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Watch autonomous cars do doughnuts and drift sideways round corners

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:12 +0000

Driverless cars can now do doughnuts and drift like stunt drivers, skidding sideways around corners while maintaining control, which might help the cars recover from dangerous situations


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2,4-Dichloro-6-{N-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]carboximidoyl}phenol

By journals.iucr.org
Published On :: 2024-11-14

The title compound, C14H8Cl2F3NO, was synthesized by the condensation between trifluoromethylaniline and dichlorosalicylaldehyde by nucleophilic addition, forming a hemiaminal, followed by a dehydration to generate an imine. The compound crystallizes in an orthorhombic Pbca (Z = 8) space group with a dihedral angle of 44.70 (5)° between the two aromatic rings. In the crystal, the molecules pack together to form a zigzag pattern along the c axis.


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Privately SA and Privado ID partner for privacy-first age verification

By thepaypers.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:01:00 +0100

SafetyTech company Privately SA has partnered with Privado ID to develop a privacy-focused, device-based age verification solution.


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CandyRific, Haribo partner on holiday snack bucket

By www.snackandbakery.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:24:27 -0500

Each 10-oz holiday-themed bucket includes two 2-oz bags of Haribo Goldbears and two bags of Orville Redenbacher’s Butter Microwave Popcorn. 


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GT Radial Drifter Tyler Wolfson Getting Noticed

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

California drifter Tyler Wolfson is entering his second year competing on GT Radial ultra high performance tires and is getting some attention after five podium finishes in 2012. His car is on the cover of this month's Wrecked Magazine.


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UCC TERRIFIC THURSDAYS @ TROTTER (November 14, 2024 5:30pm)

By events.umich.edu
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:31:28 -0500

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 5:30pm
Location: 428 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
Organized By: University Career Center

CONNECT WITH THE UCC ON A TERRIFIC THURSDAY!  Stop scrolling and start soaring!   Join the University Career Center (UCC) for drop-in hours at Trotter! Whether you're exploring career options or need tipsto ace that interview, we're here to help you crush it.   #TrotterThursdays #CareerGoals #UMich  Don't miss out! See you there!  *Thursday, September 19, 6 – 7 pm Are you ready for the Job & Internship Fair!? We got you! Chat with a Peer Advisor who can help you prepare for the Job & Internship Fair. Learn more about the Go Blue Career Jam.*Thursday, October 3, 7– 8 pm Want to connect with student interns who are a fellow Wolverines across a variety of industries? Learn how toidentify and network with students, alumni and other professionals on Handshake, LinkedIn and UCAN.* Thursday, October 17,⋅6– 7 pm Preparing for an interview!? We got you! Chat with a peer advisor who can help you prepare for your job or internship interview! *Thursday, November 14, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Have you heard the Alumni network at UM is so large!? Come learn how to identify and network with Alumni on the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and Linkedin! Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event then please go to: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1592942/share_preview


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Episode 126 - Sacrificially Generous

By thewellcommunity.org
Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:00:00 -0800

This week's interview is with WSM Program Director and new co-host of the Spout, Ben Wulbern. Jayne will interview Ben to give all of you listeners a chance to get to know him, where he comes from and a few of his favorite things. The Crew also discusses their thoughts from the AOD Series. Email thespoutpodcast@gmail.com with any feedback or leave a review on iTunes. Like The Well - Spoutcast on Facebook, find us on Twitter: @thespoutcast, or add us on Instagram: @thespoutcast. Check back in with the Spoutcast each week for a new episode or search Spoutcast in iTunes to subscribe to this podcast. This week's music is from Hillsong UNITED’s album, Zion. Speaker: The Spoutcast Team


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OSCE Mission to Montenegro clarifies role with regard to upcoming elections

By feeds.osce.org
Published On :: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:33:14 +0000

PODGORICA, 4 April 2016 - In response to articles carried in various media outlets, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro would like to clarify its role regarding the upcoming elections. While the Mission has contracted an international senior-level expert to advise the State Election Commission (SEC) on their technical preparations for the parliamentary elections anticipated for this autumn, the Mission does not observe elections.

This expert is currently working with the SEC in developing training materials to be used by election commissioners for the upcoming local government election in Tivat on 17 April.

Through its senior-level technical expert, the Mission will continue its efforts in providing technical assistance to the SEC up to and including the conclusion of parliamentary elections.

The relevant institution within the OSCE responsible for election observation is the Warsaw-based OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). As per the OSCE/ODIHR's election observation methodology, during the deployment of an election related activity for parliamentary elections, a clear separation of mandates between the OSCE/ODIHR and the OSCE Mission to Montenegro will be maintained.

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OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes workshop on verifying the authenticity of security documents

By feeds.osce.org
Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:51:59 +0000

DUSHANBE, 15 July 2016 – Twenty-four mid-rank officers from the Tajik Border Troops, the State Committee on National Security and Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs today completed a week-long OSCE workshop in Dushanbe on verifying the authenticity of security documents.

The workshop examined how documents are falsified, how passport booklets are constructed and produced, the processes behind producing paper for such documents, security features as well as the methods for verifying passports. Participants also improved their knowledge of technical devices and modern methods for verifying document authenticity, the types of light sources used during the verification, and in working with documents with plastic pages.

The workshop was delivered by two experts from Belarus. 

“The Office in Tajikistan continues supporting the capacity building of Tajik border and security agencies, including in the areas of contemporary approaches to identifying forged travel documents and in inter-agency co-ordination and co-operation in this area,” said Vyacheslav Abramets, Border Management Adviser at the OSCE Office. “The workshop was organized as part of this year’s activities by the OSCE Office and within the framework of the successful implementation of the Tajik National Border Management Strategy.”

The workshop follows the June 2016 handover by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan of a video-spectral comparator with informational-reference system, a spectral fluorescent microscope, compact devices for express authenticity verification, a spectral luminescent magnifier and a desktop computer set, to the Border Troops. The equipment was installed at the border checkpoint in the newly-constructed terminal of Dushanbe International Airport to enable the advanced authenticity verification of passports.


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OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes workshop on verifying the authenticity of security documents

By feeds.osce.org
Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:51:59 +0000

DUSHANBE, 15 July 2016 – Twenty-four mid-rank officers from the Tajik Border Troops, the State Committee on National Security and Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs today completed a week-long OSCE workshop in Dushanbe on verifying the authenticity of security documents.

The workshop examined how documents are falsified, how passport booklets are constructed and produced, the processes behind producing paper for such documents, security features as well as the methods for verifying passports. Participants also improved their knowledge of technical devices and modern methods for verifying document authenticity, the types of light sources used during the verification, and in working with documents with plastic pages.

The workshop was delivered by two experts from Belarus. 

“The Office in Tajikistan continues supporting the capacity building of Tajik border and security agencies, including in the areas of contemporary approaches to identifying forged travel documents and in inter-agency co-ordination and co-operation in this area,” said Vyacheslav Abramets, Border Management Adviser at the OSCE Office. “The workshop was organized as part of this year’s activities by the OSCE Office and within the framework of the successful implementation of the Tajik National Border Management Strategy.”

The workshop follows the June 2016 handover by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan of a video-spectral comparator with informational-reference system, a spectral fluorescent microscope, compact devices for express authenticity verification, a spectral luminescent magnifier and a desktop computer set, to the Border Troops. The equipment was installed at the border checkpoint in the newly-constructed terminal of Dushanbe International Airport to enable the advanced authenticity verification of passports.

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Green Grifters: Another elite-laden UN climate summit demonstrates the staggering hypocrisy of climate activism

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:53:46 +0000

https://www.city-journal.org/article/green-grifters By Heather Mac Donald The latest global climate conference opened Monday in Azerbaijan. The timing is excellent. Any doubt regarding the wisdom of the next Trump administration’s likely pullout from such meetings should be dispelled by the conference photos alone. Here are tens of thousands of well fed, well-dressed members of the global elite—activists, […]


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Trump tariffs spell trouble for Thailand

By www.bangkokpost.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0700

Readers must have read a few articles or listened to numerous analyses of US President-elect Donald Trump's trade protectionism policy and its impact on the world economy, particularly China. But this could be the first genuinely economic-oriented analysis of Mr Trump's policy, emphasising issues relevant to Thailand. Readers could find that an economic approach would give new insights into...


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Las tarifas de luz más baratas de noviembre de 2024

By www.elmundo.es
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:46:10 +0100

La factura energética es un gasto fijo en la economía familiar: elegir la más adecuada supone un importante ahorro mensual Leer


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How a Republican trifecta makes way for Trump’s rightwing agenda

By www.yahoo.com
Published On :: 2024-11-14T04:15:19Z


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Onion prices likely to cool down further with arrival of new kharif crop: Govt official

By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:06:03 +0530

Onion prices in India are anticipated to decrease further due to the arrival of the new kharif crop. The government has been selling onions from its buffer stock at subsidized rates to combat recent price increases. Over 4,850 tonnes of onions have been transported via railway to major cities, including Delhi, to enhance supply and stabilize prices.


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Trump’s proposed tariffs, especially on China and Mexico, could hit California hard

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:14:00 GMT

By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.

A range of experts, from Nobel Prize-winning economists to an internet-famous menswear writer, have a message for Americans who voted for Donald Trump based on his promises to bring down prices: This likely won’t go how you want. 

Some voters cited the cost of living as a factor in their decision to elect Trump to a second term as president. But with inflation actually starting to ease, his proposed tariffs, which the president-elect has called the “most beautiful word in the dictionary,” could actually raise prices again.

While some experts don’t think more tariffs are a bad idea, the majority of economists and other experts who spoke with CalMatters echoed 23 Nobel laureates who warned that Trump’s policies would be worse for the economy than the ones proposed by Vice President Kamala Harris. Those economists wrote a letter last month calling Harris’ economic agenda “vastly superior” to Trump’s, and mentioned tariffs as one reason.

“His policies, including high tariffs even on goods from our friends and allies and regressive tax cuts for corporations and individuals, will lead to higher prices, larger deficits, and greater inequality,” the economists wrote.

Businesses that import goods into the country must pay the tariffs. They tend to pass on their increased costs to consumers, with some executives recently promising to do just that during their earnings calls. So economists largely view tariffs as a tax, especially on the lowest- and middle-income families in the nation. 

While tariffs could raise prices for all U.S. consumers, California could feel the brunt of the impact in part because of the countries Trump singled out during his campaign: China and Mexico. Those two countries accounted for 40% of the state’s imports in 2023.

“The port and logistics complex in Southern California is a very important part of the economy, and directly tied to the countries he threatened,” said Stephen Levy, an economist and director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, an independent, private research organization in Silicon Valley. 

Trump imposed tariffs during his first presidential term, and President Joe Biden maintained some of them. During his campaign this time around, Trump said he intends to impose tariffs of 10% to 20% on all imports, and has mentioned even higher tariffs on goods from China (60%) and Mexico (100% to 200% on cars). 

Such tariffs could exacerbate California’s already high cost of living and raise the prices of cars, technology and electronic products, medical devices, groceries and more. Also, as the state saw during Trump’s first term — which included a trade war, with countries retaliating with their own tariffs on U.S. exports — California’s agricultural industry is likely to feel the effects. Trump’s proposed tariffs could also have an adverse effect on the state’s ports, which are among the nation’s busiest. 

And all of those outcomes could have a ripple effect on jobs in the state, including those in agriculture, trade and manufacturing.

What the state’s ports expect

Trade experts say it’s too early to tell how the state’s ports could be affected, though some of them also said they expect a near-term surge in activity as businesses brace themselves for tariffs by importing more goods now. 

“Long Beach and Los Angeles are two of the largest ports in the U.S.,” said Jonathan Aronson, a professor of communication and international relations at the University of Southern California, who studies trade and the international political economy. “Their traffic would presumably slow in both directions” if Trump imposes tariffs, Aronson said. Like other experts, though, he wondered if the president-elect is using the threat of tariffs as a negotiating tactic — say, to pressure Mexico into doing more to limit immigration into the United States. 

The most recent available data for the Port of Los Angeles, which is the busiest in North America and handles nearly 10% of all U.S. imports, shows that trade activity rose nearly 19% at the port in September from the same month a year ago. September imports totaled $27.9 billion, a 20% increase year over year. There’s a chance those numbers could head the opposite direction as a result of tariffs.

“Significant increases in tariffs, and the possibility of retaliatory tariffs, could have a significant impact on traffic — and jobs — at the port,” said Phillip Sanfield, a spokesperson. “We’re monitoring developments closely.”

The Port of Los Angeles says nearly 1 million California jobs are related to trade at that port.

The Port of Long Beach handles about 3% of all U.S. imports and has about 575,000 Southern California jobs tied to trade. Chief Executive Mario Cordero said, through a spokesperson, that he is waiting to see what trade policies Trump actually will adopt: “At this point we expect that strong consumer demand will continue to drive cargo shipments upward in the near term.” 

The Port of Oakland, whose trade-related jobs at both the airport and seaport number about 98,000, also expects a traffic boost at first. Spokesperson Robert Bernardo: “As a West Coast seaport, our primary trading partner is Asia, and what’s happening right now is that retailers are expecting a short-term shipping surge in advance of new tariffs.” 

Mike Jacob is the president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, a not-for-profit maritime trade association whose members facilitate trade. They include ocean carriers, marine terminal operators and more. 

Jacob, too, said he is expecting trade activity to pick up ahead of whatever tariffs Trump imposes: “Given the lack of understanding of the timing, scope and scale (of the tariffs), you’re more likely than not to move cargo earlier.”

As a result of tariffs during Trump’s first term, Jacob said there was “a small bump in cargo back in 2019 that resulted in additional impacts on our logistics chain.” He said after that experience, which was then followed by pandemic-related chaos, the industry might be a little more prepared to deal with possible supply-chain disruptions.

Possible effects on manufacturing

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce is worried about potential tariffs on goods from Mexico. Kenia Zamarripa, a spokesperson for the group, said the CaliBaja region — which includes San Diego and Imperial counties and the Mexican state of Baja California — is interconnected, with a multibillion-dollar supply chain. The region’s logistics facilitate 80% of the trade between California and Mexico, she said.

The nation’s top imports from Mexico in September — worth at least $2 billion for each category — were petroleum and coal products, computer equipment and motor vehicle parts, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Some specific products that are imported into the U.S. from Mexico through California include the Toyota Tacoma. The truck and its components are made in Baja California and elsewhere in Mexico. “Imagine taxing each component before it goes to Mexico and back,” Zamarripa said. 

She added that the region also leads in producing medical devices, and that the importance of that became apparent during the beginning of the pandemic when “a bunch of companies shut down, not knowing that a little metal piece they were producing was a vital part of a heart monitor, for example.”

Mexico’s economy minister, Marcelo Ebrard, said this week that he would hit the U.S. with tariffs if Trump imposes tariffs, though President Claudia Sheinbaum has seemed more open to negotiations.  

Lance Hastings, chief executive of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, said he’s well aware of the disruption tariffs can cause. When Trump put tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, aluminum prices rose at least 25%, Hastings said. “I was in the beer industry when it was put in, and we felt it,” he added.

Hastings also said the anxiety around Trump’s proposed tariffs stem in part from the fact that “we’re still trying to get the supply chain back to normal” after the pandemic. Because “California is the gateway to Asia, the state would feel the impact of more tariffs first and more than everybody else,” he said.

Made in the USA

Yet there is a bit of optimism among those who think some tariffs could actually help California manufacturers. 

Sanjiv Malhotra, founder and CEO of Sparkz, a maker of lithium batteries, said tariffs could benefit his company and the rest of the domestic battery industry amid the increasing popularity of electric vehicles. 

Sparkz, which will get its materials from West Virginia and make batteries at a plant in Sacramento, “is all U.S.-sourced. Nothing is coming in from China,” Malhotra said.

During his campaign, Trump indicated he would try to roll back emission-reduction rules and said he would oppose banning gas-powered vehicles. But Malhotra, who served in the U.S. Energy Department under the first Trump administration, said that as demand for lithium batteries grows, he believes Trump’s incoming administration will understand that they “need to be made here in the U.S. so we are not dependent on China for batteries.”

Kate Gordon, CEO of California Forward, a nonprofit organization that focuses on the state’s economy, said that while it’s important to get back some of “what we’ve lost over the past couple of decades” — the nation once led in solar panels — it “needs to happen deliberately and with attention to where we’re really competitive.”

“What would be terrible would be tariffs on things where we’re no longer competitive, like parts of the solar supply chain, which have been held by China for a long time,” she said. All that would do is drive up prices, Gordon said.

Americans may say they want things to be made in the USA, but they also don’t want to pay higher prices for them, said Derek Guy, a menswear writer based in San Francisco who has covered the clothing industry for more than a decade. A few years ago, Guy wrote about American Apparel, under new ownership, offering U.S. consumers the option of paying a little bit more for clothing made here vs. similar pieces made overseas. 

“Even based on a few dollars, when someone wasn’t looking over (their) shoulder, people chose the foreign version,” Guy said. 

“A lot of manufacturing in the U.S. has long shifted toward the higher-end,” Guy said. “The kind of cheaper clothes we’re talking about (what most Americans buy) are made elsewhere.” Tariffs would raise those prices.

The price of almonds

California’s top agricultural exports include almonds, wine, dairy products, pistachios and other nuts.

During Trump’s first term as China imposed retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., California exports of wine, walnuts, oranges and table grapes to China fell, according to the University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.

In addition, almond prices sank, with the foundation’s researchers saying prices fell from $2.50 a pound to $1.40 a pound in 2018. That had a negative impact on an industry that generates $4 billion to $5 billion a year and employs about 110,000 people, according to the website of lobbying group Almond Alliance. 

Amanda Russell, a spokesperson for the Almond Alliance, said in an emailed statement: “In previous trade negotiations, President Trump demonstrated a commitment to supporting agriculture, and we are optimistic about continuing this partnership to address the challenges and opportunities facing our growers and stakeholders.”

Besides tariffs, another likely action by Trump that could affect the state’s agriculture industry is mass deportations — a threat that has immigrants and advocates on edge. 

“I can’t see any benefit to California if he goes through with mass deportation,” said Levy, the economist in Silicon Valley. “Even the threat of deportation will affect the labor pool.”


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Triathletes Win Eight Medals At Carifta Games

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:05:12 +0000

The Bermuda triathlon team made an outstanding showing at the 2024 Carifta Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships in Barbados, winning eight medals on the first day. A spokesperson said, “On the first day of competition, the Bermuda triathlon team put in some outstanding performances at the 2024 Carifta Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships held in Barbados. Both Sanchez Smith and Naomi MacGuinness […]


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EON Boosts Power-Grid Spending by 20% as Europe Electrifies

By biztoc.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:29:30 GMT


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What a Republican trifecta means for Trump's second term

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:36:29 GMT

Republicans have won control of both chambers of Congress, yielding Trump limited congressional oversight for at least 2 years.


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Ken Griffin takes a 44% loss selling 2 Chicago penthouses he never lived in as he moves to Florida

By www.businessinsider.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:30:38 +0000

The billionaire hedge funder sold two luxury condos for $19 million after paying about $37 million. He's going all in on Florida real estate instead.


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House, Senate Leadership Fights Dominate The Week After GOP Secures Trifecta

By conservativefiringline.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:15:10 +0000

The following article, House, Senate Leadership Fights Dominate The Week After GOP Secures Trifecta, was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

This week the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled to choose their leadership after Republicans won majorities in the Senate and House in the 2024 elections and President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House, securing the trifecta for the GOP for the first time since 2016. The Senate …

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NextStar 'full speed ahead' with Windsor EV battery production amid Trump tariff uncertainty

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST

Windsor, Ont.,'s massive electric vehicle battery plant expects to start producing cells by July — amid uncertainty surrounding possible automotive-related tariffs imposed by the U.S., as threatened by Donald Trump during his election campaign.


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SKY Reveals 'Sacrifice' For Tilak That Worked Wonders For India Against SA

By sports.ndtv.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:13:40 +0530

Suryakumar Yadav showered praise on Tilak Varma and said that the youngster was capable of doing what he did in Centurion.


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SKY Reveals 'Sacrifice' For Tilak That Worked Wonders For India Against SA

By sports.ndtv.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:13:43 +0530

Suryakumar Yadav showered praise on Tilak Varma and said that the youngster was capable of doing what he did in Centurion.


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Sara Sharif’s father admits beating her to death with a cricket bat

By www.dawn.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:50:01 +0500

LONDON: In a dramatic turn of events at the Old Bailey, Urfan Sharif confessed to the murder of his 10-year-old daughter, Sara Sharif, admitting in court that he “takes full responsibility” for her tragic death.

Sharif detailed the brutal treatment he inflicted upon the girl, acknowledging he beat her with a cricket bat and metal pole, leading to her death on Aug 8, 2023, days before her body was discovered in their Surrey home.

The confession came during cross-examination by Caroline Carberry KC, who asked him bluntly if he had killed her by beating. “Yes, she died because of me,” Sharif responded. He revealed that he had struck Sara “severely” over several weeks, reportedly because he was angered by her frequent episodes of soiling herself and vomiting.

Sharif, 42, his wife, Beinash Batool, 30 and his brother Faisal Malik, 29, all facing charges related to what prosecutors have described as a “campaign of abuse” against Sara. The trio fled to Pakistan shortly after Sara’s death, with Sharif later calling the British police to confess he had “beat her up too much”.

A handwritten note, found near Sara’s fully clothed body, further documented Sharif’s admission, stating: “I swear to God that my intention was not to kill her. But I lost it.”

Medical examination reports presented to the court were harrowing. Sara’s postmortem revealed 71 external injuries, including fractures, burns, and bite marks.

When confronted with images of Sara’s injuries, Sharif appeared unable to look, repeatedly saying, “I accept everything,” as Carberry questioned him on the details of his alleged actions.

The prosecution presented a disturbing video clip from Aug 6, showing Sara dancing just two days before her death. Despite this glimpse of her lively spirit, Sharif admitted to brutally beating her that same evening.

The defence team for Sharif later sought a private consultation with him in court, delaying further proceedings.

The trial, however, continues, with Sharif and co-defendants maintaining not guilty pleas to the charges of murder and causing or allowing the child’s death.

Cross-examination

During the hearing, Carberry asked: “Do you accept that you had been beating Sara severely over a number of weeks?” He replied: “Yes, ma’am.”

He went on to accept attacking Sara with a cricket bat repeatedly and causing 25 fractures to her body.

Carberry continued: “I want to ask you about the occasions when you assaulted her with a cricket bat. What had she done to deserve such beatings in your mind?”

Sharif replied: “Nothing.”

She asked: “Why were you beating her so forcefully?”

He replied: “I was wrong.”

She continued: “Were you angry with her because in the summer of last year, she had started soiling herself?”

He replied: “Yes ma’am.”

She added: “And she had started vomiting, hadn’t she?” to which Sharif replied: “Yes, ma’am.”

Carberry asked: “And when she was sick you would get angry? And when she soiled herself you would get angry?” He replied: “Yes ma’am.”

He accepted causing injuries to Sara’s face and head by beating her with the bat and metal pole on 6 Aug.

Carberry continued: “You have pleaded not guilty to the offence of murder. Would you like that charge to be put to you again?”

He replied: “Yes ma’am.”

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Dispatch, Bulwark, Liz Cheney Grifters Facing Hard Times

By www.realclearpolitics.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:08:41 -0600

The dwindling Never Trump faction has nothing left to offer but contempt for Trump voters and fantasies of destroying the Constitution.


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Green Grifters

By www.realclearpolitics.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:48:22 -0600

Another elite-laden conference demonstrates the staggering hypocrisy of climate-change activism.


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From high tariffs to isolation, what a 2nd Trump term might mean for foreign policy

By www.npr.org
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:57:12 -0500

With wars raging around the world and high tariffs looming, Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes says Trump's agenda may be chaotic — but she remains optimistic about possible good elements.


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'How is this a liveable condition?' Tenants leave home filled with mould and dirt, horrifying agent

By www.asiaone.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:22:09 +0800

A property agent was shocked to discover a leased home in a filthy condition, left behind by tenants who moved out several months earlier, according to a TikTok video uploaded by user HomesWithHaziq on Saturday (Nov 9). "For my future landlords, beware," Haziq wrote in the video description. Introducing the video, he also stated: "If you're planning to rent out your whole unit, watch this video first." According to Haziq, the home had been tenanted out for less than two years to a group of foreigners who had little interaction with one another, keeping to their own rooms. The location of the property was not disclosed, but Haziq shared with AsiaOne that it is located in the west. Starting with the living room, things appear to be clean at first glance - if a little cluttered - but Haziq soon points out in the video visible spots of black dirt hidden behind the couch. "The condition of the house will speak for itself," he added. The first toilet certainly proved his point - the toilet seat was yellowed, with the bottom of the bowl stained black.


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Suryakumar Yadav Reveals 'Sacrifice' For Tilak Varma That Worked Wonders For India Against South Afr.. - NDTV Sports

By news.google.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:43:40 GMT

  1. Suryakumar Yadav Reveals 'Sacrifice' For Tilak Varma That Worked Wonders For India Against South Afr..  NDTV Sports
  2. India create history, set a new T20 world record during thrilling win against South Africa  The Times of India
  3. Flying ants to burnt toast: 5 bizarre reasons that stopped a cricket match  Business Standard
  4. Va-va-voom Varma powers India to unbeatable series lead  Cricbuzz
  5. India registers their eighth 200-plus total in T20Is this year  Hindustan Times


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'Priyanka Chopra was out...': Arjun Kapoor talks about his terrific chemistry with Ranveer Singh in Gunday

By www.dnaindia.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:22:00 GMT

Talking about Priyanka Chopra, Arjun admitted that she was already a big star when they made the film.


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Visible-light-mediated catalyst-free synthesis of trifluoromethyl(spiro)-epoxides bearing contiguous quaternary centers

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Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00184B, Research Article
Jingchuan Lin, Yu Zhang, Jinxin Wang, Xinyu Han, Shenglan Zhu, Tong Li, Yanping Zhu, Wei-Dong Zhang
Herein, we describe a non-covalent complex-mediated epoxidation strategy that can yield highly selective central spiro-epoxides by irradiation with visible light without the need for catalyst addition.
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Integrating continuous flow reaction and work-up: chiral amine resolution, separation and purification using a novel coalescing filter system

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React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00442F, Paper
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Bethan May Rowley, Lisa Alice Thompson, Luke Power, James Daglish, Emma Parks, James Birbeck, Stephen P Marsden, Nikil Kapur, John Blacker
To maximize the benefits of a continuous flow reaction, a continuous work-up is also needed. Herein, we present a process design and novel equipment for a continuous amine resolution reaction,...
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Scalable electrified cementitious materials production and recycling

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03529A, Paper
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Xiao Kun Lu, Wenxin Zhang, Brianna N. Ruggiero, Linsey C. Seitz, Jiaqi Li
Our electrochemical production uses carbon-free rocks, water electrolysis, and CO2 capture/circulation for carbon-neutral/negative cement and green H2, turning cement from the second-largest industrial CO2 emitter to a gigaton-scale CCUS enabler.
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A sacrificial separator facilitating in situ creation of a durable CEI layer and tailoring lithium dendrites for practical lithium metal batteries

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01234H, Paper
Sung Joon Park, Yun Jeong Choi, Jaemun Cheon, Hyungjun Kim, Jong-Won Lee, Taeeun Yim, Ki Jae Kim
The TBB–PE separator can form a robust and uniform boron-rich CEI (cathode electrolyte interphase) layer on the cathode surface via electrochemical oxidation as well as inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites by anion anchoring.
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Cationic Radical Metal–Organic Framework Enabling Low Water Evaporation Enthalpy and High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Solar-Driven Water Purification

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01126K, Paper
Zi-Yu Wang, Rui Wang, Hannah M Johnson, Lei Cai, An-An Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Tianfu Liu
Solar vapor generation is a promising and sustainable strategy to purify seawater and contaminated water sources. Yet, efficient integration between solar capture and desalination remains a critical challenge. In this...
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T.N. govt. to take a call on verifying criminal antecedents before appointing schoolteachers

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:15:58 +0530

It also assures Madras High Court of putting in place an effective complaint redressal mechanism in the interest of school students


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Favourable winter, kharif produce may temper inflation surge, says QuantEco

By www.thehindubusinessline.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:06:40 +0530

October’s inflation peak may soon be followed by a moderation, supported by a favourable winter season and increased availability of kharif produce


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Equifax UK launches digital tool for easier access to social tariffs

By thepaypers.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:45:00 +0100

Equifax UK has unveiled a system designed to streamline...


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Marygold & Co. partners with Griffin to support healthy financial habits

By thepaypers.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:18:00 +0100

UK-based Marygold & Co. has...


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A drift isopach model for the southwestern Great Slave Lake region, Northwest Territories, Canada

By geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca
Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 EDT

Smith, I R; Deblonde, C; Hagedorn, G; Paulen, R C. Journal of Maps 2022 p. 1-12, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2022.2147871
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Rifting and evolution of the Labrador-Baffin Seaway

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Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 EDT

Keen, C E; Dickie, K; Dafoe, L T; Funck, T; Welford, J K; Dehler, S A; Gregersen, U; DesRoches, K J. Geological synthesis of Baffin Island (Nunavut) and the Labrador-Baffin Seaway; by Dafoe, L T (ed.); Bingham-Koslowski, N (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 608, 2022 p. 341-377, https://doi.org/10.4095/321854
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Paleoproterozoic dyke swarms and large igneous provinces of northern Canada and their use in understanding extension, rifting, and paleocontinental reconstructions

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Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 EDT

Buchan, K L; Ernst, R E. Canada's northern Shield: new perspectives from the Geoscience for Energy and Minerals Program; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 612, 2024 p. 375-410, https://doi.org/10.4095/332506
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Bowling: Drifters Win, Islanders & Angels Draw

By bernews.com
Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:11:36 +0000

In Second Spring Bowling Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes, the Last Pin went down 3 – 1 to the Drifters, the Pinsplitters defeated the Star Lites 4 – 0, and the match between the Islanders and Blue Angels ended 2 – 2. Men Handicap Game: Elvin Thomas 234 McNeil Simmons 225 Nathan Stevens 221 […]


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Bowling: Drifters And Pinsplitters Win

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:47:44 +0000

Second Spring Senior Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the game between the Last Pin and Star Lites end 2 – 2, the Drifters defeated the Blue Angels 4 – 0, and the Pinsplitters defeat the New Comers 3 – 1. Men Handicap Game: Alfred Wright 230 Elvin Thomas 222 Gladwin Daniels 222 […]


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Bowling: Drifters, Star Lites & Last Pin Win

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:15:45 +0000

Second spring senior bowling league action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Drifters​​​ defeat the ​​Islanders​​ 3 – 1​​, the Star Lites​​​ defeat the ​​New Comers 4 – ​0, and the Last Pin defeated the ​​​Pinsplitters 3 – ​1. ​​​​Men Handicap Game: Bubba Daniels ​273 Llewellyn Jones​​ 233 Teddy Swainson​ 212 ​​​​​Handicap Series: Llewellyn Jones​ […]


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Bowling: Drifters, New Comers & Blue Angels Win

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:26:18 +0000

Second spring senior bowling league action at the Warwick Lanes saw seventh place Star Lites fall 3 – 1 to the league leaders Drifters, third placed New Comers defeat the sixth placed team Islanders 3 – 1, while second placed Blue Angels defeated the fifth placed Last Pin 3 – 1. Men Handicap Game: Michael […]


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