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Texas-Based Zack Walther Band Corrals Americana/Roots Music Extravaganza On New CD, The Westerner, Releasing October 25

Texas-Based Zack Walther Band Corrals Americana/Roots Music Extravaganza On New CD, The Westerner, Releasing October 25




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Bernie Sanders was never a real candidate but was merely this election’s sheepdog for Hillary Clinton to herd progressives back into the corral of the Democratic Party.

Bernie Sanders and Jane Sanders are mere actors serving as pressure valves which release from time to time all excess heat emanating from failed policies, scandals, and the worsening economic conditions, so that a catastrophic systems’ collapse can be prevented. They are sheepdogs for Hillary Clinton, preventing progressives from supporting a third party progressive candidate and to herd them back into the corral of the Democratic Party. Continue reading




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Freshly Squeezed: Lorraine Ward

Michelle from Iriss interviews Lorraine Ward, a social worker who has worked with the children and families social work department in Glasgow for over 25 years and was awarded for Best Practice in Equality & Diversity at the SASW Awards 2019.
 
Lorraine started work within the Asylum and Roma team of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership in February 2017 and initiated the peer mentoring programme - New Young Peers Scotland - for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people soon after.
 
Lorraine enjoys developing new and innovative projects, working closely with partners but most of all enjoys listening to and learning from young people, and enabling them to find and share their voice and fulfil their aspirations.
 
Also watch Scotland: Our New Home films.
 
 
Music Credit: Make your dream a reality by Scott Holmes.




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NFPA’s Lorraine Carli named to National Fallen Firefighter Foundation Board of Directors

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) recently announced the appointment of new members to their Board of Directors including the addition of Lorraine Carli, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) vice president of Outreach and




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Lorraine Ali named a TV critic for L.A. Times

Lorraine Ali has been named a television critic for the Los Angeles Times.




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Culture and history are everywhere you look in Old Town Torrance: Four Hours

There's something for everyone in Torrance's historic downtown district, and the parking is free: Here's how to spend four hours there.




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'Se encontrá-las, corra e nos chame!': cientistas nos EUA alertam para chegada de 'vespas assassinas'

Segundo estudos, insetos liberam toxina tão potente que pode causar a morte de uma pessoa que tiver levado várias picadas.




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Timeline: Andorra

A chronology of key events




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Country profile: Andorra

Key facts, figures and dates




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AT#340 - Travel to the Microstates of Europe (Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino)

The Amateur Traveler talks to to Gary Arndt about the 4 micro-states in Europe: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino.  "They all have very unique histories and the one thing that they are all very small"




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A castle (the Castello Odescalchi di Bracciano?), with a flock of sheep attended by a shepherd. Etching and mezzotint by L. Marvy after Claude Lorraine.

[Paris] : Calcographie du Louvre, Musées Imperiaux, [1849?]




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David Torrance: Why Sturgeon's next deputy leader won't change a thing

The American politician John Nance Garner is better remembered for something he said rather than anything he did as Franklin Roosevelt’s vice-president.




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David Torrance: The SNP's independence proposition resembles another Brexit-like leap into the unknown

In “Painting Nationalism Red?”, an engaging new pamphlet published by Democratic Left Scotland, the journalist Neal Ascherson pays tribute to Tom Nairn as Scotland’s “pre-eminent political intellectual”.




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David Torrance: 'The SNP don’t really want to make nice with wicked Tories in London'

Shortly before the second general election of 1974, the late John P Mackintosh attempted to explain the rise of the Scottish National Party to a predominantly left-wing (and English) audience in an essay for the New Statesman.




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David Torrance: How Gibraltar learned to stop fearing Brexit

A few days after a majority of Britons backed Brexit in June 2016, this newspaper reported that Nicola Sturgeon had been in talks with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo.




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David Torrance: Why playing the history card could be key to Labour's resurgence

The Scottish Labour Party, I think it’s fair to say, hasn’t had a good decade.




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David Torrance: How Brexit vote has left the SNP making the same historical error

“Scotland”, declared a young Alex Salmond in May 1975, “knows from bitter experience what treatment is in store for a powerless region of a common market.”




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David Torrance: Standing up for Scotland may be an impossible task for Ruth Davidson

In his new book, “The End of British Party Politics?”, the political scientist Roger Awan-Scully captures the paradox of last year’s general election in Scotland.




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David Torrance: Sturgeon faces some hard choices at home when selling Scotland abroad

The sight of Scottish ministers boarding flights to far-flung destinations in order to “sell Scotland to the world” has been a familiar one for more than half a century.




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David Torrance: Airstrikes in Syria are far from ideal, but it’s better than nothing

Today in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister will explain her decision to authorise airstrikes against Syria alongside France and the United States.




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David Torrance: The rise of political tribalism has little to do with policy and everything to do with identity

A couple of weeks ago, I attended an “in conversation” event with the American sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild at Harvard University.




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Free engine oil service for BMW customers who are doctors: MINI, BMW Motorrad included

Amid the Covid-19 / coronavirus lockdown, BMW Group India also announced that existing BMW or MINI Service Inclusive package or warranty extension holders will be getting free sanitisation of the car instead of the engine oil service.





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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Golden Corral Restaurant for Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Department of Justice announced today the settlement of its lawsuit against the Golden Corral restaurant in Westland, Mich., which alleged that the owners and operators of the Golden Corral violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying service to a mother and her minor children based on the appearance of the children’s skin due to a genetic skin disorder.



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Mann and Corrado Continue Debate on Campaign Finance and Polarization


Tom Mann and Anthony Corrado recently argued that campaign finance reform will likely have little effect on political polarization. Their new paper has sparked a host of debate over campaign finance, the strength of parties, and the ideological motivations of donors. Today, the Monkey Cage blog hosted Mann and Corrado’s response to a critique from Ray LaRaja and Brian Schaffner.

LaRaja and Schaffner argue that pumping more funding to parties and changing the rules to facilitate that practice will provide a respite from polarization; to argue their point, they examine polarization at the state legislative level. In their response, Mann and Corrado argue that the critique is off point, noting that “no causal link to campaign finance laws (and polarization) is demonstrated.” Ultimately, Mann and Corrado explain: “The link between party financial practices and regulatory regimes is often a matter of strategy than law, and the evidence offered in their (LaRaja and Schaffner) response certainly falls well short of making a case that greater party resources would reduce the polarization that undermines the capacity to govern.”

For more on this debate:

Read Mann and Corrado’s paper, “Party Polarization and Campaign Finance

Read LaRaja and Schaffner’s critique, “Want to reduce polarization? Give Parties Money

Read Mann and Corrado’s response, “Don’t expect campaign finance reform to reduce polarization

And check out some other great research on Washington Post’s Monkey Cage Blog

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Image Source: © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
     
 
 




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Captain Lima remembers Andorra’s first time




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Andorra deepens commitment to fight offshore tax avoidance and evasion

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomed today Andorra’s steps to strengthen international tax co-operation, after it became the 60th signatory to the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters




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Andorra commits to automatic exchange of information in tax matters

Andorra has become the 48th signatory to an OECD Declaration that commits countries to end bank secrecy for tax purposes.




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Andorra joins the Inclusive Framework on BEPS

Following the first meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS in Kyoto, Japan, on 30 June-1 July and the regional meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 21-23 September, more countries and jurisdictions are joining the framework. On 14 October, the Inclusive Framework on BEPS welcomed Andorra as its 86th member.




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Andorra IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Andorra increased to 28333 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 25392 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Andorra averaged 20988.10 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 28704 IP in the second quarter of 2016 and a record low of 10500 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for AndorraIP Addresses.




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Andorra Average Temperature

Temperature in Andorra decreased to 7.08 celsius in December from 9.76 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Andorra averaged 11.21 celsius from 1743 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 24.31 celsius in August of 2003 and a record low of -0.92 celsius in January of 1766. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra Average Temperature.




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Andorra Average Precipitation

Precipitation in Andorra decreased to 1.78 mm in December from 66.44 mm in November of 2015. Precipitation in Andorra averaged 65.99 mm from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 213.75 mm in May of 1977 and a record low of 1.49 mm in January of 1993. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra Average Precipitation.




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Andorra GDP Per Capita

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Andorra was last recorded at 44569.80 US dollars in 2018. The GDP per Capita in Andorra is equivalent to 353 percent of the world's average. GDP Per Capita in Andorra averaged 40161.64 USD from 1970 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 49707.20 USD in 2006 and a record low of 32633.80 USD in 1994. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page provides the latest reported value for - Andorra Gdp Per Capita - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Andorra Sales Tax Rate - VAT

The Sales Tax Rate in Andorra stands at 4.50 percent. In Andorra, the sales tax rate is a tax charged to consumers based on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The benchmark we use for the sales tax rate refers to the standard rate. Revenues from the Sales Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Andorra. This page provides - Andorra Sales Tax Rate | VAT - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Andorra ICU Beds

ICU Beds in Andorra averaged 228.16 per 100K people from 1996 until 2009, reaching an all time high of 283.17 per 100K people in December of 2002 and a record low of 189.84 per 100K people in December of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra ICU Beds.




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Andorra Coronavirus Cases

Andorra recorded 752 Coronavirus Cases since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Andorra reported 47 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra Coronavirus Cases.




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Andorra Coronavirus Deaths

Andorra recorded 47 Coronavirus Deaths since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Andorra reported 752 Coronavirus Cases. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra Coronavirus Deaths.




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Andorra Coronavirus Recovered

Andorra recorded 537 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Andorra reported 47 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Andorra Coronavirus Recovered.




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Andorra Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Andorra stands at BBB with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Andorra was last reported at BBB+ with stable outlook. This page provides - Andorra Credit Rating- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Andorra GDP

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Andorra was worth 3.35 billion US dollars in 2019, according to official data from the World Bank and projections from Trading Economics. The GDP value of Andorra represents 0 percent of the world economy. GDP in Andorra averaged 1.57 USD Billion from 1970 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4.02 USD Billion in 2007 and a record low of 0.08 USD Billion in 1970. This page provides the latest reported value for - Andorra Gdp - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Lorraine Kelly slammed by viewers for using her dog as a 'prop' on her show

Lorraine Kelly, 59, has been slammed by viewers after dressing Angus up as a butler while chatting to as 'Downton Abbey' star Phyllis Logan, with some claiming he was too hot under the studio lights.




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OITNB star Lorraine Toussaint files for divorce after nearly two years of marriage

OITNB star Lorraine Toussaint files for divorce from husband Robert Michael Tomlinson after nearly two years of marriage




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Lorraine viewers blast showbiz reporter Terri Seymour's 'annoying' voice

Brit Terri Seymour, 47, who dated Simon Cowell between 2002 and 2008, was standing in today for Ross King on Lorraine, but viewers were distracted from her Hollywood gossip by her 'broken' voice.




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Lorraine Kelly's husband insists she puts on a 'booby dress' when they go out

Lorraine Kelly 60, from Glasgow, revealed on today's show that her husband of 27-years, cameraman Steve Smith insists she wears a 'booby dress' when they go on a night out.




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Lorraine showcases her lip sync skills with RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha Velour

Lorraine Kelly, 60, couldn't resist asking Sasha Velour, 32, for a friendly lip sync battle when the American drag queen appeared on her show this morning, with some branding the moment 'cringe'.




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Lorraine Kelly reveals her daughter Rosie has self-isolated in Singapore amid coronavirus fears

The ITV host explained on her daytime show that despite her daughter just having a 'bit of a cold', her husband Steve Smith is jetting to Asia to be with her. Symptoms of COVID9 are not like those of a cold.




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Lorraine Kelly breaks down in tears as she tells daughter Rosie who lives in Singapore to stay safe

Lorraine Kelly fought back tears as she told her 24-year-old daughter who lives in Singapore to 'stay safe' during a live video call on Tuesday morning.




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Lorraine Kelly thanks viewers after crying over daughter Rosie in Singapore

Lorraine Kelly, 60, thanked viewers for their messages of support and kind words following the show, admitting everyone is 'missing people' in these difficult times.




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Mel B reveals that Prince had a playground in his back garden on Lorraine

The former Spice Girl admitted that the singer was 'like a little kid at heart' and possessed a children's playground in his back garden.




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Lorraine Lewis was hospitalised for coronavirus in and wrongly labelled 'do not resuscitate'

Lorraine Lewis and her partner Stephen Taylor had returned to Australia on a mercy flight after sailing around the Italian coast on a Costa Victoria cruise.