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Park Tool Compact Crank Puller
Park's Compact Crank Puller is used to remove Shimano Octalink, ISIS Drive and square-taper cranksets. It includes 2 rotating tips (16.3 and 11.3mm) to make the job easy. This is a great tool for your travel and home tool kit.
Topeak Alien II
When a mechanical problem has you feeling lost in space, the Alien II is the extraterrestrial that will ensure you don't have to phone home. Its molded-plastic body provides an excellent gripping surface and splits in two with a press of a button. Tools include: 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10mm Allen wrenches; 8, 9, 10mm box wrenches; Phillips and regular screwdrivers; a universal chain tool; 14- and 15-gauge spoke wrenches; a stainless-steel knife; a T25 Torx wrench for disc brakes; and a compartment for 2 chain pins. There's even a handy bottle opener for after the ride.
Park Tool Folding Hex Wrench Set (1.5-6mm)
Park's Hex Wrench Set offers all the popular Allen wrenches (1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5 and 6mm) in a convenient fold-up unit. The tool tips are chamfered for a positive grip and the one-piece fiber-reinforced-resin handle is light, comfortable, slip resistant and 40% stronger than steel.
Crank Brothers m19
The ultimate trailside companion. These high tensile steel multi-tools feature a precise fit and finish and side grips for a secure handhold even with gloves on. The m19 includes: - Chain tool: 8/9/10 speed compatible - Spoke wrench: #0, 1, 2, 3 - Hex wrenches: #2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 - Open wrench: 8mm, 10mm - Screwdrivers: Phillips #1, Phillips #2, flat #2 - Torx: t-10, t-25 - Stainless steel carrying case - Length: 89 mm - Weight: 175g - Warranty: lifetime
Giant Crank Bolt Wrench and Extractor
For the home mechanic, Giant's Crank Wrench and Extractor is indispensable. This ingenious device is two tools in one with a socket for removing and installing most standard crank bolts and an extractor for removing most square-taper crankarms. Plus, the long, vinyl-coated handle provides the leverage needed to easily get the job done.
Park Tool Valve Core Tool
Park's Valve Core Tool is great for tightening, removing and installing Schrader and Presta valve cores (the cores are inside the valve), and also Presta valve extenders that have 5mm wrench flats. It's a handy tool to save a tube when all that's wrong is a broken valve, and it also lets you remove valves to easily insert sealant.
Problem Solvers Abnormal 46 Bottom Bracket Removal Tool
Problem Solvers' Abnormal 46 Bottom Bracket allows you to your classic, favorite cranks with frames that use a PressFit30 bottom bracket. However, to extract the A46 BB, you'll need Problem Solvers' A46 Removal Tool. Here it is!
Ritchey Torque Wrench Set w/6 Bits
• Properly installs Ritchey carbon bars and stems with no risk of overtightening. • May work with other brands - check manufacturer's torque recommendations • Ritchey recommends using Liquid Torque on clamping surfaces of lightweight components • Preset 5Nm torque key • Includes 3, 4, and 5mm hex keys, T20, T25, and Phillips #1 • Bit holder included
Park Tool Bottom Bracket Tool (Octalink / Isis)
Park's BBT-18 is a heavy duty, investment cast tool for installing and removing all Shimano, ISIS Drive, and ISIS Overdrive 8-notch bottom bracket cups.
Portland Design Works 3wrencho
Portland Design Works' 3wrencho is a strong and versatile addition to your fixed gear, townie or workbench! Made of heat-treated steel for extra toughness, it's part tire lever, part 15mm wrench. Its strong nylon coating won't scratch rims, so you can pry as hard as you need to remove stubborn tires. Step on the 3wrencho for extra leverage to loosening axle nuts. May also be used to spread peanut butter, stir a drink, or open a letter. - Length: 114 mm (4.5") - Weight: 95 g (3.5 oz)
Pedro's Cone Wrench
Professional quality heat-treated steel with hand-saving no-slip plastic grip and ergonomic design for maximum leverage and comfort. - Precision cut for an exact fit with no slippage - Lifetime warranty on all Pedro's tools
Park Tool Hex Wrench Set (4, 5, 6 mm)
The AWS-1 is one of Park's most-popular tools because it fits the most-turned bicycle bolts. It features 4, 5, and 6mm Allen wrenches in a Y shape for excellent leverage. Each Allen is vinyl coated for comfort.
Topeak Shuttle Lever 1.2
Topeak's Shuttle Levers are strong enough for even the busiest shops; think what they'll do for that tight road tire and fat downhill rubber. These levers are extra long for leverage and are made of engineering-grade plastic with stainless-steel reinforcements down the middle that ensures years of hard use.
Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX
Topeak's Rocket Ratchet features a fine tooth ratchet mechanism with reverse lever and thumb wheel for quick rotation and control in tight spots and includes hardened steel tools in 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8mm hex, T10, T25 Torx and #2 Phillips bits, 2 plastic tire levers and magnetic bit holder. It's everything you need in a compact, lightweight package.
KMC Missing Link Closer
- Handy tool to have to easily install your KMC MissingLink. - Easy to handle! - Very comfortable!
MSW MT-208 Flat-Pack 8 Multi-Tool
Flat, compact design is ideal for the minimalist who wants an essential set of ultra-light tools on the road or trail. - 2/3/4/5/6mm hex wrenches - T25 Torx wrench - Standard & PH1 screw drivers - 80g
MSW MT-210 Flat-Pack 10 Multi-Tool
Flat, compact design is ideal for the minimalist who wants an essential set of ultra-light tools on the road or trail. - 2/2.5/3/4/5/6mm hex wrenches - T25 Torx - Standard & PH2 screw drivers - Chain tool - 144g
Park Tool Shop Cone Wrench
Park's Cone Wrenches are made of durable tool steel and are nice and thin to fit on the small-clearance cones found on hubs and other bearing assemblies. Plus, they work as regular wrenches, too. They feature Park's special Y heads that put more material where it's needed for excellent durability and strength. Most applications require at least 2 cone wrenches. If you have questions please contact us and we can recommend the correct sizes for your needs.
Park Tool Hex Wrench Set (2, 2.5, 3 mm)
The AWS-3 offers 2, 2.5 and 3mm Allen wrenches in a Y shape for excellent leverage. The Allens are vinyl coated for comfort, too.
Park Tool FR-3 Freewheel Remover
The Park FR-3 Freewheel Remover fits SunTour four-notch freewheels. It's built thin so that removing axle parts is unnecessary. And, it's constructed of durable heat-treated steel.
Park Tool Four-Sided Spoke Wrench
Park's Four-Sided Spoke Wrenches grip 4 sides of the spoke nipple so they offer an excellent grip and won't slip or round nipples when turning even the tightest spokes and/or aluminum nipples. These popular wrenches also have easy-to-hold vinyl-coated loop handles that are color-coded according to spoke size for easy identification. The loop handle makes them easy to hang on your tool board too.
Park Tool Folding Hex Wrench Set (3-10mm)
Park's Hex Wrench Set offers 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10mm Allen wrenches with chamfered tips for a great grip and easy use. The one-piece fiber-reinforced-resin handle is light, comfortable, slip-resistant, and 40% stronger than traditional steel handles.
Jagwire Pro Mineral Oil Bleed Kit
Jagwire's Pro Mineral Oil Bleed Kit has everything you need to bleed Giant, Magura, Shimano and Tektro brakes plus a bottle of Finish Line mineral oil, too (image of Finish Line mineral oil unavailable from manufacturer).
Wheels Manufacturing Inc. Open Bore Adapters
Wheels Manufacturing open bore adapters are used to press sealed cartridge bearings into place. The adapters are machined with one step to correspond to the bearing OD, which fits in to the center of the sealed bearing and an outside diameter to accommodate the bearing's outer diameter. Size: [Bearing inner diameter] x [Bearing outer diameter] Note: If only one dimension is given, that is the outer diameter of the adapter, with no inner diameter step
Lezyne CRV 12
Lezyne's CRV 12 lightweight, compact multi-tool has what you need for road and trailside repairs. It boasts twelve tools including: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8mm Allen wrenches plus a Phillips screwdriver. There is also a chain tool, a T25 Torx bit and three spoke wrenches.
KMC Digital Chain Checker
KMC's digital ChainChecker is the most accurate tool for checking your chain’s elongation. - Measures up to 2.5mm elongation - Fits all chains including 11 speed - Handy electronic device - Stainless hardened metal body
Campagnolo Ultra-Torque Hex Tool
- Tool for removal and installation of the Ultra-Torque bolt - Fits 10mm Ultra-Torque bolts on all Campagnolo Ultra-Torque cranks
Finish Line Pro Care Bucket Kit 8.0
Want your bike to look and run like a pro's ride? Pick up Finish Line's Pro Care Bucket Kit 8.0. It comes with everything you need to keep your steed cleaned and lubed: Wet lube, Dry lube, Bike Wash cleaning solution, Finish Line's Grunge and Scrub Brushes as well as their Multi and Speed Degreasers. And, the kit even comes with a handy bucket and an easy-to-read bike maintenance guide, too!
Hozan Lockring Wrench
- Heavy duty double-ended steel lockring wrench - 10.5" long for plenty of leverage - Fits most bottom bracket lockrings
Stan's NoTubes Core Remover
Remove both Presta and Schrader valve cores with Stan's Core Remover. It's necessary to remove the valve core to inject sealant into the tire.
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A Review of THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE by Susan Elia MacNeal

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Maggie Hope – American-born spy and code-breaker working for the British during World War II – returns in THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE. The novel is the eighth in the Maggie Hope Mystery series by Susan Elia MacNeal, and it will be published on August 7th 2018 by Bantam.

I am a huge fan of the Maggie Hope Mystery series, and I’m always excited to see what kind of new, top secret mission Maggie is part of and how it will affect what is going on during World War II. THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE picks up roughly five months after THE PARIS SPY (Maggie Hope Mystery #7) ended, and Maggie quite literally is a prisoner in a castle. Because Maggie knows too much about what is going on with Britain’s war plans, she is bundled off to a remote island off the coast of Scotland along with about a dozen other British prisoners. Like Maggie, every one of the prisoners is either a British spy or worked for the British war effort, and they were sent to the secluded island when their superiors decided that they knew too much. The Isle of Scarra is inhabited only by the banished spies, an officer/jail keeper, and three caretakers. The inhabitants’ only contact with the outside world is through radio and the once a month visits by a doctor who brings them fresh supplies. In a matter of days, eight people are murdered in various ways. It is clear that one of the prisoners is the killer – though MacNeal leaves open the possibility that there might be another, unknown person lurking about the small island. A nasty winter storm cuts off the rescue attempts from the mainland, and, once Maggie realizes that there is a German spy among the prisoners, she is forced to smash the radio and sever their only form of communication. With no one she can really trust and no way to get help to the island, Maggie is determined to figure out the identity of the murderer/German spy before she becomes another victim.

THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE is different from the other Maggie Hope Mysteries simply because Maggie is trapped in one location and is only indirectly involved in the war effort. The events of World War II take a backseat in this novel, but MacNeal still provides the reader with plenty of facts about the war and the British secret service. The novel is set to the tone of Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ theme, but MacNeal keeps it interesting with numerous murders (eight in all), a mystery surrounding the island’s former inhabitants, and scenes involving Maggie’s friends and colleagues in England and Scotland. MacNeal certainly kept me guessing on who the murderer was – she would set up one of the other prisoners and then turn that character into the next victim. I will admit that I was uncertain of who the murderer was until that character made his/her confession.

In THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE, the mystery is both intriguing and chilling – eight people are murdered in a matter of days. The entire novel – save for the scenes involving other characters that are set in either England or Scotland – takes places on the small, remote island. The number of suspects is limited, and the list dwindles as the characters are killed off. All of the characters are compelling in their own way – though I must admit that Quinten is my favorite. I hope that Quinten, and his taxidermied fox, make appearances in later Maggie Hope Mysteries. The creepy, remote island also adds to the mystery. MacNeal brings the island to life with her descriptions of the landscape and weather. She also provides the island and its former inhabitants with a compelling history that gives Maggie and the others something to focus on as they work to ferret out the murderer.

THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE is a great new addition to the Maggie Hope Mystery series, though it can be read as a standalone. I strongly recommend this novel to anyone who is a fan of historical mysteries.


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Eating Your Vegetables Can Reduce Oral Cancer Risk

Eating Your Vegetables Can Reduce Oral Cancer Risk

Your mother has always told you that you should eat your vegetables, and now your dentist will start telling you to do the same. A new study in Europe has found that eating green vegetables decreases one’s risk to developing oral cancer. Specifically, eating broccoli, cauliflower, or cabbage at least once a week reduces the risk by 17 percent! Cruciferous vegetables–belonging to the mustard family of plants–sprouts, watercress, and radishes also protect against various cancers. Unfortunately, yet not surprisingly, these are the least popular of vegetables.

Other studies across Europe found that a diet rich in vegetables significantly decreases the rate of developing esophageal cancer by 28 percent, colorectal and breast cancer by 17 percent, and renal (kidney) cancer by 32 percent. These studies were performed in comparison to both men and women who eat no green vegetables at all.

The researchers from these studies examined 1,468 oral and pharyngeal cancers, 230 stomach cancers, 2,390 colorectal cancers, 185 liver cancers, 326 pancreatic cancers, 852 laryngeal cancers, 3,034 breast cancers, 1,031 ovarian cancers, 1,294 prostate cancers, 767 renal cancers, and 11,492 people who do not have cancer as controls for the research.

Scientists have thought that nearly a third of all cases of oral cancer could be linked to an unhealthy diet–one that is lacking in fruits and green vegetables. Their goals with these studies was to see how much water this theory held. Turns out, there’s definitely plenty of evidence that backs it up.

Moral of the story: listen to your parents and eat your vegetables. It’s a shame that it’s the least liked vegetables that are the best for us, but it’s better to eat vegetables we don’t like than it is to go through cancer treatment, especially oral cancer treatment. Just add some broccoli to your dinner menu once a week. Eat some fruit for a snack instead of your usual fare.

Also, add this routine to your kids’ meals as well. It’s never too late to tell them to eat their vegetables!


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ANNOUNCER (over John Philip Sousa medley): "John Smith is running for office. Which one? John Smith is going to let the people decide that. Because John Smith is more than just a politician.

"Yes, much more. John Smith is a Republican - and John Smith is a Democrat. But don't be misled by party labels. Because, most important, John Smith is an independent.

"And don't forget: John Smith is also a Mason, an Elk, a Moose, a Knight of Columbus, a Lion, a Kiwanis, an Optimist, a Jaycee, and a Raccoon.

"John Smith is also a veteran. Honorably discharged from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, he's now serving his country as a member of the Coast Guard reserve.

"Where does John Smith stand on the issues? Exactly where you do. He believes we need to get guns off the streets and into the hands of people who know how to use them to defend their Second Amendment right to shoot people who are walking around the streets with guns.

"John Smith will be tough on crime. He won't coddle criminals, let them go free, or put them in jail where taxpayers like you have to foot the bill while they watch cable television all day long - on channels you don't even get.

"John Smith will increase the penalties for those who sell drugs to schoolchildren, and the penalties for schoolchildren who sell drugs to undercover police officers. And that's a promise. John Smith is pro-life, and he's pro-choice. And that means he supports a woman's right to choose to obey the law, whatever that happens to be. And he'll make sure no one takes that right away. Ever.

"John Smith will cut taxes and increase revenue by saying no to pork-barrel projects supported by the special interests - and by bringing the kind of people into government who aren't afraid to fire the people who are already there.

"What kind of man is John Smith? A family man - a father, a son, an uncle, and a cousin. A self-made businessman who got up before dawn to deliver newspapers and shine shoes, then founded a minority-owned firm that gives jobs to people with disabilities while returning its profits to the community by supporting medical research into the diseases you and your family are most likely to catch. Now, and in the future.

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12 Bells Road Oatlands

12 Bells Road, Oatlands, goes to auction on Saturday, April 29 at 1pm.

Situated on a large 936sq m block with a 20m frontage, this split-level house at 12 Bells Rd, Oatlands is on the market for the first time.

The property has a grand brick facade, with a garden path leading to the front door. There are manicured gardens, as well as access to the backyard.

The ground-floor level has a billiard/TV room and a study which could be used as a fourth bedroom.

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The huge loungeroom flows through to the dining room.

Continuing through, there is a bathroom, laundry and linen cupboard.

This area is carpeted and has large windows to allow natural light to stream in. It has also has access to a patio.

The main living areas are upstairs and the large loungeroom is at the front of the house. It opens to a balcony that has a leafy outlook.

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The large kitchen overlooks the rear yard.

The kitchen has plenty of bench space, modern appliances and cupboards throughout. It leads through to a large rumpus room at the back of the property, as well as the formal dining room.

The three upstairs bedrooms are serviced by the chic main bathroom.

The large main bedroom has built-in wardrobes and leafy views.

There is a large grass area that is surrounded by neat gardens.

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The ground floor has a pool/TV room, bedroom and access to the outdoor alfresco area.

In the back corner there is a garden shed, while there is also under-house storage accessible through the two-car garage.

Auction: Saturday, April 29, at 1pm

Inspect: Saturday, 12.30-1pm

Price guide: $1.9m to $2.09m

Agent: Taylor Real Estate- Oatlands

Contact: Lou Taylor, 0419 216 220


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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart took another step closer to creating microbots for treating various diseases. At the moment, they have already successfully tested miniature robots that can safely move inside the eyeball. In addition, their dimensions are so small that they do not even damage the dense and viscous substance of the vitreous when “working”.

Miniature robots are 200 times thinner than a human hair and have a “drill” of inert material at one of their ends, and nanopropellers 500 nanometers wide at the other. The coating of the nanobots is “slippery and streamlined”, which allows them to move without damaging the surrounding tissues.

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In addition to the main function of movement, the propellers already mentioned above are also a reservoir for therapeutic agents and are capable of delivering targeted (i.e. exactly where needed) drug delivery. And if we talk about such developments, which can be used in flowing liquids like blood, in this case, targeted delivery is associated with a number of difficulties. The first is the viscous consistency of the inner part of the eyeball and the dense molecular matrix through which the robot must pass. The second is that the chemical properties of biopolymers inside the eye do not allow the nanorobots to advance. But the third is a kind of “standard” for such machines: the robot must somehow be managed.

Experts overcame the last voiced limitation due to the addition of materials like iron, which react to the influence of a magnetic field. The other two helped solve the biomaterial derived from insectivorous plants.

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“The idea of coverage, we saw at the very nature. Some plants of the sarratseni family have a very slippery surface in order to catch insects. It looks like a Teflon coating pan. We recreated this slippery coating and it is crucial for the efficient movement of our robots inside the eye, because it minimizes the adhesion between the biological protein network in the vitreous body and the surface of our nanorobots. ”

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At the same time, the universal design of robots allows them to be used in other parts of the human body.

“We want to be able to use our robots as tools for minimally invasive treatment of all types of diseases, where there is a hard-to-reach area surrounded by dense tissue.”

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EL SEGUNDO – Training camp and exhibition play came to a merciful end Friday night, the Lakers practiced Saturday and then took Sunday off.

They’ll hit the court running today in preparation for their season opener Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center.

So what did we learn from almost four weeks of training camp plus eight exhibitions? What did the Lakers accomplish in the run-up to the regular season? What did they reveal by winning six straight after losing their first two?

Well, for starters, they managed to avoid the sort of lingering injuries that kept them from hitting their stride to start last season. Kobe Bryant hyperextended his right knee last week and Sasha Vujacic sprained his left ankle Sept. 30. But they are sound now and ready to play in the opener.

What’s more, the Lakers tag team of 7-footers Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol began to bond as the month progressed. They looked for each other, particularly when Bynum shed a defender and was open for a lob pass. They figure to get better and better together as the season unfolds.

In addition, Lamar Odom’s move from a starting forward’s role to a backup guard position seems to have worked out for the best. Or, at the very least, Odom says he’s content to be the Lakers’ sixth man this season. Odom is so versatile that he says he can play any role or position.

Not to be overlooked was the play of backup guard Jordan Farmar, who ignited the second unit during the preseason.

He has never lacked for confidence, dating to his days as a prep standout at Taft High of Woodland Hills and as a collegian at UCLA. But he raised his game to a new a level in October, prompting Odom to say of the 21-year-old Farmar, “At a young age, he’s found his niche.”

The Lakers’ second unit, their so-called Bench Mob, was one of the best in the league last season. Coach Phil Jackson declined to stick with the status quo this season, however. He moved Odom to the bench, for instance.

“We’re trying to find the best group of guys to play in that second unit, and you’re hopeful you can have 16 minutes or so out there (from each of them) if they’re really effective,” Jackson said. “They’ve got to get a lot done in short order. And they have been. They’ve been doing a really good job.

“When the season comes, you know, and the starters are on the floor for more minutes, we’ll see how this bench unit does, if they can hold up against the (opposition’s) starters. In the exhibition season they’ve been showing they’re very effective against the other bench.

“But the coaches who are going to be coaching against us in the next couple of weeks are probably going to be trying to win games.”

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Josh Powell, a backup forward, sat out the final two exhibitions because of a strained left hamstring. But he worked out with his teammates Saturday and “seemed to make it through practice OK,” according to Jackson.

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Weekly carbon trading update – 5th February 2018

Market developments:

  • Carbon falls ~2% despite intra-week surge
  • Prices hit €9.48 mid-week but fail to top previous high
  • Cold weather and compliance buying providing support
  • Clean Dark Spreads recover some of 2018’s losses
  • UK should align green energy policies with EU
  • Renewable generation continues to grow
  • The Daily Market update is back for those looking to purchase allowances for year-end compliance requirements. To receive it please click here.

EU Allowance Auction Overview:

  • Auction volume up at ~21.5 Mt this week, the largest weekly volume in 2018 to date
  • Return of UK auctions brings February auction total up to ~84.2Mt
  • See auction timetable below

The week began with a continuation of the previous week’s decline as carbon drifted lower. Support was found around €8.80 and a strong auction on Wednesday helped propel prices higher. With no obvious trigger for the gains it is likely some short covering and more reliable cold weather forecasts were the main drivers. Prices tried, and ultimately failed, to move both higher and lower throughout Thursday and ended in the middle of the day’s range, suggesting a balanced supply and demand picture. The trading week ended on Friday with the bears on top when most of Wednesday’s rally was reversed and EUA prices tumbled 34c to close at €8.95. The fundamental picture actually improved as the week progressed thanks to cold weather, improving clean dark spreads and an intra-week surge in gas prices. Price Impact: carbon has drifted off from highs rather than plummeted back to pre-Christmas levels telling us that the demand side of the market is still too strong to allow the market to experience a major correction.

We expect compliance buying to play a more prominent role through February as once-a-year buyers armed with their verification reports come to market. This will provide support for carbon, as will the cold weather that is currently gripping most of Europe. The return of the UK auction on Wednesday means the market will be supplied with more than 21.5Mt, the highest weekly volume so far in 2018, but no higher than the market ably coped with last year. Aside from these minor influences there is little change in the overall bearish fundamental picture, the generation spreads are still far lower than the end of 2017 and are at levels unlikely to persuade utilities to materially advance hedging, so we favour prices continuing to drift off.
That said, over the last 6 months we have seen prices retreat from ‘surprising’ highs only to surge higher once more. With the timing of the speculative interest, that is trying to get ahead of the start of the MSR, impossible to calculate, such price action could well be a recurring theme through 2018.

UK should align green energy policies with EU after Brexit.

The UK should seek to remain closely aligned with the EU on energy and climate change after Brexit next year, said industry association Energy UK. According to Energy UK the UK’s future relationship with the EU should contain an “energy and climate chapter” to ensure stability and continued progress in achieving climate change at minimal cost to energy consumers.
The association added that leaving the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) without a replacement carbon trading structure in place could jeopardise the UK’s prospects of meeting its long-term emissions reduction targets. The UK government should at the very minimum ensure that the country remains a part of the EU ETS until the end of 2020. Allowing the UK to remain a part of the ETS would also be of benefit to the EU’s goals of meeting its own targets.

Renewable generation continues to grow.

For the first time, the European Union generated more electricity from wind, solar and biomass than from coal in 2017, according to new analysis. Five years ago, coal generation was more than twice that of wind, solar and biomass.
Despite this new milestone, EU power sector emissions were unchanged in 2017. Low-carbon sources met 56% of demand, a figure that is unchanged since 2014. Wind, solar and biomass now supply more than a fifth of the electricity generated in the EU, at 20.9%, up from less than 10% in 2010, with coal at 20.6%, however nuclear remains the single-largest source of electricity, generating 25.6% of the EU’s power.


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Don't be fooled by the teeny size of Lush's cult-favourite Godiva Shampoo Bars. Known for their heavenly blend of gardenia and whole, dried jasmine flowers, these sumptuous soap cakes pack a deceptively powerful punch, promising 80 washes in each irresistible puck. And if you stop to think about it (even from within the blissed-out haze of the Godiva Shampoo's truly luscious lather), that's a crazy-good statistic for the environment. Need proof? Last year alone, the bars saved Lush from needing to manufacture a whopping 2 million plastic bottles — i.e., this cheeky little product is keeping our hair on-point without dumping more plastic into landfills. Honestly, what more could we ask for?
That's the logic behind the brand's claim to being "naked." Named for the fabled Lady Godiva — who notoriously rode through town nude with only her flowing locks to cover her lady-parts — the bars can just hang out on your shower shelf, sans packaging, when you aren't basking in their radiantly rebellious scent. Did we mention they'll wash and condition your hair at the same time? Insert praise-hands emoji here.
Since we'd already stopped by the Lush factory to see how its Lord Of Misrule Shower Cream is made, we thought we'd take a peek at the process that produces the Godiva bars as well. Turns out, it left us feeling just as fresh, since the shampoo is crafted with tons of natural ingredients like hibiscus, olive oil, and those jasmine buds that give the saffron-coloured cakes their alluringly chunky texture.
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My Miss California Past Doesn't Mean I'm Not A Great Employee

Photo courtesy of Crystal Lee.
My name is Crystal Lee, and in 2014, I was first runner up to Miss America.
Since I was 8, I begrudgingly cooperated with my Tiger Mum’s regularly scheduled programming of math tutoring, piano lessons, Mandarin classes, theatre, gymnastics, and ballet classes. The one thing that kept me from devolving into total teenage rebellion was my belief that all the hard work would one day pay off. When I was 11, I decided I wanted to be Miss America, and nothing could stop me.
While other high schoolers spent weekends hanging out at the mall, I devoted all my free time to ballet classes. It was my life. Every day for 11 years, my dad picked me up from school to drive me to back-to-back lessons. Balanced in the backseat of the family minivan, I would shimmy out of my jeans and into a leotard. Most nights we wouldn’t get home until 8:30 pm, I would often doze in the backseat, dreaming of my reign as Miss America, when I could be a glamazon in the spotlight, bringing smiles to children everywhere.
But my dreams of becoming the first Chinese-American woman to win Miss America were shattered that day in 2014, when the host called Miss New York’s name and not mine. I left the stage a runner-up, cried goodbye to splintered dreams and my “butt-glue” girlfriends, and flew home to California. I spent my first few days back quietly eating ice cream and scratching the fake orange tan off my body. But as someone who was constantly in motion, I couldn’t sit around for long.
I had to get back to real life — not only did I need a job that paid, I needed a new goal. So I started applying for jobs at tech companies. After all, I studied human biology and virtual reality in college, and I had interned at Dropbox. I could do this.
I wasn’t prepared for the culture shock, though. Pageantry had been my full-time job, and suddenly I found myself in a bewilderingly different industry surrounded by middle-aged white men with whom I had to be highly judicious about divulging my pageant past. I swapped out tight dresses for jeans and loafers, and I toned down my makeup. I reintroduced tech T-shirts into my wardrobe and banished my teasing brushes and hairsprays to the farthest corner of my bathroom cabinets.
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In my first few phone interviews, I was still Miss California, and I hadn't learned to curb my animated, peppy persona. I had to teach myself to talk in a more monotone voice in order to get anyone to call me back. After four interviews, I finally landed a job on Google’s sales team: The manager thought potential customers would be intrigued to see what Miss California was selling. I started at the lowest tier of the the corporate ladder as a sales development rep.
This job was supposed to be my new dream, but I experienced something of an identity crisis. My KPIs as Miss California had been so clear: thank sponsors with autographed photos of myself and always, always say yes when someone asks for a photo. I loved making people happy. It didn’t hurt that people told me I was beautiful on a daily basis. But in a professional work environment, I was terrified of being pegged as a ditzy beauty queen who was as pretty as she was clueless.
To compensate, I started dressing down, wore less makeup, started wearing my glasses again. I focused on overachieving my sales targets and taking on higher-visibility projects to earn approval from managers. I started speaking up at meetings more frequently, even if what I had to say wasn’t particularly groundbreaking. Where people used to wait hours just to shake my hand, now I was struggling to get people to take me seriously.

Where people used to wait hours just to shake my hand, now I was struggling to get people to take me seriously.

About one year into being an SDR, I developed an itch to learn more. I wanted to be responsible for more than hitting a quota. Google was a well-run engine, and it felt like my ability to make an impact was really limited. I wanted to know more, so I started asking my managers and mentors high-level, strategic questions to try to grasp an understanding of what the company's seasoned executives were thinking. I was hungry for the insights they possessed that earned them the big bucks and their strong legacies.
I realised that jumping to a small startup was the best way for me to get more first-hand business experience. In 2015, I started LifeSite, an ultra-secure digital, safe-deposit box. I met my cofounders through mutual friends in the tight-knit San Francisco tech community, and we believed we could solve a problem — and selfishly, there was no better way for me to "drink from the fire hose" and accelerate my learning. Certain skills can't be picked up by reading in a book. I had to do the job.
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LifeSite has been an incredible journey, but I still haven't escaped the stigma of pageants. Board members have suggested that I remove my Miss California experience from our pitch deck as they felt it diminished my credentials as a businesswoman. It makes me wonder if it will ever be possible for pageant retirees to reconcile their pasts with their current professional accomplishments.
I’ve known for years that the transition from pageant winner to corporate life would be difficult. In 2013, I heard a former Miss California finalist, and then Facebook employee, talk about how she distances herself from her pageant past. This woman was a direct report of Sheryl Sandberg, and I was disappointed when she told me that she never, ever mentions at work that she had done pageants. She was sure that going public with her pageant past would hinder her advancement, and that it would be the same for me. To succeed as a respected woman in tech, I would need to erase it from my LinkedIn.
The whole conversation made me sulk. I dragged my feet back to the Facebook parking lot, wondering how I could recover from this career-limiting liability. I should have played sports, I thought. I would be celebrated if my goal had been to be an Olympic gold medalist. But compete at Miss America? Nobody takes those women seriously.
After a few hours of feeling dejected, I made peace with myself, taking comfort in the realisation that I will always have situational liberty to divulge or censor my pageant record. Just like anyone else, I possess the freedom to choose where and when I talk about my past.
I owe a lot to pageantry. It taught me not to shy away from wanting to better myself, from wanting to win. It introduced me to a die-hard sub-culture full of kind and nutty people. It gave my loving, supportive parents their close-ups on national TV, a memory that will tickle me for the rest of my life.
Though I didn't win Miss America, I won the courage to initiate my career on my own terms. After all, our pasts are what make us who we are: the good, the bad, and the beautiful.
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Nancy, Jean-Luc (1940–)

DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-DE019-2
Version: v2,  Published online: 2018
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Jean-Luc Nancy has developed, expanded and reimagined the general project of deconstructing Western philosophy. His early writings, some of which were written in collaboration with Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, largely consist of careful analyses of major philosophers and writers, ranging from Plato to Blanchot. By combining deconstructive readings with modes of inquiry associated with French phenomenological and existentialist traditions, Nancy argues in a variety of contexts that being is always being-in-common. The task of philosophy lies in rethinking the commonality of being, without relying on any prior conception of identity, unity or wholeness. ‘Being-in-common’ means that nothing – no substance, no identifiable trait – is held in common. The absence of a common substance or unitary identity does not then generate a command to make up for this lack by means of socially useful work. As the exposure of each singularity to its ungrounded commonality, ‘being-in-common’ is the surprising ‘fact’ upon which Nancy’s investigations into philosophy, literature, psychoanalysis and political phenomena are generally oriented. Nancy’s later writings expand on his reflections on being-in-common in several, often surprising directions, beginning with studies of corporeality and tactility, which lead him to the ‘deconstruction of Christianity.’ Some of his most trenchant writings intervene in contemporary political and philosophical controversies, such as, most recently, reflections on globalization and the scandal of Heidegger’s anti-Semitism.

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Consumer confidence sees sharp rise in May

Consumer confidence has jumped five points this month to -22 as the UK “moves out of its feelings of despondency”, data released today has shown.

The GfK UK Consumer Confidence Index revealed that four of its five measures had been a rise over the month, with the measure for personal finances during the last 12 months increasing by four points to -20, three points up on May 2012.

Expectations for personal finances over the coming 12 months grew two points to -5, up four points on the same period last year.

In terms of the general economic situation over the last year, consumer confidence has leapt nine points to -44, 14 points higher than last May while expectations over the next 12 months have increased eight points on last year, reaching -18.

During the month, the major purchases measure stayed the same at -25, seven points higher than last year while the savings index rose two points to -21, a five point drop on may 2012.

Nick Moon, Managing Director of Social Research at GfK, welcomed the figures though warned the economic climate remains fragile.

“There are now some real signs that consumers, while hardly confident, are moving out of the feeling of despondency that the country has been mired in for the last year or so,” he said.

“The current figure of -22 is fully 7 points higher than in any month of 2012, other than the -22 observed in November which we have to assume was a “blip”.

“But before we get too carried away, we should note that even after this rise, the Index is still lower than it was for the whole of 2010, and massively worse than it was for an entire decade from 1997 to 2007.

“We may be climbing out of the pit of economic pessimism, but there‘s a long way to go until the public becomes neutral, let alone positive.”

Analyst firm Capital Economic agreed, noting that the sharp rise may be difficult to sustain in the months ahead.

“May‘s strong rise in the level of consumer confidence will raise hopes that the nearterm outlook for consumer spending has brightened.,” said Michael Pearce, Assistant Economist at the firm.

“But May‘s reading was boosted by some temporary factors, and with both employment and earnings contracting, we doubt that confidence can continue rising from here.”


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Nothing says "Welcome home, Master" quite like your own robot butler offering up a half-gallon glass of cheap whiskey at the end of a long day.

That, apparently, is what Tomy's marketing department had in mind for the Omnibot in the mid 1980s. Sadly, it required a human slave to type the appropriate command sequences on the remote control, which were then recorded on futuristic tape cassettes.

Fast forward twenty five years, And DJ Sures bought a vintage Omnibot from eBay and spent a few days wondering how to modernize it.

He started by disassembling it and giving it a good wash in the dishwasher: "It had a lot of dirt from the previous owner. It was rather disgusting, actually. Once it was clean, I painted it white with plastic paint and primer.

Then I started hacking away at it; adding new features. I added servos for the arms, so they can move now. I also made the head rotate left to right with a servo. I then added a wireless camera between its eyes (looks like a nose lol). I put a wireless microphone in its chest. I used a dual HBridge to control the standard motor and gearset."

The hardware robot controller is an EZ-B, with a servo-swept ultrasonic distance detector that feeds an object and wall avoidance algorithm to keep from scuffing his spiffy new paint job. The robot can even detect if its wheels are stuck.

He continues, "I have enhanced my motion tracking code for better edge detection and increased speed. I have also added a few global variables to his AI which allows him to like and dislike certain colors and shapes. He takes pictures of things he likes and saves them to the drive.

This robot is now currently my autonomous household watchdog and pet. He's always on and his 6 volt 4 amp rechargable battery runs all day. He randomly does things on his own and wanders around my house. It scares some people, but real neat for others!"

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* China dominates production but is cutting exports

* 60-year-old U.S. mine approved to resume operations

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LOS ANGELES, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The future of wind farms and hybrid cars may well hinge on what happens to a 55-acre (22.3-hectare) hole in the ground at the edge of California’s high desert.

The open-pit mine at Mountain Pass, California, holds the world’s richest proven reserve of "rare earth" metals, a family of minerals vital to producing the powerful, lightweight magnets used in the engines of Toyota Motor Corp’s (7203.T) Prius and other hybrid vehicles as well as generators in wind turbines.

Seeking to replace China as the leading supplier of these scarce materials, Colorado-based Molycorp Minerals LLC plans to reopen its long-idled quarry to resume extracting and refining thousands of tons of rare earth ore in the next few years.

Last month, Molycorp reached a joint venture deal with Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp. of Rochester, New York, to make "permanent" magnets from rare metals at Mountain Pass.

Backed by hundreds of millions of dollars from equity investors, including Goldman Sachs (GS.N), Molycorp aims to avert a looming rare-earths supply crunch that threatens to muffle the green-technology boom.

"The world has been looking for an alternative to these rare-earth permanent magnets for over 20 years, and one has not been found," Molycorp chief executive Mark Smith said. "What Molycorp is proposing as a business strategy is to fill that supply chain and go all the way from mining to magnets."

Success hinges on Molycorp’s ability to operate the mine and its processing facilities much more efficiently than in the past.

At the peak of its operations two decades ago, the mine produced 20,000 tonnes of rare earth oxides a year, accounting for the entire U.S. supply and about a third of the world’s total. Most of the rest came from China.

But as Chinese production and exports grew through the 1990s, rare earth prices worldwide plunged, undercutting business for Molycorp, then owned by oil company Unocal.

Mountain Pass operations came under further pressure after a 1996 wastewater spill. Mining there ceased in 2002 when Molycorp’s old permit expired.

"Most companies that were in the business stopped producing because it wasn’t profitable anymore," said James Hedrick, a rare earths specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Refinement of previously extracted ore at Mountain Pass resumed on a small scale in 2007, two years after Unocal was acquired by Chevron Corp. Last year, Molycorp was sold to a group of private investors.

Chinese rare earth production, meanwhile, has swelled to about 97 percent of global supplies, or 139,000 tonnes of refined material in 2008, experts say. Output is expected to reach 160,000 tonnes a year by the middle of the next decade.

But global demand is climbing faster, driven by the clamor for clean energy and clean cars, leading to projections of a 40,000-tonne annual shortfall by 2015.

"We’re reaching a crunch point," said Jack Lifton, a commodities analyst and leading authority on rare metals.

Rare earths go into hundreds of gadgets and consumer goods, usually in minuscule amounts. Some products use more.

The electric motor in Toyota’s market-leading hybrid car, the Prius, requires 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of neodymium, the key component in the alloy for permanent magnets. And each Prius battery uses 10 to 15 kg (22-33 lb) of another rare earth, lanthanum, according to Lifton.

"The Prius automobile is the biggest user of rare earths of any object in the world," he said.

With China seen sharply curtailing its rare earth exports to feed rapid expansion of its own industries, the projected global shortage will only grow more acute.

Looking to meet the challenge is Molycorp, with a new 30-year mining plan given final approval in the summer of 2004 following a 15-year regulatory review.

Smith said his company has since been perfecting an advanced extraction process that will allow Molycorp to nearly double the amount of rare earth metals it can pull from the bastnaesite ore it mines.

"It means I don’t have to extract as much ore from the surface pit to have the equivalent amount of material for sale to a customer," he said. "It lowers our costs tremendously."

Plans call for mining to resume at Mountain Pass by 2012, at the rate of about 1,000 tons of ore a day, enough to produce 20,000 tonnes of rare earth oxides for sale each year. Smith said the mine has approval to double that volume in time.

"If we put our facilities into the fully permitted production rates, we could come very close to meeting the needs of most of the rest of the world," he said.

But Molycorp first needs to drain some 95 million gallons (360 million litres) of water that has filled the pit’s bottom and remove surface rock covering the ore, a two-year process.

Mountain Pass is considered the world’s richest reserve of its kind, with ore deposits averaging a concentration of rare earths above 9 percent. Most deposits around the world outside China report ore grades under 5 percent, Smith said.

It’s also the largest outside of China, estimated to hold 20 million to 47 million tonnes of ore. The mine is further blessed with negligible traces of uranium and thorium — two radioactive elements often found together with rare earths that can make recovery of them more costly.

Mountain Pass, not far from Las Vegas, first opened in the 1940s, when rare earths were mined for use in tracer ammunition for the military and the flints of cigarette lighters.

With the advent of color television in the 1960s, Mountain Pass became the world’s only supplier of europium, used to produce red picture tones. By the 1980s, lanthanum, neodymium and other rare earths were being mined for new discoveries in batteries and magnets.

Molycorp is ahead of the game but not alone. A number of companies are seeking to develop rare earth deposits elsewhere, including two promising sites in western Canada and two more in Australia that have attracted Chinese interest.

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The awning above the steps of Revelstoke city hall was taken down. It was not part of the original city hall.

The awning was taken down from city hall this week.

The awning above the steps of Revelstoke city hall was taken down after it was found to be falling apart.

City planner Dean Strachan told the Review the awning was not part of the original building and was later. The move to remove it was approved by the city’s heritage commission.

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Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans. (Source: Wikipedia)
Cafe Du Monde is a famous coffee shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  It was opened in 1862 and is famous for it's chicory-blend coffee and Beignets.  It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for Christmas Day (and the occasional hurricane).  Luckily, this famous cafe suffered only minor damage during Hurricane Katrina.

I've visited Cafe Du Monde twice on visits to New Orleans.  It has a charming atmosphere and the Beignets are the most delectable pastry you will ever taste.  I do have to admit, though, that I personally find the famous chicory coffee 'undrinkable'.  I do not like the taste of chicory and I dislike strong coffee.  But if you love chicory coffee or Vietnamese-style iced coffee, you will love the Cafe Du Monde coffee, particularly their Cafe au lait.

Cafe au Lait

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Cafe au lait is coffee with hot milk added.  This is different from coffee known as 'white coffee', which has cold milk or other whitener added.  Cafe au Lait simply means “coffee with milk”.

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Beignet is a French pastry that is deep fried and served topped with powdered sugar.  It is so light and flaky and irresistible!

The allrecipes site has a recipe for you to make your own Beignets at home if you are not able to visit Cafe du Monde in New Orleans.

Beignet Recipe

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs

1 cup evaporated milk
7 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup shortening
1 quart vegetable oil for frying
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

  1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, evaporated milk, and blend well. Mix in 4 cups of the flour and beat until smooth. Add the shortening, and then the remaining 3 cups of flour. Cover and chill for up to 24 hours.
  2. Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares. Fry in 360 degree F (180 degrees C) hot oil. If beignets do not pop up, oil is not hot enough. Drain onto paper towels.
  3. Shake confectioners' sugar on hot beignets. Serve warm.

There are also box mixes of Beignets available if you do not care to go to the (delicious) trouble of starting from scratch.

The word Beignet, of course, means donut.

Visit Cafe Du Monde

The original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand is located at 800 Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. In 1985 a second cafe was opened and today there are 8 Cafe Du Monde locations in the New Orleans Metropolitan area.

The Cafe Du Monde coffee stand is a 'must-see' and very tasty attraction for any New Orleans Visit. The literal translation of Cafe Du Monde means “Coffee of the World”

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Ethnic Chinese North Koreans Ordered to Take Part in Memorial For Late Founder Kim Il Sung

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North Koreans lay flowers at the statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the 23rd anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death in Pyongyang, July 8, 2017.
North Koreans lay flowers at the statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the 23rd anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death in Pyongyang, July 8, 2017.
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North Korea has ordered its ethnic Chinese population to take part in a memorial service for the country’s late founder Kim Il Sung on the 24th anniversary of his death, and are even forcing those working in China to return home for the event, according to local sources.

Kim Il Sung, known as the “Great Leader,” ruled North Korea from 1945 until his death at the age of 82 on July 8, 1994. His son, Kim Jong Il, ran the country until he died in late 2011, when he was succeeded by his son, the North’s current leader, Kim Jong Un.

Kim Il Sung’s passing is typically marked with a long period of mourning, during which state agencies organize memorial events that include mandatory lectures and study sessions to celebrate his leadership.

A source from North Hamgyong province, along the border with China, recently told RFA’s Korean Service that the provincial ethnic Chinese committee had been roped into making preparations for the memorial service over the weekend.

“The memorial ceremony is to be held in the capital [Pyongyang] and in provincial regions at the same time,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

“Flowers and offerings are being collected from all North Korean residents for the ceremony.”

According to the source, all of July is “the memorial month for Kim Il Sung,” and amid competitions between provinces to hold the best memorial ceremony, “there has been a directive ordered for ethnic Chinese in North Korea to participate.”

“The ethnic Chinese committee in North Hamgyong informed the ethnic Chinese in the region about the memorial ceremony in June and strongly appealed to them to attend the ceremony,” the source said.

“The committee members are visiting the Kim Il Sung statue in Pyongyang, and regular ethnic Chinese are visiting the Kim Il Sung statues in their region to lay flowers, just as they did last year.”

According to the source, those who attend memorial-related activities are required to pay for their own transportation and offerings.

“The ethnic Chinese committee is burdening the ethnic Chinese in North Korea with requests for money for flowers to lay at the statues of [Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il], and for the ceremony preparations,” he said.

“The state security department is tightly controlling and monitoring the ethnic Chinese so they know that they must respect and follow the authorities. If they don’t actively participate in North Korea’s political events, the state security department will give them a hard time getting a visa to visit China, and they will face financial difficulties.”

Forced to return

A source from South Hamgyong province told RFA that even ethnic Chinese North Koreans who are traveling in China for business “were ordered to return to North Korea for Kim Il Sung’s memorial service,” and that those who aren’t in attendance on July 8 “would have to pay a large fine.”

While ethnic Chinese citizens of North Korea who are working in China are pressured to return home each year for the anniversary, the source said that this was the first time they had been threatened with fines if they did not comply.

“Ethnic Chinese who are in China for business, with visas valid for three months, are returning to North Korea for the memorial ceremony,” said the source, who also asked to go unnamed.

“If they don’t attend the memorial ceremony, they have to pay a 2,000-yuan (U.S. $300) penalty, so they are forced to just leave their jobs at places such as restaurants or construction sites in China and return home.”

Sources told RFA that the ethnic Chinese population in North Korea has been particularly hard hit by United Nations resolutions leveled in response to illicit missile and nuclear weapons tests by the Kim Jong Un regime, as the sanctions have brought much border trade between China and the North to a halt, limiting their economic opportunities.

They said many ethnic Chinese North Koreans who are living in China have sought to avoid returning home for the memorial ceremony by obtaining doctors’ notes that say they are too ill to make the journey.

Reported by Jieun Kim for RFA’s Korean Service. Translated by Leejin Jun. Written in English by Joshua Lipes.

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Kim Jong Un is playing the Chinese and Mr. Xi should wake up to this.

Jul 10, 2018 03:06 PM

Michael Kilgariff

from Australia

Sad news for the world. Your report if accurate of which I have no doubt suggests sadly that there is a free for all concerning human rights. I applaud the policy of Mr Trump honestly withdrawing the US from global influence reflecting his mandate to avoid conflicts that do not affect American interests. Mr Pompeo is not overtly concerned with human rights.The best deal he could cut would to stop NK missiles hitting the US, human rights would be secondary.

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We have decided to release the dragstrip as a beta... I havent worked on it in months, but Fitzee contacted me and wanted to get it running.. He did a great job getting some timing and scoring working with no point to point coding..
There are 2 files to read in the archive.. The basics are choosing one AI car and 2 laps, Which is the least amount available.. We are releasing this to see if we can generate a buzz around point to point racing...

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ummmm we need the download for the slingshots! awsome!
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- Are the staging lights working, and can u see ur times?
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A new link please.
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Dead link on the beta please fix it, or someone upload there files for me! this is the only good dragstrip.
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the " black custom car" is part of the MCO-MOD.....the MCO-MOD here has been updated but nonetheless check it out!
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i swear this track is longer than a quarter mile.
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Very nice black custom car, is there a link for the download please?

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PLEASE finish a full version of the drag strip. there are a lot of fans out there who would love a drag strip for rFactor with a full working tree and timing lights
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Local Park is designed to be run with Team Tundra's Lawnmower Mod (TTLMRA). Grid and pit sizes have been based on the dimensions of the mower and will likely cause problems if used with more conventional sized cars. Refer to the readme for further information.

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