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In a surprise vote last Saturday, the Turkish parliament denied permission for the stationing of US troops on Turkish territory as part of the preparation for a war against Iraq. A draft law allowing 62,000 US troops to use Turkey as a base for invading Iraq failed to gather the necessary absolute majority. Those voting against the motion included members of the opposition social democratic Republican People's Party (CHP) as well as nearly a third of the deputies of the ruling Party of Justice and Development (AKP).
The decision unleashed a bitter reaction in Washington and a domestic crisis in Ankara itself.
The vote had been preceded by a week of wheeling and dealing. Through a combination of intimidation and bribery, Washington put pressure on the Turkish government to make Turkish bases available to American troops, although an overwhelming majority of the Turkish people oppose a war with Iraq.
On February 6, the parliament finally agreed to allow American specialists to check Turkish military bases and ports in preparation for the stationing of US troops. The vote permitting the actual stationing of troops was originally planned for February 18, but was then put off on a number of occasions. The American and international media treated the delaying tactics by the government as merely a manoeuvre aimed at forcing up the price for Turkish collaboration. But clearly the Turkish ruling class was deeply divided in the face of overwhelming domestic and international opposition to the US war plans on the part of broad social layers.
As Turkish deputies were discussing the war issue behind closed doors, 50,000 gathered for a peace demonstration at the central Sihhiiye square in Ankara. It was the biggest assembly in the Turkish capital in two decades. Demonstrators chanted: "We do not want to be soldiers for America", "The people will stop the war", and "Money for the people, not for war."
As the parliamentary vote was announced, jubilant crowds of thousands once more streamed spontaneously onto the streets, shouting, "We are all Iraqis. We will not kill, we will not die."
The demonstrations were an expression of a broad-based public sentiment. According to opinion polls, 94 percent of all Turks reject a war with neighbouring Iraq. One day after the vote, the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet recalled that US President Bush had promised democracy for the Middle East and commented: "Now democracy has begun in Turkey." The vote showed that Turks "are not impressed by threats and ultimatums."The AKP bows to pressure
The antiwar demonstrations were mainly led by left-wing parties and trade union organisations, with Islamic organisations clearly in a minority. For its part the AKP, with its Islamic roots, plainly belongs to the conservative wing of the political spectrum. Many of the AKP deputies who voted against the draft law belong to the right-wing nationalist faction of the party.
Nevertheless, the AKP was responding to popular pressure. The party came to power four months ago after carrying out a populist campaign appealing to the widespread anger with the established political parties and winning support from poor, rural-based layers, from the inhabitants of the city slums and sections of small businessmen. According to newspaper reports, parliamentary deputies who returned to their constituencies after the vote of February 6, and later during the Islamic Festival of victims, were confronted with the full extent of popular opposition to an Iraq war.
The international antiwar demonstrations of February 15, three days before the original planned date for the second vote, also played a significant role in influencing the outcome. Since the middle of February there have been continual reports of the difficulties encountered by the AKP leadership to ensure the loyalty of its deputies regarding support for the US.
The latest vote is a bitter blow above all to the leader of the AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This coming weekend Erdogan faces a by-election in the eastern province of Siirt, which he needs to win to take a seat in parliament and officially assume the post of prime minister.
Together with acting prime minister, Abdullah Gül, Erdogan has been actively involved in driving up the price for Turkish involvement in a war which neither of them has disagreed with in principle.
To reward their efforts as mercenaries for the US they began by demanding $10 billion in immediate aid and a further $20 billion credit. The US objected and said it would only be prepared to pay when Turkey agreed to prior demands by the IMF for cuts in its national budget and a privatisation program. The IMF, strongly influenced by the US, has been holding back credits of $1.6 billion since October 2002, demanding that such measures be taken. Eventually the Turkish leadership and the US agreed on a package consisting of $6 billion in immediate aid backed up by $24 billion in credits.
The vote in parliament expressed a clear rejection of this horse trading—as it was publicly described. The newspaper Milliyet wrote that the vote had helped free Turkey from the image that it was a country which could be bought off if the price was right. Washington now had to acknowledge that the country was not a mere banana republic, the newspaper said.
Parliamentary speaker Bülent Arinc, who belongs to the antiwar faction in the AKP, commented on the vote as follows: "For months we have had Big Brother on our backs. Parliament has done the right thing, Everyone should be proud of themselves."The Kurds as small change
While the price for the stationing of American troops was being haggled over to the last minute, Washington and Ankara had achieved broad agreement on another issue: At the beginning of last week the Turkish Defence Ministry announced that the US had agreed to the deployment of 52,000 Turkish troops in northern Iraq under independent Turkish command.
The aim of the Turkish troops was to prevent the emergence of an independent Kurdish state or a region of broad Kurdish autonomy in northern Iraq. In this regard Turkey repeated its calls for influence over the regions of Kirkuk and Mosul, which possess large reserves of oil.
According to reports, Washington had agreed to permit Turkish troops to disarm Kurdish militias active in northern Iraq. This news caused consternation on the part of the two leading Kurdish parties in the region—the KDP of Massud Barzani and the PUK led by Jalal Talabani. In an appeal to the White House, both men expressed their complete opposition "to the presence of Turkish troops in Iraqi Kurdistan, irrespective of the reason given."
Barzani and Talabani had offered their services to the US as partners in Iraq against Saddam Hussein and thereby sought to improve their own prospects in the region. Now they are faced with the danger of being misused by the US and ending up as small change in a deal with Turkey. This would not be the first time in the history of the Kurdish national movement that it had thrown itself at the feet of a Great Power only to be later betrayed.
The Turkish government had united the two issues—the stationing of American troops in the country and the dispatch of Turkish troops to Iraq—in a single parliamentary bill. In so doing they argued that Turkish interests in northern Iraq could only be guaranteed by a "yes" vote in parliament. The government also postponed the vote due last Thursday for final deliberation on Saturday in order to assure the backing of the Turkish military and state president, who met on Friday in the National Security Council. Despite these precautions, however, the government leadership was not able to secure a majority in parliament.
It was already clear some days before the latest vote that the AKP was deeply divided over the issue. It is said to have required more than six hours to obtain cabinet agreement to the parliamentary bill. Despite this, Deputy Prime Minister Ertugrul Yalcinbayir later openly called upon parliament to reject the draft law. Parliamentary deputy Göksal Kücükali from Istanbul argued in similar fashion and was promptly confronted with disciplinary action instigated by the AKP leadership.
In the debate Saturday, which was held in secret session, government representatives threatened deputies for hours with the consequences of rejecting the bill. The details of the debate are not known apart from the fact that it was tempestuous—one deputy fainted and another suffered a heart attack.A blow to US war plans
The no vote by the Turkish parliament is a severe blow to US war plans. American ships laden with war materials have been cruising the Turkish coast waiting for permission to land. Now they are forced to turn back.
A northern front against Iraq opened up from Turkish territory would have made a war much easier and reduced the chances of substantial American losses. It would have tied up large numbers of Iraqi troops, making it easier for US troops to advance from the south from Kuwait to capture the strategically important city of Basra, before continuing on to Baghdad.
The alternative is for American troops to land in northern Iraq from the air, but due to the great distances involved such an option would cost the military more time and is bound up with many more risks.
Nevertheless it is expected that Turkish rejection will not hold up American war plans. Representatives of the White House have made clear that President Bush will not be deterred should he be unable to undertake a two-pronged attack on Iraq. According to a US government official quoted in the New York Times: "There's a Plan B ... It's messier. It's more complicated. But it's not likely to slow the president."
In Washington hopes still remain that the Turkish government will agree in a further vote on the issue. The White House anticipates that the economic consequences of the failed aid package for the unstable Turkish economy, together with the prospect of being unable to take part in any re-division of Iraq, will shift a section of the deputies.
Turkish and European commentators, however, said it was improbable that Erdogan would risk a second vote. Should he lose such a vote, his authority will be irreparably damaged. Should he win, then he will stand in glaring opposition to the Turkish people whose antiwar sentiments have only been strengthened by recent events.


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Expanded Form with Decimals
Expanded form
The expanded form notation for the decimal numbers is the mathematical expression to show the sum of the values of each digit in the number. To write the expanded form of any number, let's see how we use the place value system.
Place value system
The place value refers to the value of a digit in a number. The value for each number is computed using the position of number. Starting from right to left, we can understand the notations used in the place value using an example.
For the number 254, the place value chart is:
Thus, the expanded form of the number 254 is 200 + 50 + 4.
Likewise, the expanded form of a number with a decimal or a fraction is written with a base 10-multiple denominator, represented by the power of 10.
For example, the number 3.482 in expanded form is written as:
The expanded form of the number 3.482 is:
= 3 + 4⁄10 + 8⁄100 + 42⁄1000 ,or
= 3 + 0.4 + 0.08 + 0.002
The scope of decimal numbers is in the areas where accuracy and precision are required. The concept of expanded form is useful in comprehending the value of a number as well as the numeric value of a quantity.
|Fun Facts
– The weights in the ratios of 1⁄20 , 1⁄10 , 1⁄5 , 1⁄2 and multiples of 10 were used in Indus valley civilization for the trade purpose.
– Rod calculus in ancient China used bamboo strips with the decimal system for math operations like multiplication during 305 BC.
– Mathematician Archimedes invented a decimal positional system for Sand Reckoner to represent large numbers which were multiples of 10.

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Work on Burgs & Bailiffs continues. Typesetting is done and the articles has been sent around for what passes as peer review. It's not peer review, but I'd rather have more negative feedback on those articles rather than publishing utter BS.
The size should be around 40 pages, depending on the final layout. The table of content at the moment looks like this:
- Medieval Tournaments: The Real Melees – Rich Wilson
- Settling Disputes: Ordeals and Trials – Mike Monaco
- Bowmen, Class & War – Shorty Monster
- Medieval Cooking, or, What's in that Pie? – Steve Sigety
- Recipe: Gruel, a la mode of My Mother – myself
- Pestilence & Putrescence – Jeremy Whalen
- Leeches, Clysters, and a Hole in the Head: Old School Medicine for Grimmer Games – Mike Monaco
- On Food Surplus: Cities & Armies – myself
- The Night Watch – Mike Monaco
I know it seems that Mike Monaco wrote most of it. Mike is, in fact, the author of almost half of the page count.
Burgs & Bailiffs should be done before the end of November and released as a free PDF, a softcover available at cost through POD.


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Service Opportunities
What are you passionate about?
Find your passion through service to others. Through volunteer work, you can gain valuable experiences while contributing to a cause that is meaningful to you. One-time events are great, but long-term service can help you develop skills that will strengthen your community and your resume.
- Research organizations thoroughly
- Are you passionate about their cause?
- Do their values align with yours?
- Can you commit to the hours they need?
- Be professional
- Honor your commitments
- Keep track of the hours and work you do
- Meet new people & expand your network
Below is just a small portion of possible volunteer opportunities in our area. Go to VolunteerMatch.org to find many more near you.
Animal Welfare
Ozzie & Friends Rescue - Rowland Heights, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: We are a non-profit, tax-deductible 501(c)(3) adoption dog rescue dedicated to placing homeless dogs in good homes! We are committed to training, rehabilitating, vetting and promoting them at various events!
Volunteers in Defense of Animals - La Puente, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to protect and help dogs and cats from homelessness neglect, abuse, cruelty and abandonment. VIDA does not belong to any one person but instead to all of its volunteers. We adopt out about 4-5 dogs and cats each week and rescue dogs from high-kill shelters, low income neighborhoods, and even dogs from Mexico. We also have spay and neuter operations and have saved thousands of animals already.
American Red Cross - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Amy's Farm - Ontario, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: We aspire to cultivate community life, friendships, and social justice; educate health and sustainability for people and places; and preserve agricultural lands and organic ways of growing food. We are a real, working polycultural farm focusing on sustainable, organic methods to farming. We provide fresh produce to our local community. We offer education with hands-on, guided tours to visitors of all ages through our educational 501c3 non-profit organization.
Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board - Ontario, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: We are a values-based, dynamic organization expanding our reach by facilitating and promoting the general well-being of people through research, education, advocacy, counseling, and housing. Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board [IFHMB] is a private non-profit agency that serves as an intermediary to resolve issues related to housing discrimination, homeownership and housing sustainability, rental complaints, and disputes in court, with the goal of empowering individuals and enriching the communities it serves.
Project Access, Inc. - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: To be the leading provider of vital health, education and employment services to families, children, and seniors living in low-income housing communities. Our goal is to help keep family members employed, children in school, and seniors active.
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: Families and individuals in your community in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability, and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. Through shelter, we empower.
Environmental Causes
Back to Natives Restoration - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: To encourage and actively participate in the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants and biodiversity as a centralizing theme.
Eaton Canyon Nature Center Associates (ECNCA) - Pasadena, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to develop in children and adults an appreciation of the natural world, and to preserve Eaton Canyon as a natural area for future generations.
Orange County Coastkeeper - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: To protect and preserve Orange County's marine habitats and watersheds through education, advocacy, restoration, and enforcement. Orange County Coastkeeper is a non-profit corporation founded in 1999, to identify and remedy pollution affecting water quality in Orange County's rivers, bays, and coastal regions.
Planet Rehab - San Dimas, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Planet Rehab's mission is to raise awareness of current environmental challenges, educate all ages as to what can be done to protect existing eco systems. One of the ways Planet Rehab seeks to effect change is through our Animal Sanctuary wherein we give people the opportunity to connect with nature.
Riverside County Parks - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: To acquire, protect, develop, manage, and interpret for the inspiration, use and enjoyment of all people, a well-balanced system of park related places of outstanding scenic, recreational, and historic importance.
Healthcare, Mental Health, & Medicine
Charter Hospital of San Gabriel Valley - Covina, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: To provide the most meaningful and comfortable experience to our patients and their families during the end of life journey. Volunteers remain the heart of hospice providing companionship and care to patients. Volunteers listen to patients when they wish to share their life experience, and this gives patients a chance to reflect on the meaningful moments that gave their life purpose. In an attempt to spare family members' sadness, patients will sometimes speak openly to a volunteer, providing the patient a safe person to share their feelings with.
Foothill Family Shelter - Upland, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Foothill Family Shelter is to assure children and adults a future by helping them acquire skills that will enable them to maintain a home, job and at the same time develop the necessary self-esteem to function as a successful stable adult.
Hope House for the Multiple-Handicapped, Inc. - El Monte, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Hope House for the Multiple-Handicapped exists to improve the lives of children and adults with co-occurring autism, intellectual disabilities and mental health needs by building opportunities for discovery, choice and self-determination.
Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California - Ontario, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: To provide education and life-enhancing programs and services to individuals with sickle cell disease, to broaden public awareness about sickle cell disease and to promote medical research and education to ultimately find a cure.
VITAS Healthcare of San Gabriel - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: VITAS Healthcare recognizes the importance of a strong and innovative program. Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice program, allowing VITAS to continue personalizing, enhancing and expanding services offered to patients and families. By exemplifying the VITAS Values, volunteers serve as patient and family advocates and are proactive in meeting the needs of patients and families. VITAS integrates volunteers into the hospice team by actively recruiting, training, supporting and creatively utilizing volunteers to meet patient and family needs. Volunteers and their contributions are respected and valued.
Homelessness & Food Insecurity
Claremont Homeless Advocacy Program - Claremont, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: CHAP is a grassroots, all-volunteer group that seeks to end homelessness in Claremont, California, by advocating for and supporting homeless adult individuals within the community.
Claremont Meals on Wheels - Claremont, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Since 1973, Claremont Meals on Wheels has operated as a private, nonprofit, all-volunteer organization and community service. We deliver nutritious, hot mid-day meals Monday through Friday (with Saturday meal, if ordered) to older homebound adults, persons with disabilities, those recovering from surgery, and other persons who have no alternative source of meals.
Elim Community Food Pantry - Covina, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Elim Community Food Pantry is a vocal advocate for the hungry and displaced. We put into action the call to feed those in need. We are a food pantry serving our community within the San Gabriel Valley for the past 4 years. We are here to be of service to our clients that come to our facility in Covina on a weekly basis. We provide approximately 30 lbs. of staple foods including both non-perishables and fresh produce.
Food Finders - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: To eliminate food waste while improving nutrition in food insecure communities. Food Finders is a food rescue organization serving Los Angeles and Orange county. We work with food donors big and small to rescue food and deliver it to over 300 non-profit partnering agencies. In 2014 we provide enough food for 6,475,560 meals! Not only are we providing meals and keeping good wholesome food out of landfills, we are reducing the production of harmful green house gases.
Inland Valley Hope Partners - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of Inland Valley Hope Partners' is to bring together churches, individuals, businesses and community groups to ensure the empowerment of people in need, by providing food, shelter and supportive services. We Believe... In the worth and dignity of every person. We are all connected in the human family. God calls us to serve one another. In empowering people. In the value of working together.
School on Wheels - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for homeless children from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Our goal is to shrink the gaps in their education and provide them with the highest level of education possible. Our program serves as a consistent support system to homeless students at a time of great stress and fear. We bring the message to our students that they are cared about and important.
Shepherd's Pantry - Glendora, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Provide emergency food, clothing and emotional support to families in need in times of crisis; provide the tools and resources to help families become self sufficient.
Latino Art Museum - Pomona, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The Latino Art Museum is a non-profit organization created to promote the works of talented Latin American artists living in the United States. We strive to instill a sense of appreciation for Latino art in the minds and hearts of children and adults. We offer Bilingual Spanish and English education and exhibition programs to encourage children and adults to experience, understand and appreciate contemporary Latin American Art.
Planes of Fame Air Museum - Chino, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Planes of Fame Air Museum is a non profit organization dedicated to collecting, restoring, displaying, and preserving aircraft and memorabilia for the educational benefit of current and future generations.
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology - Claremont, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology expands knowledge of the history of life and inspires a sense of our moment in time through scientific research, exploration, and educational programming.
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum - City of Industry, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum creates advocates of history through the stories of greater Los Angeles.
Youth & Education
Center for Financial Empowerment - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: The Center for Financial Empowerment is committed to improving the lives of teens and young adults in underserved communities through financial education.
Children's Advocacy Center for Child Abuse Assessment & Treatment - Covina, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The Children's Advocacy Center is committed to using a multi-disciplinary team approach to assist children who are victims of physical or sexual abuse, or who have witnessed acts of violence, as well as providing these services to people of any age with developmental disabilities. All services will be provided in a supportive environment by individuals trained in national best practices to optimize positive outcomes and reduce trauma.
Children's Foundation of America - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: Children's Foundation of America provides the opportunity for every person to help children heal, learn and thrive.
CoachArt - Various Locations
MISSION STATEMENT: CoachArt's mission is to create a transformative arts and athletics community for families impacted by childhood chronic illness.
Covina Public Library - Covina, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: Covina Public Library's mission is to provide an institution where informational, educational and recreational materials are easily accessible to the entire community; to meet the library's ever changing needs; and to develop a staff that is well able to select, organize and maintain the library's collection and meet individual needs. Built on the bedrock of literacy and essential to the library's mission, are its goals to address the community needs and trends of people in all stages of life and to bridge library services to provide opportunities to help library constituents develop their human potential and provide opportunities, for them to improve their economic status.
Diamond Bar Friends of the Library - Diamond Bar, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The Friends of the Diamond Bar Library helps fund programs, events, workshops, materials, and equipment for the Diamond Bar Library
Pomona Public Library - Pomona, CA
MISSION STATEMENT: The Pomona Public Library is dedicated to free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent lifelong learning, cultural enrichment, and the joys of reading for our diverse community.


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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | View firm profile
On 22 May 2018, after hearing both parties, the Intellectual Property Court (IPC) adjourned until 17 July 2018 the hearing of the dispute between Skolkovo resident OOO Double (Double Data) and VKontakte over use of public data from the social network in a search engine manner.
In this high-profile dispute, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP is acting for OOO Double, which developed the Double Data software in question.
This dispute is ground-breaking in Russian case history since, for the first time ever, the IPC is examining whether publicly accessible data about social media users comprise a database and whether their use by both universal and single-purpose search engines constitutes a breach of intellectual property rights.
The first instance court dismissed VKontakte's claims, holding that Double Data's operations were lawful. Yet the second instance court sided with VKontakte and recognised our Client's activities as violating the claimant's IP rights to the social network as a database. Double Data then applied for the IPC to uphold the first instance court decision to the effect that VKontakte had no exclusive rights to the user database and that Double Data did not break the law by extracting and utilising the user data.
On 17 July, the IPC is expected to pass its final resolution on the case, which might be pivotal for the rapidly growing big data industry and, equally, for search engines, such as Yandex and Google, also using open Web data in their search operations.
Maxim Ginzhuk, OOO Double founder and CEO: "We hail the court's decision, before drawing any legal conclusions, to engage experts in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the high-tech solutions, search and data mining methods used by Double Data. The court's judgement will determine whether data search and big data remain in the 'grey zone' or become core components of Russia's evolving Digital Economy; whether the green light is given to innovation and openness or the focus will be on market monopolisation; who will define the country's future – dynamic innovative companies or only major corporations."
Elena Trusova, Dispute Resolution and IP Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP comments: "For Russian case history, this dispute is evidently of greater significance than just a database rights case, since the judgement might decide whether open data analysis on the Internet will, in fact, be permissible. The IPC decision will effectively determine whether user data is treated as the unconditional property of social media, to deal with at their discretion without asking what the users themselves think, or whether users may decide who is allowed to analyse their data. Foreign case law favours the principle that private companies may not ban access to information posted publicly on their websites, as this might seriously jeopardise the guaranteed right to free information exchange on the Internet, and so does not tolerate big data monopolisation on the Web."
Evgeny Oreshin, Counsel, Dispute Resolution and IP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP, comments on the dispute: "According to the Russian Civil Code, prominent Russian and foreign scholars and foreign and international case law, rights to a database only arise when it is a product of focused investments rather than an incidental by-product. In addition, the functioning of search engines, including the Double Data software (archiving data from websites, indexing the archived data for search purposes, returning hyperlinks with bits of data from the websites in response to searches) must not be treated as unlawful extraction and use of website content or we will have no Web search."
Natalia Belomestnova, Counsel, Dispute Resolution and IP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP: "This case is particularly notable because, for the first time in Russian judicial practice, the balance between exclusive rights and the rights of personal data subjects is under scrutiny, that is, whether a social network that can prove its exclusive rights to a database may, on these grounds, consider itself the owner of user personal data, which are intrinsically inalienable and non-transferable and may only be owned by the data subjects themselves. An equally exciting aspect of the case is the extent of exclusive rights protection when exercise of such rights manifestly serves to restrict competition on the market."
The hearing will take place on 17 July 2018, at 2 p.m. at the IPC building: 5 Ogorodny Proezd, Bldg. 2, Courtroom 4.
Double Data (OOO Double) was set up in 2012 and is now one of the big data market leaders in Russia. The company designs solutions for making marketing work more effective, customising proposals, promoting cross-sales and reducing fraud and risk levels. 30% of Russian B2C companies in Finance magazine's Top-500 list, including banks, insurers, retail chains, FMCG brands, pharmaceutical companies, telecoms operators and airlines, use Double Data products. Double Data business partners include major international advertising groups and consulting companies. In 2017, Double Data was named a Top 10 start-up in Russia by Deloitte and started contracting customers beyond the CIS: from Europe, South-East Asia and the Middle East. Double Data prioritises security for its clients, designing each of its technologies for autonomous operation by clients and partners with no need for outwards transfer of personal data. www.doubledata.ru
The Russian practice of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (before the merger – GBLP) was established in 2009 as a result of a merger between one of the biggest teams of Russian lawyers and the major UK law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP). The highly respected Moscow team of over 100 lawyers, qualified under Russian and English law, has over 20 years of experience in providing legal support for major Russian businesses, as well as multinationals implementing large-scale investment projects in Russia. Clients include over 1700 companies, among them major multinational investors operating in Russia (including 130 Forbes Global clients), Russian and international banks and financial institutions and Russian industry-leading companies. 5 times winner of Law Firm of the Year in Russia since 2009, including Chambers Europe Awards 2010, 2014 and 2015; The Legal Business Awards (Legal 500) 2010; The Lawyer European Awards 2014. #2 by revenue in the top-50 law firm ranking by revenue in Russia (according to the leading national ranking Pravo.Ru 2017). Top-ranked by The Legal500 and Chambers & Partners in core practice areas: corporate/M&A, real estate & construction, dispute resolution, competition/antitrust, tax/customs, IP. www.gblplaw.com


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Two years ago I dismantled my reloading bench for a move from southern California to middle Tennessee. My new location has limited space and I took my time rebuilding my reloading bench to be efficient and conserve space. It is now complete and I recently tested my setup with a marathon reloading session.
With a supply of cases ready to load and winter weather with a mix of rain, snow, and cold, I opted to stay in warm surroundings as opposed to working on my Jeep in the unheated shop.
Powder, bullets and cases ready, I pulled my reloading dies out and set to work. For this session, 9mm ammo was the intended end result. I have two different sets of dies for 9mm, Hornady and RCBS. Each is a 3-die set. The Hornady set was a new acquisition picked up at a swap meet for way less than a new die set would cost.
First step was to size the casing and flare the case mouth to allow seating of the bullet. That step involves using two different dies. I worked on batches of casing with each set of dies. During this session, I formed good and bad opinions of each die in the sets. I like the Hornady sizing die. While I felt it did a better full-length sizing of the 9mm casings, there was no discernible difference with the final result.
The short coming of the RCBS expander die became evident when powder was added and bullet seated. I felt the Hornady expander die was easier setup and appeared to be more consistent with the final case mouth flaring. The casings prepped with Hornady dies appeared more consistent allowing for easier placement the bullet.
I do prefer the RCBS seating/crimping die over the Hornady. The RCBS was basically set it and go. The Hornady did give erratic seating depths for Cartridge Overall Length and required frequent adjustment.
During this time I learned one completely useless tidbit of information. A 9mm casing holds 12.6 grains of HS-6 powder. With no room to seat a bullet. At least double charges are easy to spot.
With respect to casings cartridge casings, I encountered some issues with WCC head stamped cases. WCC is Winchester produced and good quality brass, but they are made for military use. As such, the primer pockets are "swagged" to better seal/retain the primer per stringent military specifications.
I found only 5 such cases and the swagging was easily removed with the RCBS Primer Pocket Swagging Tool. I bought that tool a few years ago for .223/5.56 cartridges and haven't used it. But, it did the job on the 9mm cases.
The RCBS Automatic Priming Tool made priming easy. My understanding of "cup side" vs "anvil side" appears to be different from the directions. Primers are inserted into tubes and need to go in a specific way to ensure proper seating. I did find that leaving the primers in the manufactures packaging tray made it easy to insert the primers in the tube with minimal handling of the primers. The multiple lever movements for the RCBS can be distracting. But, the primer drops in place and you can see it. My Forrester Co-Ax primer has fewer lever movements but more difficult to set-up. And, 50 primers per tube vs 100 for the RCBS with no set-up adjustments, just change the shell holder. Either method sure beats hand priming!!!!!
My 9mm stash is almost back the level of just over two years ago when I disassembled my reloading bench. It is now back in full operation with a few improvements over the last setup.
Overall, the past few days has been a lot of work but the new reloading bench and process has been worked out to make it easier for future reloading sessions.
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A journalist charged in Kashmir for 'anti-national' social media posts
Police in IOK have booked a female photojournalist under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for enjoying "anti-national" via web-based networking media.
A journalist charged in Kashmir for 'anti-national' social media posts
Police in IOK have booked a female photojournalist under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for enjoying "anti-national" via web-based networking media.
Masrat Zahra, a 26-year-old photojournalist from the area's fundamental city of Srinagar, is blamed for "transferring anti-national posts [on Facebook] with criminal aims to incite the adolescent".
An announcement by Srinagar's Cyber Police Station on Saturday said it got data through "solid sources that one Facebook client to be specific 'Masrat Zahra' is transferring against national posts with criminal expectation".
"The Facebook client is additionally accepted to transfer photos which can incite general society to upset peace. The client is likewise transferring presents that equivalent on commend the counter national exercises and gouge the picture of law upholding offices other than causing irritation against the nation," it said.
Police said a first data report (FIR) was documented on Saturday and an examination is on. She has been brought before the police on Tuesday.
The UAPA permits the legislature to prohibit people as " terrorists" and engages the government National Investigation Agency to test such cases.
An individual anti under the law can be imprisoned for as long as seven years.
Zahra on Monday told Al Jazeera over the telephone that the police and government are trying to "muzzle the voices of journalists in Kashmir".
"Police has nowhere mentioned that I am a journalist. They have said that I am a Facebook user," she said.
Zahra said she had been charged for posting her already-published works over the years, calling the allegations "shocking".
"I have been sharing my archival images which have already been published in different Indian and international organisations on social media for which I'm being booked," she said.
Zahra's has worked in a few productions including The Washington Post, The New Humanitarian, TRT World, Al Jazeera, The Caravan and others.
"Stiflers against media"
In the interim, columnists from the locale have responded firmly to the charges against Zahra.
In an announcement discharged on Monday, the Kashmir Press Club denounced the charges against her and different columnists from the locale, and requested mediation by India's Home Minister Amit Shah.
"It is sad that when the world is in a hold of pandemic and when we have to stand together to battle the COVID-19, police has begun recording bodies of evidence against columnists and bugging them," it said.
"This is unsatisfactory for writers of Kashmir who are well inside their privileges to look for opportunity of articulation and discourse as ensured under the constitution like different pieces of the nation."
Kashmiri writer Gowhar Geelani told Al Jazeera that "summoning stringent arrangements of a draconian law" against Zahra "says a lot about the muffles against media to quiet columnists, to control the stories by utilization of power, and to contain the Kashmir story with wilderness".
Muzamil Jaleel, representative editorial manager of New Delhi-based The Indian Express paper, tweeted that Zahra has "sincerely recounted accounts of Kashmir in a four-year vocation".
"Conjuring UAPA is silly. In solidarity with our partner, we request FIR pulled back. News coverage isn't wrongdoing. Terrorizing/control won't quiet Kashmir's writers," he posted


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Here is a nice piece of art for your wall.
Careful, if you play with it, it squirts everywhere.
Welcome the ever famous Katie Jordin to Hogtied. This amazingly beautiful girl is about to find out what hard bondage and really being helpless is all about.
This is the "Meet and Greet" – it's a scene specifically designed to see how tough and willing the model is to push herself. Today we have two Riggers doing the pushing. Let us say right now, Katie Jordin is tough and loves the subject matter.
Bound against the wall, we quickly get rid of her clothes and get right to the good stuff: her flawless body. Long tan legs, perky nipples and smooth wet pussy, what more could anyone ask for? Soon Katie finds herself suspended and stuck spread to the wall, helpless and exposed. She looks like living art, something someone should have on the bedroom wall.


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Consecrated Lives
Picture above from 1909 Roycroft Catalog.
Book and pictures courtesy of Boice
Description by Paul Jackson note by Dick Blacher.
Consecrated Lives
by Elbert Hubbard, 1904
#92 of 100
Harry Avery Binding
The book measures 8 1/2" x 6 7/8" and has 101 pages. The body of the text is McFarland Series, Inland Type Foundry. The regular edition was bound in suede or paper over boards and printed on Dickinson paper. A limited edition of 100 were bound in 3/4 leather with a few as depicted above, in full Levant and printed on Japan Vellum.
Note: Harry Avery was among the first of Kinder's students, I've found very little information about his life. His particular forte as a binder was the use of onlays/inlays. Unlike Dick Wolfe in his book on Kinder and Dave Ogle in his forthcoming book on the Roycroft, On a High Shelf, I feel strongly that Avery's bindings are among the very best and most sophisticated produced at the Roycroft Shop. Notice the use of onlays in this binding.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
BOE still in the dark ages
There was an experiment Thursday night to determine whether the Board of Elections was ready to join the 21st century computer age. Of course it wasn't.
When the polls closed that evening, the board counted the votes from the primary election two ways: by its much-ridiculed system of tallying by hand, and by uploading returns from memory sticks inside the electronic vote-scanning machines.
Unbelievably, poll workers got the job done faster by printing out the results on long strips of paper, cutting the strips by election district, writing down totals by district, adding up all the totals and delivering them to a police station for manual entry into a computer.
Virtually everyone had assumed that the board would electronically zap accurate vote counts out to the world quickly. Uh-uh. Like everything else the board does, its digital processing was a cumbersome, convoluted mess.
10 comments:
so who really won the election ?
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012
These voting machines should all have transponders that digitally announce in the clear what the vote tallies are the instant the polls close.
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012
New York will never be up to speed when it comes to voting. It's easier for the Democrats to win with this antiquated system. In this day and age, people should be able to vote from their homes on their computers. If the voter doesn't have a computer, libraries and senior centers should be able to provide a computer and assistance so the person can vote. The votes can be tallied electronically and all the votes can be counted. Funny how lots of paper ballots never make the count. Our military should be the first ones to vote and their votes should be the first ones counted. We are in the 21st century, yet we vote like it was last century.
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Equipment is irrelevant, the staff is clueless, lacks mental capacity.
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012
"Equipment is irrelevant, the staff is clueless, lacks mental capacity."
So then you should volunteer.
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Agrees ~ ~ ~
It's a system rift for fraud - there is no reason for this new system to continue - it's insulting to the voter. Paper ballots that are written too small, without much privacy in those boxes and handing the completed ballot to a poll worker who eyeballs your vote prior to scanning it it? There are too many points of failure (voter fraud) this system should be eliminated entirely. There is no reason ATM style booths be used - paperless - these booths can be battery backed up in the event of a power outage and have removable memory sticks that only the police can remove to be brought to a central counting area to tally votes.
- Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I WANT A RECEIPT when I vote...
just like the kind I get in the market at the cash register...itemizing the candidates I selected.
I DON'T TRUST these machines
not to manipulate my votes afterward.
- Wednesday, September 19, 2012
In the Tammany days, the receipt that you voted was good for a beer or a whiskey at your local bar.
- Wednesday, September 19, 2012
#7 your vote is being manipulated. just listen to the White House Press Sec. spin facts and lie to the public each day.
- Thursday, September 20, 2012
I'll drink to that!
At least you got something for your trouble.
- Thursday, September 20, 2012


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Each year, beginning in the fall, our Adult Bible Study Group meets on Wednesday evenings for a guided and more purposeful exploration of Scripture. Regular attendance is encouraged but not required.
Meetings feature prayer, Scripture readings and discussion.
Stay tuned to the parish bulletin and the Events page for information about the upcoming schedule for 2020-21.


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A veggie packed low carb soup for that warm and comforting feeling this Fall. Spaghetti squash provide the noodles without all of those pesky carbs!
It is soup season and this Low Carb Chicken Soup is the ultimate Fall comfort food. Instead of traditional noodles, this recipe uses spaghetti squash noodles. It adds an extra dose of veggies making this low carb soup so nutritious!
I have nothing against making chicken soup from a whole chicken, de-boning the chicken, and making your own chicken stock like Ina Garten...but that ain't me. I love shortcuts anywhere I can find them and this low carb soup is no exception.
I'll watch traditional chicken noodle soup get made all day on TV, though!
So spaghetti squash soup is a great alternative to pasta. I also like to use extra meat in my soups and stews instead of pasta, potatoes, and beans...like my keto chili recipe, and in my chicken pot pie soup.
I roasted my spaghetti squash in the oven at 460F. That high of a temperature makes the squash cook faster, of course, and it also gives it a yummy roasted flavor instead of just being steamed. To make my squash easier to cut, I put it in the microwave for 5 minutes before I roasted it. I found this trick after my acorn squash accident of 2014 where I almost sliced my finger off.
For this version of low carb soup, I used boneless skinless chicken thighs. Chicken thighs have so much flavor and I just can't fathom the thought of dry chicken breast in my low carb chicken soup!
Another reason I use chicken thighs is because they are fattier and that means they get an A+ in my keto book. Other soups that that use chicken thighs are my chicken enchilada soup and my Thai Chicken Soup!
While my spaghetti squash was baking in the oven, I sautéed the carrots and celery in my oil. Then I added my chicken stock and the chicken thighs. I cooked them in the stock until they were done, then I removed them, chopped them up, and added them back in. This took about 20 minutes.
I have a trick that gives this low carb soup such a good flavor. I used lite soy sauce instead of salt. It gives such an amazing umami flavor that I just cannot get enough of in this soup! The chicken stock I used was already salty enough, so I really didn't need much added salt. If yours is low sodium chicken stock, then you will want to use salt and soy sauce, to your taste.
In addition to this yummy low carb soup, I have Low carb Zuppa Toscana Soup and Cream of Cauliflower Soup that you should definitely check out!
If you are in the mood for more chicken thigh recipes, check out my recipe for Chicken Cauliflower Fried rice casserole, or Brown Stew Chicken!
Keto Chicken Noodle Soup
- 1 medium spaghetti squash yield 3 cups or noodles
- 4 tbsp avocado oil (Click here for my favorite brand on Amazon) divided
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 6 boneless skin-less chicken thighs
- ¼ cup lite soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- ½ tso dried basil
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- 6 scallions (green parts only) sliced
- Pre-heat the oven to 460F. Using a fork, poke holes in the spaghetti squash and microwave for 5 minutes. Let cool enough to handle.
- Cut the squash in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, and brush each side with 1 tbsp of avocado oil and season with ¼ tsp of salt. Place face down on a baking sheet and roast for 20-25 minutes until tender.
- While the squash is cooking, add the remaining oil to a large heavy bottom pot over medium heat. Add the celery and carrots and sauté until soft. About 10 minutes.
- Add the broth, basil, thyme, pepper, soy sauce, and the chicken to the pot and let simmer for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pot, cut into small chunks, and add back to the pot. Shred the spaghetti squash into "noodles" and add to the pot.
- Serve with sliced scallions.
- You could use 2 chicken breast instead of the chicken thighs if you want lower fat.
- I used avocado oil but you could use any other cooking fat that can withstand high heat. I would recommend coconut oil or animal fat. Olive oil is not recommended.
- If your stock is low sodium, you may need to add more salt to the soup, in addition to the soy sauce. I used lite soy sauce (lower sodium). If you use regular soy sauce, you would need less. I would start with 2 tablespoons and work your way up.


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Golden Basket does American diner food unlike any other in Royal Oak, Michigan because its menu is fused with Greek and Italian cuisine. Husband and wife team, Dino and Cindy, bought the Golden Basket property in 1980 from the late Mike Ilich, Detroit legend and founder and owner of Little Caesars Pizza. Golden Basket has been around for decades with a devoted following of regulars who may as well be family to Cindy and Dino. You too will feel immediately welcomed into the nostalgia-inducing diner; Cindy works the front of the house, while Dino acts as Head Chef in the kitchen. The genuinely kind staff will leave a smile on your face and the comfort food will keep your belly and wallet full. At Golden Basket, you'll find great food and service all for a very reasonable price. Gold Basket offers American, Greek, and Italian cuisine, so you'll find a wide array of delectable hearty dishes all homemade from scratch. From its renowned Chicken Pot Pie to Spinach Pie, there's truly a dish for everyone. Golden Basket is well known for comforting pasta dishes, specializing in Baked Spaghetti and Moussaka. For traditional American cuisine, try ordering the Meatloaf and Macaroni and Cheese. Golden Basket is a unique destination diner in Royal Oak that you must experience for yourself. Next time you're passing through, stop by Golden Basket for a memorable breakfast, lunch, or dinner – you won't be disappointed!
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Learn Express
Why Learn Express?
With these skills, you'll be able to build APIs in JavaScript and implement the CRUD (create, retrieve, update, and delete) functionality which forms the backbone of modern-day apps. If you've ever wondered how to make a web app back-end or are looking to pick up a new back-end framework, this is the course for you!
Take-Away Skills:
In this course, you'll learn how to build HTTP servers in Node.js using the Express framework. Express allows you to start and configure a server with very little overhead and instead focus on the important work of defining server behavior.
You'll learn how to create routes to implement server behavior for different HTTP methods and paths. You'll also learn how to use Express's most powerful features, such as routers and middleware, in order to write clean and readable server-side code.
Notes on Prerequisites:
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We additionally recommend that you read this article explaining what a back-end is.
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Build an Application Programming Interface (API) in JavaScript using the popular Express framework.
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The 53 greatest players in Super Bowl history: Tom Brady stands alone at top
Crafting a list of the greatest players in Super Bowl history is a near-impossible endeavor. Do you favor the biggest stars? Those who shone brightest on Super Sunday? The ones with a sustained level of excellence? While undertaking this fool's errand, we weighed each consideration, attempting to also make it representative of all positions rather than skew too heavily toward quarterbacks or offensive players who more easily show up in the box score (and MVP log).
With that prologue in mind, here's our list of the 53 greatest players in Super Bowl history:
1. QB Tom Brady:The New England Patriots poster boy has more rings (5) than any other quarterback and more Super Bowl MVPs (4) than anybody. His record eight Super Bowl starts have allowed him to become the game's all-time leader in passes (357), completions (235), yards (2,576) and TDs (18). Brady aired it out for a Super Sunday record 505 yards in last season's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, breaking his mark of 466 set the previous year. But his Super Bowl LI effort may be the most impressive given he orchestrated the greatest comeback in the game's history, leading the Super Bowl's lone overtime driveagainst Atlanta. And yet ...the book still isn't closed as Super Bowl LIII and the Rams now approach.
2. QB Joe Montana:He's been overtaken in several categories by Brady, who grew up idolizing the man who set the gold standard for Super Bowl quarterback play. Montana went 4-0 on Super Sunday, was named MVP thrice and had 11 TD passes with nary an interception, which explains his remarkable record for passer rating (127.8). And who can forget the methodical, 92-yard TD drive he led — capped by the game-winning throw to John Taylor in the final minute — to win Super Bowl XXIII?
3. WR Jerry Rice:As you'd expect of the "GOAT," he's in a class by himself. He owns Super Bowl career records for receptions (33), receiving yards (589) and TDs (8). No one else has more than three TD catches, a total Rice matched alone in Super Bowl XXIX. His single-game record of 215 receiving yards made him Super Bowl XXIII's MVP.
4. QB Terry Bradshaw:He'll always have his detractors. But it was Bradshaw, not the Pittsburgh Steelers' famed Steel Curtain, who showed the way to victory in Super Bowls XIII and XIV, taking MVP honors in both games. He was the first quarterback with four Lombardi Trophies, and his nine TD strikes trail only Brady and Montana. And what about the toughness factor? Bradshaw threw the game-winning TD pass in Super Bowl X while taking a helmet to the jaw that literally knocked him out.
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5. OLB/DE Charles Haley:Count 'em, a record five Super Bowl rings (two with the 49ers, three with the Dallas Cowboys) — a figure matched only by Brady. Since sacks became official in 1982, Haley's 4½ are the most in the Super Bowl record book. He bagged Cincinnati Bengals QB Boomer Esiason twice in Super Bowl XXIII, the Niners' narrowest Super Sunday win.
6. QB Doug Williams:He only played in one Super Bowl (XXII). But all the Washington Redskins star did was prove to any remaining naysayers that a black quarterback could win it all ... while doing it on a hyperextended knee ... while throwing four TD passes in an unreal 35-point second quarter.
7. RB Emmitt Smith:The Super Bowl XXVIII MVP was the Cowboys' closer that night (132 yards, 2 second-half TDs) and again in Super Bowl XXX. Smith's five rushing TDs are a record, and his 289 rushing yards rank third.
8. QB Eli Manning:We're not suggestinghe's better than big brother Peyton. But Eli is definitely more deserving of a spot on this list given his heroics in twice winning Super Bowl MVP honors for the New York Giants with some truly miraculous plays in upsets of the Patriots.
9. RB Terrell Davis:In what was arguably the greatest Super Bowl effort by a tailback, he ran for 157 yards and a record-tying three TDs, while combating a migraine, on his way to Super Bowl XXXII MVP honors as the Denver Broncos won their first title. Davis adding 102 rushing yards and 50 more receiving when Denver repeated the next year.
10. QB Joe Namath:He was more game manager than gunslinger on Super Sunday and didn't throw a touchdown in the New York Jets' monumental upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. But Broadway Joe wisely kept calling for effective gainers from his backs while delivering on his epic pregame guarantee and changing the course of pro football history by vanquishing the NFL establishment.
11. K Adam Vinatieri:His 34 Super Bowl points trail only Rice's 48. None were bigger than the pair of game-winning field goals Vinatieri drilled for the Patriots to end Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII. He snagged a fourth ring with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006.
12. QB Bart Starr:The numbers won't wow you — 452 passing yards and three TDs combined over the course of two games — but the steady hand of the Green Bay Packers great also clutched the first two Super Bowl MVPs as a capstone to a legendary dynasty.
13. WR Lynn Swann:He basically built a Hall of Fame career over four Super Sundays. Three of his four catches (totaling 161 yards) in Super Bowl X were of the acrobatic variety, including the game-deciding 64-yard TD in the fourth quarter, which is why Swann was the MVP. His three career TD grabs and 364 yards trail only Rice.
14. QB Steve Young:His six TD passes in the Niners' Super Bowl XXIX victory remain a single-game Super Bowl record. And don't forget, Young collected two more rings as Montana's backup.
15. MLB Jack Lambert:The vampire-toothed man in the middle racked up 46 tackles during Pittsburgh's four victories and famously chucked Cowboys S Cliff Harris after he taunted Steelers K Roy Gerela in Super Bowl X.
16. QB Kurt Warner:With a break here and there, he'd have three championships instead of one. But credit Warner for leading the long woebegone Rams and Cardinals out of the wilderness. And not only did the Super Bowl XXXIV MVP set a then-record with 414 passing yards, his 377 yards in Super Bowl XLIII and 365 in Super Bowl XXXVI give him the three most prolific passing days in the game's history until Brady's explosions in Super Bowls LI and LII.
17. RB Franco Harris:A four-time champion, nearly half of his career record 354 rushing yards came when the Super Bowl IX MVP posted a then-record 158 in the Steelers' first Super Bowl. Harris' four rushing scores trail only Smith.
18. MLB Ray Lewis:He was the villain of the week prior to the game, but Lewis emerged as Super Bowl XXXV's MVP after the dominant 2000 Baltimore Ravens defense shut out the Giants offense. Twelve years later, Lewis collected more bling in his final ride.
19. DE L.C. Greenwood:His four sacks of Dallas QB Roger Staubach in Super Bowl X represent an unofficial record since the NFL didn't recognize sacks until 1982. Same goes for the five career sacks of Greenwood, who started all four of Pittsburgh's victorious Super Sundays in the 1970s.
20. RB Roger Craig: His exclusion in previous iterations of this list was an unfortunate oversight. The Niners' main man in the backfield, Craig earned three rings as one of the original do-it-all backs. He piled up 410 yards and four TDs from scrimmage, both figures good for third place in the Super Bowl record book.
21. OLB Ted Hendricks:He's usually remembered as a Raider, but the first of Hendricks' four Super Bowl wins came with the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. None of the defenses he played on surrendered more than 14 points.
22. WR John Stallworth:Like Swann, his Steelers wingman, he has three Super Bowl TD grabs, two covering more than 70 yards. Stallworth's 73-yard TD from Bradshaw in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XIV broke the backs of the plucky Los Angeles Rams.
23. RB Larry Csonka:The workhorse for the Miami Dolphins, including the 17-0 1972 team, his 297 rushing yards in three games are second only to Harris. Csonka scored twice and had a then-record 145 yards to net Super Bowl VIII honors and had 112 yards the previous year when Miami capped its perfect season.
24. QB Phil Simms:He threw 25 passes in Super Bowl XXI, and only three hit the ground. Pretty high bar as the MVP led the Giants to the first of their four Lombardi Trophies.
25. S Jake Scott:His pair of interceptions, including the game-clincher, put a bow on the Dolphins' perfect season and brought him Super Bowl VII's MVP.
26. OLB Rod Martin:The only man to pick off three passes in one Super Bowl — Martin thrice victimized the Eagles' Ron Jaworski in Super Bowl XV — he got one ring when the Raiders were in Oakland and another after they moved to L.A.
27. DT Joe Greene:No one embodies the Steel Curtain Steelers more than Mean Joe, who started all four Super Bowls in the 1970s.
28. CB Malcolm Butler:He was an undrafted rookie no-name when he made arguably the clutchest of all Super Bowl plays by undercutting Seattle Seahawks WR Ricardo Lockette's route at the goal line to intercept Russell Wilson's pass and turn what seemed near certain defeat into the Patriots' fourth title. Butler will never be a no-name the rest of his life ... though he did garner unwanted attention for essentially being benched by Bill Belichick in Super Bowl LII, a decision that surely seemed to backfire on New England.
29. OLB Chuck Howley:He's the only man to win the MVP award despite playing for the losing side when the Cowboys fell in Super Bowl V. Howley, who established the Super Bowl career record with three INTs, won his ring the following year.
30. DT Manny Fernandez:He had a remarkable 17 tackles and one sack — unofficial totals — in the Dolphins' Super Bowl VII win and almost certainly should have been named the MVP.
31. CB Ty Law:His 47-yard pick six off Warner in Super Bowl XXXVI helped chart the course for New England's dynastic run. Law wound up winning three championships with the Patriots.
32. DT Justin Tuck:His contributions typically get overshadowed in the Giants' dual victories over New England. But Tuck was Brady's personal nemesis, sacking him twice in each game.
33. G Gene Upshaw:The Oakland Raiders stalwart played in three Super Bowls, each in a different decade. In Super Bowls XI and XV, he teamed with fellow Hall of Famer Art Shell — they formed probably the best left side of any O-line in history — to embarrass both the Minnesota Vikings' famed Purple People Eaters and Eagles defense as the Silver & Black won their first two titles.
34. CB Mel Blount:The Steelers' super-sized corner collected a pair of Super Bowl picks and four rings.
35. CB Deion Sanders:The original shutdown corner went back-to-back with the 49ers and Cowboys in Super Bowls XXIX and XXX, respectively. Sanders picked off a pass for San Francisco, and the Steelers' unwillingness to test him the following year was a big reason Super Bowl XXX MVP Larry Brown snagged two picks.
36. DE Richard Dent:A rare defender who won the Super Bowl MVP, Dent was picked as the guy from the vaunted '85 Bears defense to take the hardware home after registering 1½ sacks and two forced fumbles in Super Bowl XX.
37. DE Reggie White:Maybe the greatest defensive end to ever play the game, he set the official Super Bowl record with three sacks of Drew Bledsoe in the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI victory.
38. DB Ronnie Lott:The tone-setting defender of the 49ers' great teams started at both cornerback and safety on his way to four championships.
39. T Joe Jacoby:He was one of only two Hogs to start on the offensive line in all three of the Redskins' Super Bowl wins. RBs John Riggins (166 rushing yards in Super Bowl XVII) and Timmy Smith (204 yards in Super Bowl XXII) both had record days running behind Jacoby and Co.
40. OLB Mike Vrabel:One of the consummate Patriots, he played in four Super Bowls and wound up with three rings. He also racked up 16 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble ... and two TDs on two receptions while lining up as a tight end in goal-line packages. Not bad.
41. OLB James Harrison:He picked up a pair of Lombardis in three trips with the Steelers. He also left his imprint with an unforgettable 100-yard INT return off a Warner misfire — producing at least a 10-point swing — In Pittsburgh's 27-23 victory over the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
42. WR Max McGee:Love this guy. After a long night of partying on the eve of the first Super Bowl — McGee thought he'd be warming the pine for the Packers — he stepped in for injured Boyd Dowler and scored again. Despite being less than 100 percent, McGee caught seven passes for 138 yards and two scores, one a behind-the-back snare.
43. C Mike Webster:Another four-time Steelers champ, he was a throwback who also handled long-snapping duties.
44. RB James White:Compelling case to be made that White, not Brady, should have been Super Bowl LI's MVP. White set single-game records with 14 receptions and 20 points (he scored 3 TDs and a key 2-point conversion in New England's comeback). White's 2-yard TD run in overtime provided the winning margin against Atlanta. He added another 66 yards from scrimmage and a TD against Philadelphia the next year.
45. OLB Lawrence Taylor:He never notched a Super sack, but we're not leaving the two-time champion and greatest pass-rushing linebacker ever off the all-time team.
46. CB Dwight Smith:He had a pair of pick sixes (covering 94 yards) in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl XXXVII beatdown of the Raiders.
47. KR/WR Jacoby Jones:He gets the nod over Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard as our return ace. Jones had a strong case to be the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII MVP after posting a single-game record 290 all-purpose yards, which included a record 108-yard TD on the opening kickoff of the second half. And that was after he ended the first half with his only catch of the game – a 56-yard TD.
48. TE Rob Gronkowski:No tight end has ever taken over a Super Bowl, but Gronk came close against the Eagles, finishing with nine receptions, 116 yards and a pair of scores in the losing effort. His impact in New England's Super Bowl XLIX victory went beyond six catches for 68 yards and a TD as he thoroughly occupied the attention of the Seahawks. And despite playing on a bum ankle that would require surgery after the game, Gronkowski nearly corralled what would have been a game-winning Hail Mary on the final play of Super Bowl XLVI. Gronk is the only tight end with three Super Bowl TD grabs and shares the record for total catches (17) with Jay Novacek.
49. OL Randy Cross:Had to give the linemen a little more love. Cross was a Pro Bowl guard for the 49ers' first two title teams and moved to center for their third Super Bowl win, which happened to be his final NFL game.
50. LB Mike Jones:A journeyman who would have receded into NFL anonymity had he not seized his Super Bowl moment by making a game-ending, title-saving tackle of Tennessee Titans WR Kevin Dyson just shy of the goal-line (and a game-tying TD) in the Rams' only Super Bowl victory to date.
51. P Thomas Morstead:He's always been a fine punter. But it was the perfectly executed onside kick by the New Orleans Saints kickoff specialist to start the second half of Super Bowl XLIV that minted him as a legend in The Big Easy.
52. T Anthony Munoz:He might be the best offensive lineman in league history. He's also the only Hall of Famer who's played his entire career as a Bengal. Munoz is the lone player on this list who didn't experience a Super Bowl win, but the Bengals almost surely don't reach their pair of near-miss losses to the 49ers without him.
53. QB Troy Aikman: He captained the '90s Cowboys to three titles and was named MVP for the first one in Super Bowl XXVII after throwing for 273 yards and four TDs. Aikman's 70 percent completion rate in his three appearances makes him the most accurate Super Sunday passer.
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MUMBAI: With RBI placing restrictions on a couple of public sector banks under the prompt corrective action (PCA), NBFCs and private sector banks are likely to gain market share in the incremental credit demand in the coming years.
According to Acuite Ratings and Research, mid-corporates and MSMEs will need to mobilise around Rs 6 lakh crore of additional debt over the next two years to meet their increased working capital and capex requirements.
"We believe that such slowdown in lending by PSBs will lead to a huge opportunity build-up of nearly Rs 4.5 lakh crore for other lenders, especially NBFCs and private sector banks (including small finance banks) over 2018-2020. NBFCs lending to mid-corporate and SME segment is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 25 per cent over the next two years," said Sankar Chakraborti, CEO, Acuité Ratings.
However, the agency believes that this would still remain insufficient to meet the increasing credit demand of these entities. The growth in advances of PSBs are likely to remain modest in FY19 and FY20 given the continuing challenges in asset quality, provisioning requirements and capitalisation.
As on date, 11 PSBs have already been placed under PCA, resulting in deceleration in their loan book growth. For these 11 banks, overall loan book has de-grown by around 3.3 per cent in FY18 on the back of a de-growth of 3.6 per cent in the previous year, primarily due to slowdown in lending to MSMEs and mid-corporates.
While more strictures are being placed on existing PSBs under PCA, few more large PSBs may be placed under the PCA framework shortly. This, the ratings agency said may result in no net increase in PSBs' lending to the mid-corporate and SME segments over the next two years, as the growth in lending by PSBs outside the PCA framework will be offset by the de-growth in lending by the PSBs under the framework.
NBFCs have already witnessed a growth of 24 per cent in their AUMs over the last 2 years, reflecting the emerging opportunity. While large NBFCs are expected to continue their growth trajectory driven by the opportunity in the retail and MSME space, there will also be strong growth prospects for wholesale focused NBFCs including the new entrants, to grow their lending book.
Most of them are strongly capitalised and have also raised capital from the equity markets in recent times. Meanwhile, more banks are unlikely to be brought under the PCA framework as the situation pertaining to bad loans is expected to improve in the next couple of quarters, according to a finance ministry official....


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Archive Sold Chatelaines & Chatelaine Parts
Description: Victorian Hallmarked Silver Cherubs Chatelaine
Marks: Hallmarked London 1895
Size: Measures 7 1/2 inches long and clip is 3 inches wide
Age: Victorian
Weight: Weighs 77.0 grams
Condition: Very Good Condition
Status: Sold
Price: £375.00
Description: George Unite Hallmarked Silver Perfume Bottle for Chatelaine
Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1897
Size: Measures 3 1/4 x 1 3/8 including chain
Age: Late 19th Century
Weight: Weighs 20.2 grams
Condition: Very Good Condition.
Status: Sold
Code: Sperfchat
Price: £325.00
Description: Vintage gilt turquoise thimble holder and thimble. This is an unusual item - I have not been able to find another like it - The thimble is marked 5 which is the size and it clicks into the holder and then will swivel around
I can only assume this was meant to be worn on a chatelaine. It appears to be either french or maybe czech in origin
Code: DS
Marks: Marked 5 on the thimble but no other marks
Size: Measures 25mm diamater and stands 18mm tall when the thimble is in it
Date: Early 20th century
Weight: Weighs 11.7 grams
Condition: Very Good Condition
Status: Sold
Price: £150.00
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Singer-songwriter Josh Groban is happy to finally be headlining the Forum in Inglewood on Saturday, Oct. 27. The now 37-year-old L.A.-native has had the honor of performing on stages in just about every other venue in the area, but since he grew up going to Laker games and concerts at the former sports arena, he said this stop on his Bridges Tour with singer-songwriter and Broadway star Idina Menzel is going to be extra special.
"I feel like I should get a free yogurt now or something," he said with a laugh during a recent phone interview. "I've played every other venue, so I've filled up my punch card. I think that's what they give you, a free Jamba Juice, once you've played every venue in L.A."


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Parliament of Malta
Parliament of Malta
Il-Parlament ta' Malta
|14th Legislature
|House of Representatives
Political groups
|Government (38)
Opposition (29)
|Single transferable vote (not counting members coopted to fulfil gender quota)
Last election
|26 March 2022
|Meeting place
|Parliament House, Valletta
The Parliament of Malta (Maltese: Il-Parlament ta' Malta) is the constitutional legislative body in Malta, located in Valletta. The parliament is unicameral, with a democratically elected House of Representatives and the President of Malta. By constitutional law, all government ministers, including the Prime Minister, must be members of the House of Representatives.
Between 1921 and 1933 the Parliament was bicameral, consisting of a Senate (Senat) as well as a Legislative Assembly (Assemblea Leġiżlattiva).
House of Representatives of Malta
The House of Representatives (Maltese: Kamra tad-Deputati) is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House. The President of Malta is appointed for a five-year term by a resolution of the House.
The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for one legislative term of five years. Ordinarily, five members are returned from each of thirteen electoral districts using the single transferable vote electoral system but additional members are elected in cases of dis-proportionality (where a party with an absolute majority of votes fails to win an absolute majority of seats and where only candidates from two parties are elected).
Meeting place
Between 1921 and 2015, the House of Representatives was housed in the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta. Since 4 May 2015 the House of Representatives has met in the Parliament House, near the city gate of Valletta.
The Standing Orders of the House provide for the creation of eight Parliamentary Standing Committees to make parliamentary work more efficient and enhance Parliament's scrutiny functions.
The Standing Committees are:
- Standing Committee on House Business
- Standing Committee on Privileges
- Standing Committee on Public Accounts
- Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs
- Standing Committee on Social Affairs
- Standing Committee on Consideration of Bills
- Standing Committee on Family Affairs
- Standing Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs
Other Standing Committees constituted by other statutes include:
- Standing Committee on Environment and Development Planning
- National Audit Office Accounts Committee
- Standing Committee for Public Appointments
- Committee for Standards in Public Life
There are also select committees and non-official committees.


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In response to the request to post a materials list for my workshops, here it is:
- pencils, erasers, & sketchbook (or white printer paper for sketching ideas and doing practice studies)
- 1/2 sheet of watercolor paper- 140# cold press cut to measure 15" x 22" (I recommend Arches brand because it has superior sizing which allows water and paint to flow on the surface without the paper fibers swelling)
- metal yardstick (for tearing paper into smaller sizes. I will be discussing how different formats change the focus of a composition.)
- tube watercolors in basic triad- (At the very minimum, you will need a red, a yellow, & a blue. Transparent colors will yield better results than opaque colors for this workshop. I would suggest at least 6 colors, a cool and a warm of each primary. Colors I use: Permanent Rose- cool red; Windsor Red- warm red; Cobalt Blue- almost pure blue, leans cool, good for skies; Windsor Blue Green Shade- warmish blue, mixes well with yellow for pure greens; Hansa Yellow- almost pure yellow, mixes well for oranges and greens; Raw Sienna- transparent earth yellow, somewhat neutralized, warmish. I also like to have Burnt Sienna on my palette.)
- palette (for holding pigments and mixing paint;you could use a ceramic or plastic white plate from the dollar store.)
- variety of paintbrushes (At the very minimum, you will need a small round brush for details; 1/2" flat brush for drawing, blocking, lifting, and dry-brush techniques; & large round brush for washes- at least #10 size. I use these 6 brushes: round brushes- #2, #6, #12; flat brushes- 1/2", 1" 2" size chart: link for watercolor brush size chart You can find inexpensive watercolor brush sets at JoAnn's craft stores.)
- water containers (at least two- one for washing brushes, and one for pure water which you will use for washes and color mixing. Minimum size for the washing container is 2 quarts; anything smaller gets too polluted too quickly, & you will be constantly stopping to change water. Good size for the pure water container is at least 1 pint.)
- spray bottle for water (handy, but not critical. I like to spritz my palette to keep the pigments fresh. You can also get effects with a spray bottle, so feel free to explore this option.)
- sponges (at least two- I can't paint without 3. I also like to have a few rags close at hand made from old towels about 6" x 8". Some people like to use paper towels, but I find the clutter of used paper towels too messy, as well as not environmentally sustainable.)
- backing board and mounting materials (I use plywood pieces that have been varnished. For smaller compositions, I don't bother to stretch and staple my paper. Instead, I use masking tape to mount dry watercolor paper to the board. Other options- MDF or other composition board from Home Depot, a thick grade of foam core, or in a pinch- very heavy cardboard.
- Besides staples and masking tape, you can also mount paper to your board with spring clips.)
- easel (or you can paint flat on a table.)
- liquid mask (At the very minimum, get liquid mask and a small round cheap brush. I prefer to use a mask pen for most of my work. Daniel Smith is my preference because it come with 5 nibs, and they are easiest to clean. http://www.dickblick.com/products/daniel-smith- masking-fluid/ I also use Grafix masking fluid for for applying mask with a brush and to refill the Daniel Smith pen. http://www.dickblick.com/products/grafix-incredible-white- mask-liquid-frisket/ Also look for a rubber cement pickup for removing mask, available through Blick.)
- masking tools- you need dedicated tools that you will use only for masking, (including a separate water container, rags, and a cheap, small brush. Never mix your masking tools with your painting tools. For applying mask with a brush, you will also need liquid soap. Lately I have been using a small bar of hotel soap, which I reapply often to keep my application brush free of mask.)


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One shopping day left. Just one!
Normally, you'd have to pay me (a lot) to go to mall the day before Christmas, but I'll be joining all of the last minute shoppers tomorrow. Not for gifts, but I do have to pick up a few parcels at the drugstore- my designated postal outlet is in Shoppers- and get a few groceries. I plan on going super early in the morning to avoid the rush. Hopefully my plan works? If the blogging ceases to resume, assume the worst.
At least I know my skin will be radiant and glowing- because you know that is totally a must have when . You see, I've fallen hard for a little face mask from IDC. Their Trilogy Mask to be exact. It's more than a mask... it's amazingn-ess in a tube! For serious, but read on just in case you don't believe me yet.
What makes the IDC Trilogy Mask so fan-flipping-fantastic is that it's an exfoliating mask. I KNOW. Two of my favourite things in one product. But, that's only the half of it. This isn't just your basic sugar or salt scrub- although, those do hold a special place in my heart too- this is a trilogy mask that works to exfoliate three ways. Whaaa?! It works via mechanical, enzymatic, and chemical exfoliation to give you what I can't help but call a brand new face. It's truly that great.
Back to the exfoliation though. I wouldn't be doing my blogger job if I didn't break it down:
- Mechanical- most common, some form of abrasion via particles or brush.
- Enzymatic- commonly sourced from pineapple or papaya, digest dead skin cells from surface of skin and pores.
- Chemical- aka a chemical peel, usually using some form of acid: BHA's (beta hydroxy acids: usually salicylic acid) or AHA's (Alpha Hydroxy Acids.)
Because this mask uses various forms of exfoliation, it applies a little differently than your average exfoliator. You apply this on clean skin, leave it for about ten minutes- it tingles slightly- and then, with wet hands, give it a bit of a scrub then rinse. Oddly enough, the tube doesn't have any ingredients, nor the brand's website, so I can't say exactly what the 'scrubby bits' are, but they are fairly fine in texture.
As I mentioned, this works amazing well. My skin tends to get dull easily, and I find this not only makes my skin feel softer and smoother, but it also makes my skin look brighter. My pores feel refined and actually look better, which also makes my makeup wear better and longer.
Overall, this mask can do no wrong in my book. It is a bit pricey, but it's a price I will definitely pay because it works and it works well. I can't say enough about this one! Well worth a try, but no likely the best if you have sensitive skin. If you're a fan of REN Glycol Lactic Radiance Mask, you'll enjoy this. After using both, I have to say I prefer the IDC mask. If only it were apricot scented too... Have you used any products from this brand? What's your favourite mask/exfoliator?


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I've just returned from a trip to Europe, where the main purpose of my trip was to work with the Birmingham Royal Ballet on the production of Taming of the Shrew, which I had originally designed for the National Ballet of Canada. It was a wonderful experience.Read more →
Salt Spring Easter Art Tour Open Studio You are all invited to our annual Easter event on Salt Spring Island. We'd love to see you. Friday, March 25 – Sunday, March 27, 10am – 4pm.Read more →
The Salt Spring National Art Prize I've been involved with organizing this event over the last few months and would like to invite you to come out and join us for what will be a most interesting discussion. The panel: Robert Amos Jim Erickson Kathy Page MichaelRead more →
Mud, bodies in the walls of trenches, mustard gas, urine soaked cloths to counteract chlorine gas — some of the images my grandfather left me with.Read more →
I've just added some new works to my site: a new portrait, "Joan," new "Figurative Paintings," and new drawings with "Social Comment" and "Victorian Values," as their themes. Also a set of paintings, "War Images," — an issue dear to my heart.Read more →
Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, August 15 from 5 – 7pm at the Duthie Gallery, 125 Churchill, Salt Spring Island, BC. The show runs until September 15, 2015.Read more →
I appear at minute 1.14.Read more →
"HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU" The ArtSpring arts centre on Salt Spring Island held a juried exhibition based on portraiture both real and psychological – an examination of self. The show's mandate was to encourage visual artists to explore the concept of self (either the "self" of othersRead more →
COSTUME AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY 1990 – 2015 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION JUNE 15 – AUGUST 1, 2015 AT THE A.A. BAKHRUSHIN STATE CENTRAL THEATRE, MUSEUM IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA. Taking into consideration that the exhibition "Costume at the Turn of the Century 1990 – 2015" overlaps withRead more →


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Speciality Metals well placed in light of Chinese tungsten supply crunch
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Last week both the European spot and Chinese export ammonium paratungstate (APT) markets saw a rise in interest and associated price jump, amid persistent worries about tungsten supply disruptions in China.
These concerns have arisen in light of ongoing environmental inspections in the country's Jiangxi province – a major production hub.
APT is produced by separating tungsten from its ore and is the main tungsten raw material traded in the market. Tungsten is an essential industrial metal primarily used in making hard metals and also used to manufacture steels and alloys, as well as electronics.
On May 2, Metal Bulletin assessed the fob China APT price at $326-$330 per metric tonne unit (mtu), with 1mtu equalling 10 kilograms. That price was up 1.2% from just a week earlier, when the price was $320-$328/mtu.
One commodities trader noted that interest was so great that there were several inquiries that couldn't be met as the spot cargoes weren't available. He added that a lot of the restocking shipment orders have now been pushed back to July, from May or June.
This all bodes well for ASX junior Speciality Metals International Limited (ASX:SEI) which is seeking to reawaken its world-class Mt Carbine Tungsten Project in far North Queensland.
Last month, SEI announced that it had agreed to acquire the Mt Carbine Quarry, including all plant and equipment, along with Mining Leases ML 4867 and ML 4919.
This Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Mt Carbine Quarries Pty Ltd was a significant milestone in the development of SEI's world-class Mt Carbine Tungsten Project.
Of course, as with all minerals exploration, success is not guaranteed — consider your own personal circumstances before investing, and seek professional financial advice.
The company is now diligently working towards having its deal settled by late July. It will then take over the operation of the Mt Carbine Tungsten Project, along with all plant and equipment, and most importantly, its valuable revenue stream.
The acquisition lands SEI an invaluable revenue stream, which it will begin to see immediately upon settlement of the deal, as it looks to expand its exploration portfolio and become the Australia's pre-eminent tungsten producer.
The recent Chinese supply crunch, and associated APT spot price rise, all bodes well for SEI. And it's a trend that looks likely to continue for some time as there's still limited supply in China due to the environmental inspections, combined with demand from the European Union and the United States for hard metal applications.
This is a significant milestone for SEI in its quest to reawaken its world-class Mt Carbine Tungsten Project. Over the coming months SEI will be working diligently to ensure the agreement is completed within the stipulated timeframes. It will also continue to negotiate with several interested offtake and debt funders in an attempt to limit the dilutionary impact upon SEI's existing shareholders.
Once the transaction is complete, SEI plans to commence early production via the use of ore-sorting technology to high-grade the ore contained within the Low Grade Stockpile. Part of the funds received from quarrying and mineral processing activities will go towards undertaking further exploration within its highly prospective Iron Duke tenement. Previous mapping and sampling activities at the site have indicated an extensive strike length that may be equal to, or even greater than, the existing Mt Carbine open-pit tungsten deposit.
A detailed exploration program and budget is also in the process of being developed by the Board and its geological team for the Company's entire exploration portfolio.
While recent movements in the APT market, have us focussed on SEI's ambitions, we can't forget the scope of the company's assets and operations, which include its Chilean exploration concessions, which contain lithium and other valuable mineral resources such as potassium, iodine and boron contained in subsurface brines within; as well as its gold exploration licences (Panama Hat and Crow Mt) in NSW.
SEI lithium update
SEI is a diversified company, which is also making solid ground in relation to its lithium project in the Atacama region of Northern Chile.
SEI announced today that as a result of its sampling program undertaken in January, it has identified a new style of lithium target to pursue in addition to promising lithium brine targets in Salar de Pintados and Salar Bellavista, where it has a total of 20 exploration concessions covering 60km2. It is a configuration similar to that of the Salars elsewhere in South America, including Bolivia and Argentina, known to host lithium brines.
SEI's targets are at a lower topographical level than producing salars in Chile and Argentina and in a more favourable position for year-round concentration of lithium by evaporation in ponds. SEI's targets also traverse the Pan-American Highway and are close to ports.
SEI's geological team is now travelling to Chile to approve these new concessions, interview drilling contractors and effectively extend its Northern Chile footprint.
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