy rates and education levels. Most of the nation's people are literate, know the basics of arithmetic, and many have high-school level titles. The country as a whole has the best education levels of all the Central American nations, and one of the best in Latin America. This is especially true for this city, San José,[9] which is the nation's educational hub, being home to many institutions; including public and around 51 private universities.[10]
University of Santo Tomas, the first university of Costa Rica was established here in 1843. That institution maintained close ties with the Roman Catholic Church and was closed in 1888 by the progressive and anti-clerical government of President Bernardo Soto Alfaro as part of a campaign to modernize public education. The schools of law, agronomy, fine arts, and pharmacy continued to operate independently, but Costa Rica had no university proper until 1940, when those four schools were re-united to establish the modern University of Costa Rica (UCR), during the reformist administration of President Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia.
The city's public education system is composed of pre-schools, elementary and high schools (from grades 7 to 11), which are located in all of the city's districts and are under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Education.[9] Nevertheless, private institutions do exist within the city. These educational institutions range from pre-schools to universities. Most tend to be bilingual, teaching subjects in either German or English and Spanish, among other languages, apart from just teaching a certain language.
San José city is one of Latin America's safest cities. As of 19 June 2012, both the city and nation reduced their crime indices considerably. Nationwide, crime was reduced from 12.5 to 9.5 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants.
In 2012, new police equipment was issued by the government, and the security budget was increased. President Laura Chinchilla's government has donated vehicles and other equipment to the police department on at least two occasions.[11]
The city's greater metropolitan area (in Los Yoses, San Pedro) also serves as the headquarters of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
San José is divided into 11 districts (distritos): Catedral, Carmen, Hatillo, Hospital, Uruca, Mata Redonda, Merced, Pavas, San Francisco de Dos Ríos, San Sebastián, Zapote. The districts are divided up into a number of neighborhoods (local name: "barrios").[12]
San José has several internal transportation networks that connect the city districts and metropolitan area; as well as national transportation networks that connect the city to other parts of Costa Rica.
San José is currently undergoing modernization in transportation. The current mayor, Johnny Araya, has announced the establishment of an urban tramway system that will, in its first phase, cover the central core of the city going from west to east. This entire plan was announced and publicly presented on February 2011 by the city mayor and Costa Rican President, Laura Chinchilla.
On 27 September 2012, San José disclosed plans to install its first street signs, about 22,000 signs and plaques. It is estimated that the lack of proper street names for directions causes the loss of $720 million a year by the Inter-American Development Bank in 2008, due to undelivered, returned or re-sent mail.[13]
Private bus companies connect different areas of the city with each other and the suburbs. Services to other parts of the country are provided by other private companies which have stations or stops spread all over the city centre. There are also bus services between Juan Santamaría International Airport and downtown San José
The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles, or the state owned railway institute, is in charge of all of Costa Rica's railways. In 2004, this institution began work on the establishment of an inter-urban railway network. This network would connect Tibás, Heredia, San Antonio de Belén, Pavas, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Sabanilla and Curridabat, among other locations.
There are current plans to expand this inter-urban railway system into Cartago, Alajuela, and the Juan Santamaría International Airport.
Trains run to Heredia from Estación Atlantico and San Antonio de Belen and from Estación Pacifico.[14]
San José public taxi services complement the urban transportation network. Taxis are characterized by their red color and belong to registered cooperatives. There are other taxi services which do not belong to the registered system that are generally orange or yellow colored.
The city is serviced by Juan Santamaría International Airport, 23 km (14 mi) west of downtown, in the city of Alajuela, which is one of the busiest airports in Central America. In 2010, Juan Santamaría International Airport received 4.3 million passengers, most of them from international flights. In 2011, the airport was named the 3rd Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean from the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International[15]
The airport is undergoing a modernization plan, which is expected to be brief. The previous remodeling done to the airport cost around $7 million.
Another important airport in San José is called Aeropuerto Internacional ICAO: MRPV). It is located 8 km (5 mi) north-east of the city proper and 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Juan Santamaría International Airport.
The city's major football club is Deportivo Saprissa, who won a record 31 league titles. They play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, which is located in Tibás. Another top level club, Universidad play at the Estadio Ecológio.
Costa Rican cuisine (comida típica) is generally not spicy. Throughout San José, the most popular food is the national dish of gallo pinto, which is a mixture of fried rice and black beans. Gallo pinto is usually served for breakfast with tortillas and natilla, a thin sour cream. Costa Rican restaurants serving traditional food at an affordable price are called sodas and usually offer casados for lunch and dinner. A casado (which means "married" in Spanish) consists of rice, beans, and meat, and normally comes with cabbage-and-tomato salad, fried plantains, and/or tortillas.[16] San José Central Market, in downtown San José, has numerous stalls and sodas.
San José City lies in the Tropics and is in a tropical rainforest. However its elevation gives it a mild climate. Under the Köppen climate classification it features a Tropical wet and dry climate. The temperature ranges between 17 and 30 °C (63 and 86 °F). Relative humidity averages 68.2% (with extremes of 55% in March and 78% in October)[17] and the daily range tends to be between 60% and 90%, with the humidity typically dropping to the lower end of this range near mid-day and rising again during the night. It rains on an average of 170 days per year[17] but half the rainfall pours down on only 15 of these days. The rainy season is from May to mid-November, but cloudiness and rainfall can occur during the dry season. There are approximately 2440 hours of sunshine per year.[17] Regularly, there is a very strong wind at some locations in San José during the dry season.
San José has many beautiful theatres, many with European-inspired architecture. These buildings serve as the city's main tourist attractions; not only because of the architectural beauty, but because of the numerous cultural, musical, and artistic presentations and activities, which include traditional and modern Costa Rican and San José culture.
The most well-known are:
The National Theatre of Costa Rica and the Melico Salazar Theatre present drama, dance performances and concerts throughout the year. Nevertheless, other 'smaller' theatres can be found throughout the city and provide a large array of entertainment.
Teatro Variedades is San José's oldest theatre.[20]
San José is also host to various museums. These museums allow visitors to view Costa Rican history, scientific discoveries, pre-Columbian era culture and art, as well as modern Costa Rican art. The city is also host to the nation's museum of gold and museum of jade.
Some of the city's main museums are:
San José is home to many parks and squares (plazas in Spanish); where one can find gazebos, open green areas, recreational areas, lakes, fountains, statues and sculptures by Costa Rican artists and many different bird, tree and plant species.
The city's primary parks include:
Plazas, or town squares, are very prominent across San José' districts.
This is a list in alphabetical order of notable people from San José, Costa Rica or lived in San José, Costa Rica.
San José can be seen in Jurassic Park.
San José, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Spanish language, Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil
New York City, United States, American Civil War, Hawaii, Western United States
United States, Mexico City, New Spain, North America, Spanish Empire
Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala Department, Guatemala City, Belize
San José, Costa Rica, Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, Honduras national football team, Guatemala national football team
San José, Costa Rica, Costa Rica national football team, Belize national football team, Honduras national football team, Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica, Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser, El Salvador women's national football team, Costa Rica women's national football team, Costa Rica national under-21 football team
Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, Canada, United States, Mexico
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IN THIS EDITION: Canada takes China to the WTO, Canadian rare earth elements see an opportunity in the China-U.S. trade war, and Meng Wanzhou is back in court.
"The Huawei case will be resolved, eventually. That does not mean China and Canada will resume normal relations. Canada's business and political elite have spent the past 25 years trying to forge deeper ties with the Middle Kingdom. That strategy now requires a clear-eyed assessment" – Nicolas Van Praet and David Parkinson, the Globe and Mail
Meng Wanzhou
• The Huawei CFO is back in court today in Vancouver, where arguments about disclosure of documents is expected to be heard ahead of her extradition trial.
• For more info about who Meng Wanzhou is and why this case has had such ramifications for Canada, check out these China Briefs.
WTO complaint
• Canada is taking China to the World Trade Organization over China's ban of Canadian canola seeds. Canada argues that China has refused to show any evidence of the pests it claims are in the canola.
• It is likely that this case will not be resolved before the Canadian election.
• The Canadian Canola Council says the ban has cost the canola industry $500 million so far.
Canadian rare earth elements see an opportunity
• The Canadian rare earth elements (REEs) are gaining attention as China threatens to curb its exports. China currently produces close to 90 per cent of the world's supply of REEs, but is now threatening to restrict exports, as a part of its response to American tariffs.
• REEs are used in a variety of industrial applications, including clean energy, aerospace, electronics, and vehicles. The largest use for REEs are the creation of permanent magnets, which are essential components of modern electronics (cell phones, TVs, computers, jet aircraft, etc.)
• Canada doesn't currently produce rare earth elements but has one-third of the world's REEs. There are projects underway to start mining REEs in the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, with more exploratory projects expected to start soon.
Agriculture fallout
Agriculture industries that have been hit by China bans – particularly pork, beef, canola, and soy – are still feeling the heat, months after the bans were put in place. Here are some updates:
• Pork: producers, processors, and packers are looking for government support totaling $360 million. A Statistics Canada analysis suggests that the pork ban could represent a hit of over $373 million to trade between the two countries.
• Canola: the Canadian canola harvest is expected to drop 8 per cent this year, which can at least be partially attributed to lower seeding from the Chinese ban on Canadian canola seeds.
Dominic Barton
As the last China Brief went out, we had just gotten word that Dominic Barton would be Canada's new ambassador to China. Since then, there's been some commentary on the appointment:
• In the Financial Post, Terence Corcoran argued that Barton could be a good appointee, particularly with his contacts in China, but worries that Barton admires China too much.
• In the Manitoba Cooperator Alex Binkley argues that the appointment is a great boon for Canada's agriculture industry, as Barton has been a strong advocate for a stronger agriculture sector in Canada.
• Barton's recent marriage to the head of Asia Pacific operations for BlackRock (the world's largest asset management firm) has raised concerns that Barton will encounter conflicts between his professional role and personal life.
Interestingly, we have seen very little commentary on China's new ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu.
Commentary on Chinese strategy
As you've seen in the last few China Briefs, there has been regular commentary in the media on Canada's strategy on China. This has continued:
• In the Western Producer, Ed White writes that Canada is playing "good cop, bad cop" with China – not as an intentional strategy, but with the Liberal Party taking the good cop route and the Conservative Party taking the bad cop route.
• In the National Post, Derek Burney writes that Canada can fight back against China by exercising "quiet but persistent diplomacy aimed at gaining some relief for the incarcerated Canadians." Additionally, Canada should support Taiwan more, and follow New Brunswick's example and ban Confucius Institutes.
• In the National Post, Conrad Black writes that Huawei was likely responsible for the collapse of Nortel in the 2000s, and the lesson of this is that "the West generally should be unambiguously supportive of the ongoing U.S. effort to persuade China to conform to civilized international business practices." But he also argues we should not extradite Meng, because we should not have an extradition treaty with the U.S.
• Canada is backing Taiwan's efforts to be invited to the International Civil Aviation Organization meeting in Montreal at the end of this month. This is at odds with China, which has prevented Taiwan from joining the meetings. The ICAO is a UN Agency that helps co-ordinate safe and secure air traffic. The meetings begin tomorrow – there is still no word if Taiwan will be participating.
• For the second time in three months, a Canadian warship travelled through the Taiwan Strait. China regards this as a domestic waterway because it claims Taiwan as part of its territory, whereas Taiwan sees the strait as international waters. The warship was shadowed by the Chinese military as it made the transit.
Other stories:
• This weekend the Globe and Mail released an extensive deep dive on the Canada-China relationship, and how we've gotten to the point we're at today. (And yours truly was quoted in it, so you know you want to check it out.)
• In response to the trade pressure Canada is facing from China, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Saskatchewan have announced that they are (separately) leading trade missions to Japan and South Korea in October.
• The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction has slammed the federal government's decision to waive tariffs on foreign steel imports for the LNG Canada and Woodfibre LNG Projects. The steel for these projects is coming from China.
• One businessman commented that he didn't think there were steel yards in Canada big enough for these projects, and that they would've had to go to China.
• Despite the tensions between Canada and China some Canadian companies are seeing great success in business opportunities in China – like the Canadian Wellness Institute, based in Winnipeg, that has recently opened two locations in China and is planning 100 more.
– Sarah Pittman, policy analyst
The China Brief is a compilation of stories and links related to China and its relationship with Canada's West. The opinions expressed in the links are those of the articles' authors and don't necessarily reflect the views of the Canada West Foundation and our affiliates.


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Send a real letter by computer
February 6, 2007 by davidallen | 1 Comment
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Its funny that sometimes there is a need to send a real letter to people, emails, SMS and phone calls are ok, after all we use them all the time, but there is something more permanent when you send a hard copy to someone.
Well surprisingly, it is now possible to send a letter by post while you are sitting at your desk in front of your computer, sounds crazy, but it is true.
This is how it works. You compose your letter as normal, then convert it to a PDF, This is then transferred to the Pixel Letter server, Then unfortunately as with most things you have part with some cash, Now Pixel Letter print and fold your letter, put it into an envelope and either deliver it or send it through the post, and that is it.
The cost is about 0,85 euros; this depends on the amount of pages and how often you use the service, because discounts are applied to accounts that use the service on a regular basis.
It is simple really, so there you have it, and you are able to send a letter by real post or snail mail without leaving your office or home. So you now have no excuses for not sending any letters via snail mail. This does actually have a good long term prospect, say you are putting a quotation together and need to get into the mail, with this service you can sit back and work on your quotations or even letters chasing up bad debts, and then send them via the Pixel Litter service.
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I don't know about the email bou, Mary Mary, I live in pa. Its in New York of course. I need help with my family. We need to rejoice as a family should but we are suffering. Thanks


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February 14, 2011 by Paul Curtin
Rumors have begun to hit the net today after Swedish gaming site Press2Play.tv reported that EA Games has decided to cancel Mirror's Edge 2.
The first game released back in 2008 was easily one of the most unique and best games of 2008, unfortunately, Mirror's Edge didn't meet sales expectations, mostly due to a lack of marketing that failed to create buzz around the game. Back in 2009 Electronic Art's President John Ritccitello told the press that the first game "deserved a sequel". Also at E3 2009, EA's Senior Vice President Patrick Soderlund confirmed that a small team was working on a sequel. Soderlund's latest quote from Press2Play doesn't look good for fans of the series:
"Patrick [Soderlund – EA driving and shooting game boss] acknowledges that Mirror's Edge didn't match up to their expectations regarding sales, and that has stopped the sequel that has been in development," declared the report, published originally in December. "EA was shown a prototype, but declined with askance. The project has been stopped – involved parties at DICE are working on something else now. Patrick himself seems to have Mirror's Edge near his heart, but they are not in the business of charity."
I really hope that Electronic Arts reconsiders scrapping the sequel and the game is still alive. EA Games also released the original Dead Space in 2008 which was an amazing game that failed to reach sales expectations due to poor marketing. But EA pushed forward and released a sequel last month that is now outselling the original 2 to 1 due to a previous fan base and much better marketing campaign.
Dead Space 2 is proof that a successful series can be built around an amazing original game that didn't preform as well as it should sales-wise. The innovative player movement style from Mirror's Edge is already being implemented into current first-person shooters in development by other studios and I would love to see what the developers of the first game could improve upon given a couple years since the release of the original game.


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Both the Financial Services Authority and Ofgem are involved in a probe following claims that UK traders have rigged prices on the wholesale gas market. This follows claims from someone who worked for Icis Heren, the price reporting company.
The FSA confirmed the regulator had received 'information in relation to the physical gas market, and will be analysing this information'. "In preparing for full implementation of new EU legislation to tackle market abuse (REMIT), we will consider carefully any evidence of market abuse that is brought to our attention as well as scope for action under all our other powers.
"Ofgem has already activated its established procedures to review the information we have received."a statement the energy regulator said: "Ofgem can confirm that it has received information relating to trading in the gas market and is looking into the issue'.
The evidence was supplied by Icis Heren of what it believes to be suspect trading on the 28th Septemberm which is marked as the end of the gas year. The source was named by The Guardian as Seth Freedman who worked for Icis Heren for 9 months.
Energy secretary Ed Davey said he was "extremely concerned by the allegations and will be keeping in close touch with the regulators while they get to the bottom of this"


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Former German president Richard von Weizsaecker has died aged 94
Berlin (AFP) - Richard von Weizsaecker, who died Saturday aged 94, was the first president of a reunited Germany and played a leading role in helping the country face up to its Nazi past.
During his 10 years in the office, he never shied away from thorny political debates, such as on immigration, winning recognition at home and abroad.
Though the post is largely ceremonial, he became known as the "political president" with a knack for giving stirring speeches that were often shaped by his own history.
In his most memorable address, marking 40 years after the end of World War II, he told lawmakers that May 8, 1945, marked a day of "liberation from the inhuman system of National Socialist tyranny" and not capitulation.
Chancellor Angela Merkel called his death "a great loss for Germany" and said his stirring speech in 1985 was "a necessary and clear statement that was significant for our German self-understanding".
Germany's current President Joachim Gauck said Weizsaecker had been a "great human being and an outstanding head of state".
"Out of the experience of war and tyranny came his commitment for a peaceful and united Europe," Gauck said in a message of condolence to Weizsaecker's wife.
Weizsaecker began his military service in 1938, was wounded several times and was close by when one of his two brothers was killed early on in the war. "I buried him myself. I needn't tell you how that feels," he told news weekly Spiegel's online edition in 2009.
After the war he studied law and history.
While still a student he assisted the lawyer defending his father Ernst von Weizsaecker, a high-ranking aide to Hitler's foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, at the US-run Nuremberg trials.
His father received a seven-year sentence that was later reduced to five years.
- 'Unifying means learning to share' -
The ecologist Greens party paid tribute to his "moral integrity" and said Weizsaecker had changed Germany and its image, calling his May 8 anniversary speech a "historic milestone in Germans' handling of their history".
Spiegel Online summed it up in its headline, which read: "A single, liberating sentence".
French President Francois Hollande emphasised the late president's "moral stature".
Weizsaecker was born in the southwestern city of Stuttgart on April 15, 1920, the fourth child of an aristocratic family. As his father was a diplomat, he spent his early years in various European cities before studying at Britain's Oxford University and in Grenoble, southeastern France.
After the war he joined industrial group Mannesmann and quickly worked his way up to become the head of the economic policy division. He later moved to Waldthausen & Co. bank and in 1962 joined pharmaceutical group Boehringer.
Having already joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1954, he was also active in both politics and the Protestant Church. He was elected to the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, in 1969.
From 1981 to 1984 he served as mayor of West Berlin.
Weizsaecker was the first holder of the office to meet with East German leader Erich Honecker.
He ran unsuccessfully for president in 1974, but a decade later won by a landslide to became Germany's sixth president for a five-year term, which he used to speak out on the country's past, stand up for democratic and Christian values and seek consensus.
He called for reconciliation with East Germany and encouraged dialogue with the communist regime.
A few months before the Berlin Wall fell, he won a second presidential term in May 1989, with an even bigger majority than in 1984, and oversaw German reunification and the end of the Cold War.
On October 3, 1990, the day Germany reunited, he stressed the importance of unity in the face of the challenges that lay ahead.
"Unifying ourselves means learning to share," he said.
Weizsaecker, who had three sons and a daughter with his wife Marianne, continued to be involved in public life after leaving office.


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Yangon Urban - 3 Days
Yangon, formerly Rangoon; Quirky and Colonial. A sense of years in solitude, and leftovers from the British colonial era, yet, so clearly of Asian heritage and so very much its own.
You will have a soft landing and stay in downtown Yangon to sense what was once a major colonial city in Burma (Myanmar) and Southeast Asia. You will go on a special insight tour to explore the local markets and the monks collecting alms in the early morning. Andst you will still have plenty of free time to explore Yangon's backstreets and colourful street life. Experience the ambient Lucky Seven tea-shop, taste the fine local dish Mohinga. Hang out at a corner when the sun sets. Go Beyond the ordinary. Explore Yangon.
Price from 7,400.00 THB per personBook Now
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• Soft landing in Burma's largest city, a fine introduction to the country.
Small Group Exploration – normally no more than 2-5 travellers. Being few brings you closer to local life and flexibility to go to places less travelled; to go beyond the ordinary.
|Trip Length:
|3 Day(s) 2 Night(s)
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|Travel Season:
All year. The best time to visit is from November to February when it is dry and temperatures are at their lowest. Day temperatures are around 20-25 degrees, while night temperatures in December – January can drop to below 10 degrees. The rainy season runs from the end of May until the end of September and can bring heavy and regular rainfall. From Mar to May the temperature can rise to above 40 degrees.
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|Private Car and Walking.
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|2 Nights in Standard Room with Air Con and Private Bathroom and Toilet. Breakfast is Included.
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Adults: to years of age
Children: Prohibited
Infants: Prohibited
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Child age: 2-11 years.
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Meals: 2 x breakfast.
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• Drinks
Day 1: Arrival in Yangon and transfer to your central hotel
Yangon. It oozes of exotic spices, the British colonial era and years in solitude. Now, a good mix of past and present, so clearly of Asian heritage and so very much its own. After being transferred from the airport, spend the rest of your day wandering Yangon's downtown on your own. Take in the city from above by climbing Sakura Tower where you will find a restaurant on the 22nd floor. Or simply stroll the city roads to get closer to life at street level.
Accommodation: Overnight at central hotel in Yangon.
Transport and Guide: Your guide will meet you in Yangon airport and transfer you to your hotel (remember to make us aware of your arrival time and details in advance).
Day 2: Yangon - Morning tour with the Monks, Mohinga and Markets
What's happening in the streets of Yangon when most other people are still sleeping or taking their shower? You're going to find out soon. Your guide will be expecting you in the lobby of your hotel at 06:30 and take you through the morning traffic to Yangon's main fish market. Located on the Yangon River, the offloading point is alive 24 hours a day and will also be bustling when you arrive. Chilly ice block trucks, fish piled in colorfull plastic baskets and hard working young guys making their way through the market with today's catch.
Continue to a 24 hours open vegetable market and try the famous Burmese breakfast called Mohinga (a mild fish soup with noodles and crackers). By that time the monks are walking through the streets of Yangon to collect their alms and you will wait for them to pass and donate a bit of food to them. Walk through the fruit and vegetable market before heading back to your hotel (around 09:30 am) to have your full western breakfast.
You will have the rest of the day and evening at your convenience to explore Yangon's backstreets and colourful street life. Pay a visit to the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda and marvel over the city's colonial heritage. Hang out at a corner when the sun sets and be seated for a spicy roadside dinner surrounded by nothing but friendliness and smiles.
Meals: Breakfast included.
Accommodation: Overnight at central hotel in Yangon.
Transport and Guide: Your guide will pick you up at 06:30 and together you go by van to the markets.
Transport not included: Any self-transfer during your free day and evening.
Day 3: Yangon
Wake up for a slow morning, free for you to do as you please. Venture into the small backstreets of sleepy Yangon. Watch the city come to life, the locals opening up the store gate, and the first mug of tea being stirred. Take in the sight of the old colonial past, the colourful produce at the local markets, money switching hands, chatter and laugh in the air.
Remember to check out before 12.00 noon and prepare to leave Burma behind or set of for more Burma explorations.
We recommend to combine this tour with…:
• Classic Burma Spice – A round-trip of the classics, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle, yet with the Go Beyond spice added.
• Shan State Adventure – if you are ready to go beyond the ordinary, to trek in a remote, incredibly beautiful and unexplored area.
Meals: Breakfast is included.
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San Francisco Area News.
The biggest lineparty in the area is the one I'm going to: Midnight at the Coronet, yay! Meanwhile across the Bay, fans will want to look out for a 24-hour solid TTT marathon at the brand new AMC theatre in Emeryville. [More]Posted in Old Main News on December 12, 2002 by Tehanu


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