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HONG KONG, Nov. 25 (Reuters) – Chinese group Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd (1638.HK) on Thursday said it wanted to extend the maturity of a $ 400 million bond by another year and a half – as part the real estate developer's efforts to avoid a default mess and resolve a liquidity crisis.
In one filing, Kaisa said he would swap his 6.5% offshore bonds due December 7 for new notes due June 6, 2023, at the same interest rate if at least 95% of the holders agree.
Kaisa, which has the most offshore debt among Chinese developers after China Evergrande Group (3333.HK), missed coupon payments totaling $ 88.4 million due on November 11 and 12. Payments have a 30 day grace period.
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Shares of Kaisa, which resumed trading after a suspension on November 5, rose 18% in afternoon trading as investors were encouraged by the company's attempt to resolve payment issues.
Kaisa said a sharp decline in the funding environment has limited her funding sources to meet upcoming deadlines.
"If the exchange offer and solicitation of consent are not completed, we may not be able to redeem the existing notes when due on December 7 and we may consider another exercise in restructuring the debt, "he said on the record.
Chinese developers face unprecedented liquidity shortage due to regulatory restrictions on borrowing, sparking a spate of overseas defaults, credit rating downgrades and massive sales of stocks and bonds developers.
Kaisa has made an effort to raise capital by divesting assets, including the Hong Kong listed property management unit, Kaisa Prosperity Holdings Ltd (2168.HK).
He recently sold a piece of land in Hong Kong to a local investor for HK $ 3.78 billion ($ 448.82 million), recovering around HK $ 1.3 billion in cash after repaying the loans he he borrowed for the land, Reuters reported this week. Kaisa is also selling another piece of land in the city.
âProviding solutions and more clarity to the market is positive; after all, Kaisa's fundamentals are good, if he can make a deal with the creditors, he can repay gradually to overcome this crisis, âsaid Kington Lin, general manager of the asset management department. at Canfield Securities Limited.
The developer, in a separate filing Wednesday night, said it aims to speed up the divestiture of real estate projects and other high-quality assets in order to improve liquidity.
Having missed payments on onshore wealth management products totaling 1.5 billion yuan ($ 234.80 million) due in October and November, Kaisa said he has put in place repayment measures to 1.1 billion yuan and negotiate the rest with investors.
The developer also said that "some members of the group" had failed to meet their repayment obligations under financing agreements involving bank loans and other borrowing, and that it was formulating a plan to global reimbursement.
Other cash-strapped developers, including Evergrande, the world's most indebted developer who has stumbled from maturity to maturity in recent weeks as it grapples with more than $ 300 billion in liabilities, are also negotiating. with their creditors and scramble to raise funds.
âBusinesses want to buy time, while creditors want their money back. Agreeing to an extension is better than declaring businesses bankrupt and getting nothing back,â Lin said.
The onshore unit of Evergrande's electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary (0708.HK) increased its share capital by 39% to $ 3.5 billion, local media reported Thursday. Hong Kong-listed Evergrande New Energy Vehicle said last week that it plans to raise around $ 347 million through a stock offering. Read more
Smaller rival Fantasia Holdings (1777.HK) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with holders of a 1.5 billion yuan onshore bond maturing in 2023 to pay 20% of a coupon due Thursday and on remains a year later.
But, media reported, an extension resolution for another onshore bond due in 2023 worth 2.5 billion yuan was not passed on Wednesday.
Fantasia missed payment of $ 205.7 million in offshore tickets due on October 4.
Meanwhile, the rating agency Fitch downgraded China Aoyuan's credit rating (3883.HK) on Wednesday to âCCC-â instead of âB-â, reflecting the reduced chances that the company will be able to refinance its $ 688 million offshore bond due January 2022.
Aoyuan said on Monday that it has extended the redemption date of the onshore asset-backed securities valued at 816 million yuan and hired Admiralty Harbor Capital Limited and Linklaters as advisers to assess the company's capital structure and discuss with the creditors.
Fantasia shares were flat, while Aoyuan and Evergrande rose 2.3% and 0.7% respectively. The Hang Seng Index (.HSI) was stable.
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- Govt struggles to restrict the budget deficit despite introducing two mini-budgets in last six months
- Country's expenditures stood at Rs3.36tr (8.7pc of the GDP) against the revenues of Rs2.33tr
ISLAMABAD: Despite a drastic cut in the development budget and others measures taken through two supplementary budgets, the country has witnessed budget deficit rise to Rs1.03 trillion in the six months (July to December) of the current fiscal year, amounting to 2.7 per cent of GDP.
According to the fiscal operations data of the Ministry of Finance, unlike the Rs1.03 trillion deficits recorded during the first half of 2018-19, a deficit of Rs796 billion (2.2pc of the GDP) was recorded in the same period in 2017-18. The government is struggling to restrict the budget deficit despite introducing two mini-budgets in the last six months.
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The government had spent Rs876.7 billion on domestic and foreign debt servicing.
The break-up of interest payment showed that Rs752.098 billion were spent on domestic debt while Rs124.6 billion on foreign debt. The government had allocated Rs1.6 trillion for interest payment for the entire current fiscal year. However, the amount could surge due to the sharp depreciation in the value of rupee.
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Moreover, the provincial governments had spent Rs167.7 billion on development projects. The documents showed that the government spent Rs186.7 billion on pension payments, Rs68.8 billion on public order and safety affairs, Rs41.9 billion on education, Rs7.2 billion on health and Rs5.9 billion on recreation, culture and religion.
Of the total revenues of Rs2.33 trillion, the government collected around Rs244.6 billion as non-tax revenues during the first half of FY2019. In non-tax revenues, the government had collected Rs5.8 billion as mark-up on public sector entities, Rs30.2 billion as dividend, Rs63.2 billion as profit of State Bank of Pakistan, Rs6.3 billion as defence, Rs9.3 billion as passport fee and Rs6.5 billion as discount remained on crude oil, Rs41.9 billion as royalties on gas and oil, Rs4.5 billion as windfall levy against crude oil and Rs59.2 billion through other sources.
The four provincial governments recorded a budget surplus of Rs273.2 billion during July to December period of FY2019, as their expenditures remained at Rs1.22 trillion as compared to the revenues of Rs1.47 trillion. The government had budgeted provinces to give budget surplus of Rs285.6 billion during the current fiscal.


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The Rangers had another Monday meeting with the Lightning this week, falling 3-2 on home ice last night. The Garden has not been very friendly to the home team this year, especially recently, as the Rangers (19-15-2 at home) have lost five straight contests at MSG. However, the biggest storyline this week for the Metropolitan Division's fourth-place team revealed itself in the injury department, with the announcement that goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will miss two-to-three weeks with a hip injury.
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'The Demise of the Job Board' seems to have become something of a 'cause celeb' in recruitment media circles. Just type 'Job Boards are Dead' into Google and you'll get a wide variety of comments and articles on the subject. But why? The recent Zappos blog, "What? No Job Postings?!?" seems to sum up the issue: Thought-provoking headline, lots of PR and comments but…so what?
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How talented are you, can you play Mary J Blige or LL Cool J, and more? If yes, then BET is giving you the chance to audition for it.
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Molecular Microbiology, 101(5), 714–730.
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A Listeria monocytogenes mutant defective in bacteriophage attachment is attenuated in orally inoculated mice and impaired in enterocyte intracellular growth
Infection and Immunity, 76(9), 4046–4054.
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Host and bacterial factors in listeriosis pathogenesis
Veterinary Microbiology, 114(1-2), 1–15.
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A specific gene expression program triggered by gram-positive bacteria in the cytosol
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Influence of extracellular bactericidal agents on bacteria within macrophages
Infection and Immunity, 71(2), 1016–1019.
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Characterization of Escherichia coli type 1 pilus mutants with altered binding specificities
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Genetic characterization of Escherichia coli type 1 pilus adhesin mutants and identification of a novel binding phenotype
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adidas & Reigning Champ Team Up on a New Collection Featuring the alphabounce & UltraBOOST
adidas is extending its partnership with Reigning Champ, unveiling a new collection of apparel and footwear that blends Three-Stripe performance technology with the craftsmanship of the Canadian fleece specialist. On the footwear side, the two brands have joined forces on the alphabounce for the first time, featuring leather detailing and space dyed engineered mesh. An accompanying UltraBOOST model has a white heather upper complemented with a leather cage and reflective branding on the tongue.
On the apparel side, the collection is highlighted by seamless Primeknit hoodies, bombers and pants, available in both men's and women's sizes. The assortment also includes men's and women's woven jackets and zip hoodies, as well as crewnecks, tees and pants. Rounding out the collection is Reigning Champ's signature heavyweight French terry fabric on men's shorts and women's tanks.
Look for the collection to launch April 7th at adidas.com, adidas stores, reigningchamp.com, Reigning Champ flagship stores and select Foot Locker stores.
Release Date: 4/7/17 (Friday)


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There is nothing more important to us than the health, safety and respect of our community. Our decision making is rapidly evolving with the COVID-19 situation, here's what we've done so far:
- We're temporarily not accepting returns until further notice, therefore please ensure you are ordering the correct size or colour.
- We're committing to paying our employees for their scheduled shifts during this pandemic.
- Our website remain open for online orders.
- During this overwhelming time, you may experience order processing and shipping delays. We apologize for any inconvenience. Our Customer Service team remains available to assist you via email.
- New Shipping and Processing Times: (Order processing time 4-10 working days + Shipping time 5-10 days)
- Due to the pandemic, shipping companies have increased their delivery costs which force us to reflect those changes, therefore, the delivery fees you see are just temporary until the couriers return to their normal rates.
- If we run out of stock in an item you purchased or if the product doesn't pass our quality check, we will refund you immediately for that item.
We're continuing to follow developments closely to ensure we respect government policy updates and public health guidelines.


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Many investors are starting to make traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversions as a way to help themselves for the future. Roth IRAs have become a very popular way to save for retirement, and converting from your old IRA is an option to consider. Here are the basics of converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA and why you might want to do so.
Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA
In order to decide whether to convert to a Roth IRA, you should first understand the difference between the two accounts. With a traditional IRA, you contribute money to a retirement account without paying taxes on the money. You could have your contributions automatically deducted from your paychecks before the taxes are taken out. The money is allowed to increase tax-free while it is in the account. At age 59 1/2, you are eligible to withdraw the money. You will have to pay taxes on the money that you withdraw.
The Roth IRA handles the taxes in another way. Instead of paying the taxes later, you pay them up front. You fund the account with after-tax dollars, and then the account grows tax-free. When you withdraw the money later, you will pay no taxes on it.
Why Convert?
There are a few different reasons that you may want to convert to a Roth IRA. First of all, you will most likely pay fewer taxes now than you would later in life. Most of the time, we start out our professional lives in a lower tax bracket and move up over time. Therefore, you may pay only a 15 percent tax on the money when it goes into a Roth IRA as opposed to the 35 percent tax (the maximum as of early 2010) that you may need to pay when you withdraw it from a traditional IRA.
In addition to that, if you choose good investments, you could net a huge return without paying a dime in taxes on the money.
How to Convert
The process of converting to a Roth IRA from a traditional IRA involves some paperwork with your financial brokerage. Contact your IRA custodian and ask about the procedure for converting to a Roth IRA. Your custodian will give you the necessary documents to fill out, and then you will be able to convert successfully. You will have to use some of the money from your IRA to pay taxes so that the account will then be funded with after-tax dollars.
Before you go through the conversion process, you will want to consider a few things. First of all, you need to look at your income level to determine if you qualify. If you are single and make more than $120,000, you will not be able to contribute at all. If you are a married couple and make more than $177,000, then you cannot contribute either.
You also have to decide whether you would prefer to pay your taxes now or later when you are retired. Put some thought into it and consult your financial advisor for help as well.


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Ariana Grande resumes tour following Manchester attack: 'Thinking of our angels every step of the way'
Ariana Grande is resuming her Dangerous Woman Tour Wednesday night in Paris after taking a break following a bombing outside her May 22 show in Manchester left 22 people dead and 119 injured.
"First show back tonight," she said on Instagram next to a photo of the Eiffel Tower. "Thinking of our angels every step of the way. I love you with all my heart. Grateful for and incredibly proud of my band, dancers, and entire crew. I love you I love you."
Two days after the attack, Grande's team told EW they were suspending the tour "until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost." "We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence. Our way of life has once again been threatened but we will overcome this together."
This past Sunday, Grande returned to the U.K. city to host One Love Manchester, a benefit concert featuring performances by artists like Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus. There, she thanked the crowd in an emotional speech.
"I want to thank you so much for coming together and being so loving and strong and unified," she said. "I love you guys so much, and I think that the kind of love and unity that you're displaying is the medicine that the world really needs right, so I want to thank you for being just that."
See highlights from the concert here, and see Grande's Instagram above.


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Obama: 'Lift The Embargo On Cuba'
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- President Barack Obama spelled out what he wants to happen in Cuba during his last State of The Union address.
"Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people. You want to consolidate our leadership and credibility in the hemisphere? Recognize that the Cold War is over. Lift the embargo," said the commander in chief Tuesday evening.
The president has already used executive authority twice to ease the embargo as part of his opening to the island nation. He would need the help of Congress to lift the embargo.
His request comes as renewed relations between both nations has prompted an influx of travelers and business to the island nation.
Cuban leaders have called for the embargo to be lifted, saying it is a make or break when it comes to normalizing relations with the U.S.
"The Cuban president reiterated for Cuba and the United States to be able to have normalized relations, the blockade or embargo that has caused damages and hardships to the Cuban people and affects the interests of American citizens must be lifted and the territory occupied by the US naval base in Guantanamo should be returned to Cuba," said Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla who gave a summary on the meeting between President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro back in September.
Related: What Has & Hasn't Changed Since Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Reopened
Guantanamo - a topic also raised by President Obama during his State of the Union address and something he has been pushing for since he took office in 2009.
"I will keep working to shut down the prison at Guantanamo: it's expensive, it's unnecessary, and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies," said the president.
Since the December 2014 announcement of renewed relations, the U.S. has eased travel restriction and permitted trade with Cuba's small private sector. The moves have also caused a massive influx of Cuban immigrants in to the U.S. Many Cuban migrants fear renewed relations could bring an end to the Wet Foot Dry Foot Policy which allows Cubans to apply for residency if they reach the U.S. by land.
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Bill calls for drug screening for public school students
A bill that would require all public school students in grades 8, 9 and 11 to be screened at least once a year for drug abuse is pending before the Legislature. House bill 1796 would amend General Laws Section 57 of Chapter 71.
The news was at first stunning, then uplifting. Asking middle school and high school students to submit to screenings is a logical way of curbing opioid and other addictions that have touched every community in this state, including local towns such as Westford.
In 2014, according to the state Department of Public Health, there were two deaths in Westford attributed to opioids, which include heroin and opioid-based prescription painkillers. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. The town has had shocking discoveries of opioid use for more than a decade. In December 2004, Westford Academy math teacher Rosemarie Pumo pleaded guilty to distributing the narcotic to four Westford Academy students. Pumo served time at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Framingham. One of the students involved with Pumo spoke to the Westford Eagle in April about her 13-year journey to sobriety. There have been many setbacks over the years that have led to periods of homelessness. Another incident involved a Stony Brook middle school teacher. In 2006, Jessica Palkes faced charges of heroin possession. She pleaded not guilty at the time, but the incident prompted Westford town officials to call for drug testing of newly hired teachers -- a program that is currently in place.
Unfortunately, unintentional opioid overdose deaths have tripled since 2000, according to the Department of Public Health. In 2014, there were 1,008 deaths as compared to 338 in 2000. Middlesex County had 212 fatal overdoses in 2014, more than any other county in the state.
A quick look at the 2014 Emerson Hospital Youth Risk Survey shows that drug use increases dramatically between middle and high school. Marijuana use registered at .2 percent for sixth-graders and 2.5 percent for eighth-graders. Among high schoolers it jumped to 26.9 percent for those who have ever used the drug. The percentage of eighth-graders who reported using psychoactive drugs such as molly and ecstasy, was .6 percent, but that number jumped to 4 percent among high-school-age students. Ironically, the survey did not specifically ask students about opioid use. In all, 10,578 students from eight area school districts, including Westford and Littleton, responded to the survey.
State Rep. Kay Kahn, a Newton Democrat, should be commended for filing the bill. Legislators should give this a careful and thoughtful airing. How will it be funded and conducted? What are the parameters? What are the consequences to students who are discovered to have traces of non-prescription substances in their bodies? Is the law designed to help and nurture or punish? Since there's already a shortage of drug rehabilitation programs in the region, what is the plan for referring those students? What educational programs will be presented?
Since 2012, Gloucester, Hadley, Hudson, Natick, North Andover, Northampton and Wilmington have been using a model encompassing screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. A review of how well the program is working among these school districts would be helpful.
Mary McGeown, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has been quoted as saying it would cost about $2.5 million to screen every student in the first year. The cost of the screenings would decrease as school nurses got trained, she added.
Though there are questions surrounding the bill, the concept is worth implementing if only to raise awareness. We encourage Legislators to turn it into law.


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5 Reasons NOT To Purchase A Pre-Paid Jet Card
On-Demand Charter is the most flexible solution for traveling on a private jet. As soon as you know when and with how many passengers you want to fly, you simply look for and book the most suitable jet for your trip. When you work directly with an operator you aren't bound to the limitations of a Jet Card, so you can freely choose the right aircraft option every time. Here at Atlantic Jet, we aim to have the most competitive rates possible and we're also better equipped to handle last-minute flight changes when they arise.
Alternatively, a Jet Card is expensive, may have hidden costs, and prepaid flight hours may be forfeited if unused within a specific period of time. With Atlantic Jet, you'll receive a binding price offer for the requested flight without any indirect costs or additional fees.
Here are a few more reasons to consider before buying a Jet Card:
• Hourly pricing for Jet Cards is very high compared to On-Demand Charter and you're "locked in" to those rates. Most charter operators will negotiate rates with you.
• The average one-way charter from Boston to Orlando on a light jet, which will accommodate seven passengers, will cost you over $17,000 with a Jet Card. However, that same flight will cost between $11,000 to $14,000 by chartering directly with numerous operators.
• A private jet operator is more than happy to provide you with options that do not require a $100K plus down-payment. You simply hold on to your money and pay per trip.
• One size does not fit all. By purchasing a prepaid jet card you're typically locked-in to a particular aircraft size and type. This means that you could have added fuel stops or you may need to leave people at home for lack of seating.
• Most Jet Card providers don't really have their own aircraft, they "source" or locate available aircraft from operators who do. With a little homework you can clearly do the same and save yourself a lot of money.
If you have more questions regarding the differences between On-Demand Charter and Jet Cards, or if you'd like a quote on a trip with no obligations, you can reach our charter specialists here at Atlantic Jet anytime at 1-800-601-2852 or email email@example.com.


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It all began with a flashback of how Grant Ward came to be. Unsurprisingly, he was highly skilled, but a hothead. That got him in trouble and locked up, but Garrett was intrigued and recruited him. The instant Ward agreed to go with Garrett, things went bad. Garret took Ward and forced him to learn that he needed to earn everything on his own. Garrett left Ward in the wilderness with no warning that he was going to do that. Without anything to hunt Ward had to survive with only the help of a dog. Garret left Ward on his own for six months. When all his training was done, Garrett ordered Ward to kill the dog who kept him alive and he'd bonded with. He saw it as weakness, but Ward couldn't kill the dog up close, he had to do it afar with a sniper.
Coulson figured out what the connector was to everything that had been happening to them, which was Cybertek. It was a messy chart, but effectively mapped out the major issues that encountered. Turns out that Skye had inserted a trojan that would track the data's information. The trick is they need to get to one of Garrett's machines that would get the information. That means sneaking in to one of those buildings. Tripp brought in some of his grandfather's old spy gear from the time he was in the howling commandos. It was amazing to see Coulson and Fitz bug out over the tech. It was a lot of fun to see everything that SHIELD was doing in the old days.
Garrett is hard on Ward. His failure that happened last week is being reamed to him now. Raina was busy at work with the data and has almost recreated the drug that brought Coulson back. It's quite terrifying that they are so close to having a way to bring back their evil teammates. Turns out that Raina are only interested in the science. She's wants to know more about Skye in particular because she believes they are similar.
Coulson and May pretend to be interviewing with Cybertek to get inside. May wore one of the Howling Commandos pins that scans UHF rather than going via wifi. After a failed interview, Coulson and May took out the elevator operator and a random guy in the hall before hitting the mainframe room. Only to realize that there is no mainframe and everything is hard copy. While rifling through the files about Deathlok they learned that the first Deathlok project was actually Garrett and we saw the cybernetic implants we saw on him last episode.
While Garrett berated Ward for his failures to stop being the whiny kid he was back then his cybernetic malfunctions. His organs are failing and soon even the cybernetics won't be enough to save him. He's going to die within the next few months. Which makes sense that he wants the drug to save his life.
It was interesting that Fitz is still clinging to the idea that Ward is being controlled or manipulated. Any opportunity he has to rationalize Ward's actions he does so. It's sad, but like the audience, the team is growing tired. That lead to a nice moment between May and Skye. While Skye thinks that May just doesn't feel, May makes it clear that she is angry. Furious actually and when she has a chance to take Ward out, she's going to channel all that rage into doing that.
Raina seems to be highly interested in Skye. She even tells Ward a story of a baby girl who was hunted by her own parents. Which is an interesting reveal that it was Skye's parents trying to kill her.
FitzSimmons finds the bus and Simmons was given an order to not engage. They were ordered to retreated. But Simmons suggested they sneak one of the dwarfs onto the plane, she played on Fitz's anxieties. A moment later Ward emerged. Face to face with the man he looked up to as a big brother, he saw that Ward really didn't care. The gadgets he had in his pocket came in handy. He used the EMP and made Garrett convulse as Ward rushed to his aid. The look of disdain in his eyes was great. Notably though, Simmons didn't seem plussed or worried the entire time. Not angry, just nothing, its rather suspicious. Fitz desperately tried to get Ward to see reason and let Garrett die. Ward is too devoted to Garrett though and struggles with the trying to save Garrett.
Garrett orders Ward to kill FitzSimmons. Ward goes after them, but Fitz is still clinging to what he remembers of their false friendship. When FitzSimmons refused to leave the room, he decided to open the airlock and drop FitzSimmons into the middle of the ocean in their cargo hold.
Meanwhile Raina learned that Garrett had the centipede serum in him, but he was so close to death that it didn't make him strong, but barely kept him alive. Raina gives him the injection of the resynthesized serum. At first it made him glow, but then it seemed to take effect and began to save them. While it seems to be working, there's something about Raina and her reluctance to truly help Garrett come alive. her allegiance lies with those who are special and making people special, but there is a look of disdain she is constantly giving him. I wouldn't be surprised if she is trying to play him and gave him a subpar synthesis of the drug.
While of that was going on, the other half of the team was still breaking in to the Cuba location to hack a computer when a centipede soldier appears. Right at the same time that we learn Quinn is selling the super soldier program to the military.
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What's up with that new York Water Co. mural?
The mural in Mason Alley was created for the company's 200th birthday.
Sometimes you find art in the most unexpected places.
Like Mason Alley behind the York Water Company.
There, filling the second and third levels of the back wall of the Water Company building is a new, mosaic mural 38½ feet wide and 13 feet high.
The mural was created this year in celebration of the Water Company's 200th birthday.
The Water Company building is known for its art. The magnificent ceiling painting inside the building is a tribute to water. The work of art – and it is truly that – was created in 1929 by Gustav Ketterer. It is well worth craning your neck to take in the scope of the ceiling art.
The mural on the back wall is a wonder, too.
What's up with that huge shoe by Route 30? (column)
Gerald Davidson, one of the two artists who created the mural, said there are more than 67,000 individual, three-quarter-inch, color tiles in the piece. To put that into perspective, each mosaic tile is the same size as a letter tile in a Scrabble game.
What has been assembled is a moment in time when water pipes were created by hollowing out logs.
"The mosaic is a wonderful combination of history, engineering and art," says Jeff Hines, president of the York Water Company. Tracing that history, Jeff notes that when the company was founded in 1816 money was raised "to purchase logs that were floated down the Susquehanna River and hauled over (to York) from Wrightsville."
Jeff is an engineer and says by hollowing out the original logs "you could make low-pressure water pipe. These logs were buried about one foot underground." The purpose of the water system was to fight fires and was "a huge improvement over the bucket brigade" system. With the log pipes carrying the water, the firefighters could dig down to the wood pipe, break a hole in it, and let the ditch fill with water. A suction hose was placed into the pool of water to battle the flames.
A bit of "word" history: Jeff point out that when the fire was quelled, the firemen would drive a plug into the wooden pipe. "This is why fire hydrants are often called fire plugs." Who knew?
In 1840, cast iron pipes replaced the hollowed out log as the pipe of choice.
The original painting, on which the mosaic mural is based, was drawn by York artist David Heckert in 1903, when he was 78 years old. He based his work on his memories of watching men bore through the logs to create the water pipes.
What's up with that S. Pine St. Quonset hut? (column)
The 2016 mosaic artists are Cliff Maier and Gerald Davidson, who are with Narrow Bridge Studio and the Rudy Art Collective in the first block of East Philadelphia Street.
Gerald said six months of planning went into creating the mosaic mural before the first tile was placed on the wall. The actual fabrication – around two existing windows – took two weeks.
Jeff says the location of the mural became clear when work began on Royal Square and the renaissance of a number of buildings on East King Street. "So, wouldn't it be appropriate," he asks, "if they, too, could look out their windows across a somewhat drab parking lot and see a wonderful mural?"
Glass mosaic tile was selected as the medium to prevent the south-facing mural from fading over the years.
At the dedication of the work, Jeff Hines raised a glass of water and offered a toast to the artists and said: "To history and to engineering, as we look ahead, like this mosaic, to a colorful and vibrant next 200 years."
For the present time, the mural can be viewed by walking or driving down the alley behind the Water Company. Like the company's ceiling painting, it is well worth the trip.
Gordon Freireich is a former editor of the York Sunday News. Read his blog at yorkblog.com/lawn. E-mail: email@example.com.


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Donations needed for animal care
Animal Care Alliance usually has a packed waiting room during its walk-in hours.
However, that doesn't show the veterinary clinic's true financial picture.
The non-profit organization's primary mission remains reducing the pet population through low-cost spaying and neutering.
It actually loses money on those surgeries.
So to keep a steady income stream, ACA offers a walk-in veterinary clinic and sells flea control, vaccinations, heartworm medicine, antibiotics and other pet services such as microchipping.
However, the popularity of the clinic is now causing challenges.
As more pet owners learn about the clinic, ACA is outgrowing its current facility at 4101 National Road W., Richmond. The clinic and parking lot are too small to serve the growing numbers of clients.
More than 100 animals are seen daily for illness, injury and wellness care at ACA.
Joyce Luckett, clinic director, said the clinic's modest fees ensure medical care for any animal in need.
Visits are $15 to the walk-in clinic, which has added hours in the last year and is now open from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Indiana residents who receive any form of public assistance can get as many as five animals spayed or neutered for $20 each, thanks to those who purchase Indiana's Pet Friendly license plates.
For others, it's $65 to get a dog spayed or $55 for neutering. Cat spaying is $45 and neutering is $40.
Because of the numbers of clients who come for low-cost vet services, the organization is raising money and searching for a larger building and parking lot that it can purchase to accommodate more patients.
However, finding an affordable site has been challenging. Luckett said they don't want to put an exorbitant amount into a new location because they need to have enough money to provide services.
ACA has about 20 staff, including veterinarians. Luckett said they do not have volunteers now because they don't have room for them in the current building. If ACA can move to a larger site, Luckett said they would like to utilize volunteers.
In addition to money for a building and for veterinary care expenses, ACA also needs donations of items such as bleach and paper towels.
Thus, the Palladium-Item is spotlighting ACA in January as part of the newspaper's 12 Months of Giving program.
However, in a change from last year's program, we are asking donors take their items directly to the charities instead of the P-I office.
Many organizations are open in the late afternoon, and in ACA's case, on Saturdays, so we hope those expanded hours for donation will make giving more appealing. And, donors can see where their gifts will be used.
Increased services, collaboration
ACA has seen tremendous growth since 2007, when it began with a $7,000 grant from Wayne County Foundation.
Since then, more than 35,000 pets, strays and feral cats have been altered for area families, shelters and rescue groups.
"We think how we can best help animals in this community is by preventing the reproduction of more homeless animals," Luckett said.
Luckett said she is pleased to see area animal shelters and organizations collaborating recently to help each other when they are exceeding capacity.
For instance, Connersville's animal shelter recently had five dogs that would have been put to sleep because it had no room for them. However, ACA offered to spay/neuter the dogs and provide vet care such as heartworm testing, and HELP the Animals in Richmond made room for them at its shelter.
In addition, ACA provides humane traps, advice and medical assistance to caretakers of feral cat colonies in effort to reduce the numbers of local homeless cats.
And, it helps animals that are hurt in local crimes, such as a badly burned cat and a dog that was stabbed, both in 2015.
But the group also goes beyond helping cats and dogs.
Luckett has a permit through Indiana Department of Natural Resources to rehabilitate wildlife. Each year, approximately 150 orphaned and injured squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, opossums, foxes, etc. are cared for until they may be released back to the wild.
Luckett has also received a federal bird medical rehab permit, so owls and hawks may receive care. When area residents see injured birds, they may call ACA to get help for the animals.
"We can fill a void here," Luckett said.
Last year, Richmond firefighters rescued a Canada goose that couldn't stand well from an ice-covered pond. They brought it to ACA, where it received care.
Luckett did 200 hours of volunteer training at Hueston Woods State Park's animal rescue program to obtain the permit. ACA also now has an education permit, so Luckett would like to create a wildlife education program this year. Through the permit, it can feature birds that can't go back to the wild in educational programs at schools and its own building.
How to help
The Palladium-Item will feature local charities each month through our 12 Months of Giving program. However, in a change this year, we request donors take their items directly to the charities, which often offer more convenient late afternoon or weekend hours for giving. We'll work with the charities to inventory the pile of items collected and share what was donated in a follow-up article.
Wish list items or financial gifts should be delivered or sent to Animal Care Alliance, 4101 National Road W., Richmond, IN 47374.
ACA is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. Walk-in clinic hours are noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Appointments are requested for surgeries. Find more information and updates at animalcarealliance.com or search for Animal Care Alliance on Facebook.
Animal Care Alliance's wish list
laundry detergent
Dawn dish soap
paper towels
copy paper
rice and socks (to make heating bags for sick animals)
cage-mounted water bowls
cat beds
cat furniture, hideaways, or condos that hang on a door
canned cat food
Purina Indoor Cat Food
Purina Kitten Chow
dog treats
rabbit treats
5' x 6' welded wire kennel panels
cash donations
For more information, call (765) 488-1342 or email email@example.com


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PR-SF1217-1 - 2017 Safety First, December
Interactive Training for Mobile Equipment Safety: Targeting Safety Attitudes and Beliefs
J. Moreland, Y. Liu, Y. Fang, M. Hoerter, et al.
Hazards are ever-present in the steel plant environment, and a heightened awareness and emphasis on safety is a necessary priority for our industry. This monthly column, written by members of the AIST Safety & Health Technology Committee, focuses on procedures and practices to promote a safe working environment for everyone.
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During the last few years we have given the new village hall project a tremendous start by gaining assets of nearly £500,000. These consist of money from a section 106 agreement, together with the value of the existing hall site for which we have planning consent for sale and residential development.
Fund Raising
Now have been pursuing three strands of fundraising:
Target £100,000. This is a local effort and has been kick-started by pledges of £50,000 from local people. These will match fund any other local donations made.
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(previously the Big Lottery). Target - £200,000. At the beginning of this year we made an application to the Community Fund for a grant. This has evolved into an major application for £200,000. We have just heard that our application for £200,000 has received final approval and the money is now guaranteed to be available to us.
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Target £100,000. We have identified a number of grant giving organisations which we are eligible to approach for funding.
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Target £10,000 - this will allow us to install a 30 panel solar PV system with a generating capacity of approximately 11.5kWp. To donate email email@example.com
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In the middle of Berlin, near the Spree river in Plänterwald forest, lies an abandoned amusement park deep in slumber. The Spreepark, formerly the GDR's biggest amusement park, went bankrupt after its privatisation and has been waiting for its new destiny ever since. A huge, inner-city fallow of land shows glimpses of a place that was once surreal and enchanted; it is the big enthralment: an amusement park without amusement.
The park has remained closed since the Spreepark operators went bankrupt. Its gates now only open for single special events or guided tours. Over the years a strangely unreal place with no purpose grew in the middle of the lively city of Berlin. Plants grow over the bizarre bits and pieces of rotting fun rides; leaves, moss and cobwebs dominate the scenery.


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OXON Hill, Md. – President Donald Trump said Friday that the Broward sheriff's deputy who did not go inside the Parkland school to confront the killer froze under extreme pressure or is a "coward."
"Deputy Sheriff Peterson, I guess his name is, I mean they brought it out – I was surprised. It deserves to be brought out. What he did, he's trained his whole life. There's an example. When it came time to get in there and do something, he didn't have the courage or something happened," Trump said.
"But he certainly did a poor job. There's no question about that. He was there for five minutes, for five minutes. That was during the entire shooting. He heard it right from the beginning. So he certainly did a poor job. But that's a case where somebody was outside, they're trained, they didn't act properly or under pressure or they were a coward. It was a real shock to the police department."
Trump reiterated his desire to arm some teachers at schools, saying "we have to have protection."
The president spoke as he left the White House to make a short trip to Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, where he will address the annual CPAC gathering.
A full crowd is on hand for his speech, set to begin about 10:05 a.m.
"On Wednesday, I had the honor of meeting with students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, with families who have lost their children in prior shootings, and with members of the local community in Washington, D.C. Our whole nation was moved by their strength and courage," his speech reads, according to excerpts.
"When we declare our schools to be gun-free zones it just puts our students in more danger – well-trained gun-adept teachers and coaches should be able to carry concealed firearms. We should do what works. This includes commonsense measures that will protect the rights of law-abiding Americans while helping to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a danger to themselves and to others."


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Marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey this weekend were bustling with patrons eager to get their hands on cannabis products as legal recreational sales of the drug kicked off across the state. On Friday, one woman outside a dispensary in Maplewood rejoiced out loud that she had "outlived Prohibition!"
Among the crowd of patrons were people who had trekked across the Hudson River from New York City, where recreational sales are not permitted. Were these early signs of a sort of "reverse bridge-and-tunnel" effect, with New Jersey emerging as a new hot spot for weed aficionados and curious cannabis users?
"The only reason I came to Jersey was literally just to buy legal pot — that's really the truth," said Ethan, a 29-year-old Manhattanite who declined to give his surname because he did not want his employer to know he was there, on Saturday. "To buy it legal and not to have to deal through the illegal channels, it makes it easier. Even though it's a premium, it just feels better."
Ethan, who rented a Zipcar with a friend for the trip from New York to the Apothecarium dispensary in Maplewood, said that he had no plans to hang out in the area, apart from "smoking a J on the street."
The relationship between New Jersey and New York is close but contentious, with New Jersey's suburban life often portrayed as less glamorous than the fast life of the city. But anyone waiting to see New Yorkers flooding into New Jersey probably shouldn't expect to see a reverse pipeline materialize any time soon, especially after New York City decriminalized use of the drug in recent months.
Eric, a 45-year-old Newark resident who works in Manhattan and was in line to buy weed on Saturday, said that he expected mostly people with cars to make the trip over.
"But not the ones that catch the subway because it's too much," he added. "New York, they got some stuff going on out there, and folks are using that."
Existing medical dispensaries were the first allowed to apply to sell recreational cannabis, according to the state's Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
There are currently no operational dispensaries in nearby Hoboken and Jersey City, both of which are reachable from Manhattan via a $2.75 ride on the PATH train. A dispensary in Secaucus, although not far from a PATH station, sells only medicinal cannabis and did not apply for an expansion to offer recreational sales, according to the commission.
Statewide, there are 13 dispensaries licensed for recreational sales. Although many of them are accessible from New York City via car or longer trips aboard New Jersey Transit, none seem poised to capture the business of New Yorkers casually crossing the Hudson for an afternoon weed run.
Hoboken is set to open its first dispensary this spring, and applications have poured in from Jersey City.
In response to a reporter asking whether he traveled to New Jersey from New York City, one man outside a Rise dispensary in Bloomfield on Saturday replied, "Yeah right, I'm going to talk about how I'm smuggling weed back to New York."
DeVaughn Ward, senior legislative counsel at the Marijuana Policy Project, said that the legal concerns over carrying weed from state to state were valid. But, he added, he doesn't believe that law enforcement officials in states that have legalized cannabis are concerned about its origin.
"The F.B.I. is not the one doing the traffic stop," Mr. Ward said in a phone interview. "Weed is legal in New Jersey, it's legal in New York. I think law enforcement in those particular states will mostly be concentrated on personal possession, if you're impaired, things that violate the law in that individual state."
Trafficking concerns aside, New York legalized recreational marijuana last year and is set to begin sales later this year as the state grants licenses to retailers, with priority given to those who have been convicted of a marijuana-related offense or have a family member who has been. Medical marijuana has been legal in New York since 2014.
Some establishments have found loopholes, including offering B.Y.O.C. — bring your own cannabis — at events. There's also the "gray market," according to Mr. Ward, which includes giving patrons a joint with the purchase of another item because exchanging cannabis as a gift between adults is now legal under New York law.
And of course, there's the so-called legacy market, as some refer to the old-fashioned street dealers who have been selling cannabis or cannabis products since the beginning of Prohibition.
"I think those two combinations — the legacy market, the medical market — you're not going to see maybe the huge numbers from New York to New Jersey," Mr. Ward said.